More than Zero

He’s one. One year old now. It happened last Sunday. His first big day. How did that happen?

Everyone said, “It goes by so fast….” I listened. Honestly I did, but that last year feels like it hardly happened it went by so fast. Could it be the lack of sleep or is it the unbelievable joy? I don’t know. All I do know is that we have a new member of our family who we’ve been waiting for our whole life.

Is this what completion and peace feels like?

When I was pregnant I daydreamed relentlessly about what my baby would look like, who he or she would be.

I pictured a blue eyed, blonde haired, kinda stubborn, but sweet and kind little boy. Believe it or not that’s exactly what we got. JJ Attack is phenomenal. Hell yeah, I’m biased, but truly he’s everything I, everything we, ever wanted.

So this week I pass my entire good luck blessing onto you. May the next year of your life reveal perfection. We all deserve it…at least until they turn two.

Junk Drawer

JJ Attack is trying to tell me something, "Hey, Mom, this drawer is awesome. It's full of all kinds of junk."

Sadly, that's not the junk drawer. That's the... um... birthday candle, foil, plastic fork, napkin, tea towel, etc. drawer.

Time to declutter. Time to build a pantry.

We have an empty space in our kitchen where an old chimney used to be that's crying out to the new pantry. The Hubs and I have discussed it, and he's on board. 

Anybody know how to build a panrty?  And by pantry, I mean shelves. Simple, exposed shelving. Personally, I think exposed shelves or cabinets in a kitchen looks very chic. And there's not a lot of chic going on in our kitchen.

We'll probably get 25-square-feet of shelf space, give or take, but that small amount of organizational freedom will heap decluttered return upon our cramped, tight kitchen.  

And, JJ Attack will have a whole new space to destroy.