a little self-reflection on a chilly thursday night

any regular reader of this blog knows i read a TON of other blogs. tonight after dinner/clean-up i sat down at my computer. at least 45 minutes later Joel asked me what I was doing online and I realized i had just opened facebook. for the first time today. i'd spent an entire 45 minutes reading about other people's lives online.

why do i do this to myself? am i not happy living my own life? my job is wonderful. my students are freaking hilarious and precious. i live with probably the most amazing man on the planet. my home/town/church/family all rock.

and i don't really think i'm discontent. sure, i wish a few things were different. like i wish i took more creative (aka just more) photos. i wish my meals were a bit more unique each week. i wish my job didn't require so many hours of work from home. i wish i spent more time listening carefully to my husband as he shared about his day. i wish my family & favorite friends lived closer and/or had more free time to hang out with me. but truly,  i'm so grateful.

and convicted: i need to make better use of my time and energy than i do. it's okay to read others' blogs, but not to the extent that it's taking over my free time & my thoughts.

now... just because posts are better with photos, here are a few from almost one year ago.