Blessed and Mundane

I am looking out the window at the backyard and trying to see the progress we've made instead of all the work that's left to do.

I am trying out new mantras.

I am taking a little while to recognize and accept that last year was really hard, even the amazing parts, and this year might well be too, and that's going to be okay, one way or another.

In a little while, when the little one wakes up, I'm going for a walk in the warm afternoon sun and I will enjoy the light and the time I get with the baby and I won't be planning gardens or worrying about things I can't control or making lists of things to get done or even plotting stories.