A day in the life...

You hear this phrase repeated quite often these days on tv, books, blogs, facebook status updates, podcasts, etc. A day in the life! But really - what is a day in the life? What is a day in YOUR life? I created this blog to start writing in order to express just that - a day (okay maybe more than a day) in my life. I hear the expression "I don't know how you do it" so often that I figured it was the best title for the blog. To be honest - not even I know how I do it most days. Quite often I look back and wonder how it is I did it through the years while jumping through life's fun obstacles. I guess with this blog, I'll be able to look back and read just how I did it all as you can.

Each of us experience life so differently and each person's circumstance is so completely different as we know. Even if you lived the exact same life, you will experience it differently than one another. This is what makes each of us unique. To each person every day in this life is quite important, quite different, and quite interesting. We sometimes do not think so as we are in it but if you add them all up and take a minute to reflect you will see just how much each day counts. With that, I also believe we make our own choices based on the opportunities and obstacles that may come our way. Life has not always been easy for me I must admit - but that is all relative! I have definitely been blessed in more ways that I could ever repay our heavenly father for. I have so much to be thankful for so believe me I’m not complaining – only sharing (and sometimes venting). I have a beautiful family and this is what I am most grateful for. That in itself could be all the blessings one could ask for. There are much more where that came from. So, with this blog I will share days (or moments) in my life and the joy and challenges that come with it.

Some days I don’t even know when the day starts or when they end because it’s all one big blur. In fact the last few years of my life seem quite blurry altogether. Recent events have encouraged me to become more conscious of these moments and living in the now. I have been known to get caught up in the busy-ness of life and planning for the days to come. I never realized how much this characteristic about myself would affect me adversely. I was so busy planning for the future that I had lost track of the present not living in the day I had right in front of me. Recently I have been told by more than one person (some close and some complete strangers) that I need to "relax". It's amazing how others can see us in such a different light than how we perceive ourself. I really didn't think I was a nervous person. But, despite my own perception I guess I am. I have taken these words to heart in order to try to slow down and relax. Progress? Still working on it. In the meantime, stay tuned for a day in the life...