Balance

Hello My Dear Friends and Readers,

I have not forgotten my blog address.

While it's true I actually had to pause and *think* about my password to get onto this page tonight, once I paused to think about it my fingers just hummed across the keyboard like something old and familiar, like driving around the 'S' curves when its dark and knowing exactly when to slow down or accelerate.

Or, like that instinct all mothers have when the house gets really quiet and you just KNOW your kids are into something they shouldn't be in. It's that third eye, that intuition we're inherently blessed with.

I've been thinking a lot about balance lately...that balance that is so necessary to feel good about life, to feel good about what's happening at home. That balance that makes life seem more complete. My experience has been that whenever I pour a lot of effort into just one side of the equation that everything seems to be less fulfilling...more stressful...less content.

I don't like feeling that way.

So in an effort to try and maintain some balance in my life I've pulled back and I've had to center myself again.

The truth is, lately, I've had a huge project land in my lap. The hugest, most ginormous, most challenging task of my professional life. It was too good to not step up and take on the added responsibility. So as of late I've found myself working twice as many hours.

And as a result I've come to that point where I've had to evaluate that balance thing and make sure that my efforts at home aren't over shadowed. Because I work from home it's so easy to just lose myself in the details that command my full attention and then some.

So if you're wondering where my blogging voice has gone....well my friends, it's not gone. It's just a little bit more quiet these days. Quiet in a sense of making sure I keep that balance of family, spiritual growth and physical strength in check and balance with my work schedule.

I am excited to tell you all about this project. I can't talk about the details quite yet..... But I will be able to soon. :) I can't wait to share it with you.

In the mean time, here are a few pictures from our Easter Weekend. If you were reading my blog a year ago, you might remember my post about "rolling eggs," and my desire to keep this tradition alive.

Well, I never could find a dirt hill around, so I decided we would have to do this tradition "Seattle Style."

And Seattle Style we did. So we headed over to one Seattle's most notable parks which is actually fairly close to our house. We rolled eggs down the grassy hills and flew kites. Aiden loved the kites; I have a feeling that we'll be hanging out at the park a lot this summer.