Category: Right now

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::right now::

Olof
Borrowing this being in the moment from Amanda at Soule Mama. Join me and link to your blog in the comments thread.

Right now I am………………….

Silly bird stay in your brooder

My brave boy!

:: glad that when we took our 3 year old to get his blood drawn to check on iron levels, heart issues and other things that I was able to mentally prepare him well enough so that he didn’t freak out. I told him that we needed to see what color his blood was. If it was red then he was human but if it was green then he was an alien. Thankfully it was red and it was time to celebrate.

:: relaxing after having taken the 3 boys out for pizza with my husband because that is what Magni chose after having his blood drawn.

:: thankful for having a pediatrician that listens and is thorough.

:: feeling the tension in my shoulders that I am sure will not go away until I get the results from the blood test.

:: listening to my baby chicks chirp from the kitchen and glad that I got medication for their bacterial infection because now they don’t smell as bad and hopefully Buff (the blond one) will bounce back and start putting on some weight.

:: finding it funny that while I was sitting and watching the birds earlier the Australorp (the black one) was staring at me and suddenly the name Mathilda popped into my mind. So now that is her name. Mathilda. I like it. Would have never thought I would own any animal by that name but I believe that is what she wants to be called. Starting to think that even though she will just be black that she might become my favorite.

:: hurting after a cycling class I took last night. Not my muscles but my bum is bruised after the saddle. Ended up having to quit before the class was over because the saddle just hurt too much.

:: looking forward to tomorrow morning’s yoga class. Wondering which teacher I will get this time.

:: deciding that I need to start running in the evenings after dinner now that the time is changing and we will have daylight longer.

:: disappointed after my dear husband got batteries to put in our scale and found out that I had put on 3 pounds in the last 3 months. Sigh…. You would think that supporting such a big boy on breast milk alone would be making me smaller. I guess I will have to do this the good old fashioned way. Stop eating like a pig and move my rear.

:: staring at the amount of laundry that needs to be done. Ug.

:: thinking about poring myself a nice glass of wine, watching a show and knitting for an hour.

:: wishing you a beautiful weekend full of adventure and people you love.

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::right now::

Olof
Look at those teeth!

Doing a in the moment post that I learned from Amanda Soule. Living in the moment and being present.

Right now I am……

::finding my home too quiet and empty this morning while my big boys are off at their grandparents for the week.
:: thankful for the amazing in laws that are so kind and loving towards my children.
:: enjoying the sun peeking out from  behind the clouds lifting my spirits and warming my home.
:: feeling for a friend of mine that just found out her man has cancer and wishing I could fly to go see her and sit with her over tea for a while. Not saying much but just being present.
:: thinking about my to do list that I have for the spring. Getting ready for my boys to come home to plant some seeds to start indoors.
:: enjoying that I will be keeping bees this spring, taking one more step towards self sufficiency.
:: knowing that the local honey will both help with my allergies and is a disinfectant helping heal from illnesses.
:: tired from a fussy night with baby Alex as he cut his 2nd tooth.
:: thankful that that second tooth has cut through and hoping that the next teeth don´t show for a few more months.
:: wondering why I have this overwhelming feeling that I need to get on a plane and go somewhere. Leaving Oklahoma is a feeling I have that is so strong but will not be fulfilled in the near future.
:: dreaming about the vegetables that we will grow this year. Loving that my big boys will be old enough to help and that my own bees will be pollinating my garden and that nectar from my own veggies will turn into the honey that we will get.
:: proud that I did some decluttering this morning while Alex slept. Baby steps I know.
:: enjoying some Om music with my Chi in my new Tea Forte Kati Cup which I LOVE and some Lindt coconut chocolate

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{This Moment}

Olof
Starting my in this moment post and offer you to do the same on your blog and link to it in the comments. This post helps me ground myself. Feel how I’m feeling right now, seeing right now, and smelling. Using my senses and heart to feel the moment.

My Bird House
Magni Painting

Ódinn’s  House
Morning Scones

Magni’s House
Added the fabric in the glass and a Basket for remotes
Organizing baskets and wool felt for birthday crowns

Óðinn busy painting this morning
Alexander thinks Mornings are sleepy time.
Scull and cross bone socks
Test knit shawl
Pied Piper Socks for Óðinn

Óðinn being silly!
Just need to finish pockets and weave in ends.

Organizing this today with the baskets.

Right this moment I…………..

:: feel tired from my odd midnight insomnia that I’ve suffered from for the last few nights.

:: hoping that it gets colder again so this asthma issue stops.

:: listening to my boys paint their birdhouses again this morning. Leaving them out with the paint today so that they can keep adding to them until they are tired with it.

:: glad that I spent my free time last night going to Joann’s and buying fabric to put in the glass built in under the TV hiding the computer and all the wires that are in there and baskets to keep the remotes in and to organize the art and homeschooling cabinet (which I’m doing today).

:: wondering what I will put on Magni’s birthday crown made out of the wool felt I bough from Joann’s last night. Buttons? Embroidered M? 

:: enjoying my first cup of coffee before Alex wakes up.

:: wondering why I didn’t start baking scones sooner since they are so simple and quick to make.

:: listening to the rain fall outside.

:: watching my WIP basket overflow with projects.

:: wondering what I’m going to do about my Snowbird Cardigan since I ran out of yarn and I still have the pockets to make.

:: enjoying how that Shawl I am test knitting is coming together.

:: looking forward to Magni’s birthday on Saturday knowing that there will be some late nights making his present (he is getting a home made play teepee) and cleaning and organizing in the next few days. The mustache theme will bring about some fun photos!

:: anticipating seeing family and friends and looking forward to seeing my nephews that I haven’t seen in a month. I’m sure they have grown.

:: believing that my boys are hitting a growth spurt with all the eating they are doing these days.

:: enjoying the peace and ease that has come with simplifying my home with the Hectic to Harmonious Home Cleans and looking forward to listening to last nights call on healthy eating and making family meals more meaningful and a time to connect.

:: wishing you all love, peace and connection with your loved ones today.

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:: right now::

Olof
Doing a right now post that I learned from Soule Mama in an effort to be more mindful and present in my life. Please join me and post your link to your right now moment in the comments thread.

Right now I am………….

:: enjoying the peace in my home this morning as baby sleeps, and my oldest is trying to recover from being sick on the couch watching educational material on TV with his brother right beside him.

:: thinking back to how nice it was to get to leave the house last night, just me, to go see some friends from CutterWelderMaestro for dinner and drinks talking about our experience bringing life into the world and how unforgettable and magical it is.

:: finishing my first cup of coffee for the day and hoping that it will help me finish tackling my horrible desk that I have been working on decluttering all weekend.

:: wishing I had more time to knit these days and actually finish one of these big projects that I have on the needles
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:: so glad I decided to go and get my hair cut and colored before Christmas.So much happier looking in the mirror now than before I had it done.

:: wearing layers upon layers this morning since it is cold out there and chilly in here

:: trying not to make a to do list because lately I have been getting overwhelmed by them and I get more done when I tell myself that I don´t have to do anything that day.

:: embracing my middle child, Magni, and the huge character  that is in that little body (what did I expect naming him Magni which means magnitude and strength). Something I have to remind myself every once in a while when he is having one of his moods and I have to handle him a little differently than my oldest.

:: hoping that Odinn starts feeling better soon. He has had a fever for 2 days now and slept most of yesterday.

:: feeling my knee ache from hitting it on the doorway of our kitchen when climbing over the baby gate. The skin actually split open a few millimeters and now I have a swollen blue bump under it.

::  looking around my home and forcing myself to see the love and that it is lived in instead of the mess and what I need to do today.

:: wishing you and your families love, beautiful moments, and health on this day and looking forward to reading your moments.

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::right now::

Olof
Learning to live in the moment I am following Soule Mama’s example and doing a right this minute post.

So right now I am……

Who needs clothes? PJs work fine on lazy days.

Made this for the hubby this Christmas

My big boy!

Snowbird coming along.

Been a bad test knitter

Going to be getting rid of lots of STUFF this year

Overwhelmed with all this stuff.

The first thing I will tackle in my 52 week challenge

:: sitting at the dining room table watching my boys play with stamps after having a very lazy morning on the couch watching old 50s cartoons on Netflix.

:: enjoying the rest of my coffee that is cold by now but I don’t mind.

:: watching Alex play with is rings, switching hands and amazed that I have a 3 month old that is 24.5lbs (11kg) and 27.25inch (69cm) long.

:: realizing that I have been a bad test knitter over the holidays but have started back on the Azulejos shawl by liZKnits. I was busy knitting dishcloths and hats. Forgot to take a photo of the dishcloths that I made.

:: overwhelmed with toys and stuff in my home.

:: wishing I could magically get rid of half of my kids toys with out them noticing.

:: deciding that I will start my 52 week organizing challenge over and start with my desk that has become the catch all of all papers and needs to be organized for taxes and anything else that nobody knows what to do with.

:: feeling the tension in my shoulders from carrying Alexander around this weekend after he got his shots on Friday and started running a fever on Saturday. Thankful that he is his happy, healthy, chatty self this morning.

:: missing my family in Iceland and wishing there was a way to zap us back and fourth at will between countries with out long, expensive plane rides.

:: happy that a job is waiting for me to finish my supervision hours as a therapist when my oldest goes to school and we can afford to put the other two in the best daycare in town.

:: thinking that today will be a lazy day of only doing basic chores and leaving the rest for tomorrow.

:: wishing you all a happy, beautiful day filled with love, wonder and that you too have the ability to be in the moment with the people you love.

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::right now::

Olof
Living in the moment using one of Soule Mamas right now rituals.

Right now I am…..

:: cuddling under the quilt I made with a cup of coffee and a heat pad at my back waiting for Alexander to wake up (it´s 11am so it must be soon).
:: tired from all the late nights I pulled before the holidays to make it Christmasy around here.
:: wondering what to do with some of this stuff that we got for Christmas.
:: proud of myself for finishing 2 dish/washcloths yesterday and almost finishing my husband´s hat.
:: seeing my WIP bin get less and less full knowing that if I finish 2 more projects that I will let myself cast on these amazing socks.
:: listening to my children play and looking forward to seeing them grow together.
:: wishing my husband didn’t have to work this week and could be home with us.
:: planing to buy more candles for the fireplace since ours is a non functional fireplace but I love the glow from it when I light the candles in it.
:: hoping it will snow soon. Don’t see the point in all of this cold and no snow (shakes head while it is 27°F here)
:: trying not to beat myself up for this Christmas not living up to my standards since my boys had a blast and things did work out but deciding that next year will be different and I will have a better plan.
:: longing to be able to go back home to Iceland for the new year to celebrate it with my family.
:: looking forward to a trip to the south of France in a couple of years to celebrate one of my best friend’s birthday (I started saving for it) giving us time to be just the two of us for the first time in a long time.
:: breathing in love and happiness to share with my family and my readers this season.
:: hoping that all of you had a beautiful holiday season and that the new year will bring you love, comfort, well being and beautiful moments with those you love.

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::Right Now::

Olof
Right now I am……….

::tired from allergies causing my eyes to itch and burn and my nose to be unpleasant but not allowed to take anything for it since I´m getting allergy tested on the 2nd.

That is a 6-12 month suit from Gap from my Mother.

::again nursing a achy back from my now 22lbs 9oz (10,2kg) 26.25inch (66,2cm) 12 week old baby boy.

:: looking at my baby boy in awe that in just 12 short weeks he has put on 10+lbs and has started smiling, having ”conversations” and playing with his blanket. He is growing out of his 9month old clothing and he isn´t even 3 months yet.

:: watching Magni and Odinn while they play outside and reminding myself that a walk after lunch will be good for my back.

These are the Yule lad parents

:: wondering where Diago, our middle cat has taken off to, and hoping that he just found a better home and hasn´t been in an accident or locked in anywhere.

I find these in the oddest places LOL

:: drinking my second cup of coffee today.
:: missing my parents that left for Iceland a week ago.

:: have my moving itch that I use to get at least every 2 years when I was younger. But now I have 3 children and a husband that just got a new job and can’t just up and take off with my 2 suitcases like I use to do. My whole life use to fit in 2 suitcases and if I had to I could do that again which makes me wonder why I have so much stuff.

:: trying to ignore the WIP bin.
:: looking at our couches and disappointed at how poorly they look after only 5 years of use but thankful for all the memories have happened in them. 
:: feeling a bit sorry for my oldest cat that is at the vet getting his teeth cleaned and a molar extracted knowing that he will need some TLC when he comes home.

::reminding myself that I am lucky to have a loud messy home because many this season will not and to be thankful for the mess, the tantrums, the messy diapers, the laundry, the dishes, the midnight awakenings, and all the other things that come with having amazing children.
:: listening to Elvis sing Santa Clause Comes Tonight and the drier working hard drying our clothes.

:: about to start cross stitch the stocking and make a list of the Christmas Cookies I need to make and the ingredients that I need to brave the store to buy.
:: reminding myself that my home does not need to be magazine perfect for the holiday but just right for my family.
::wishing everyone a calm, loving holiday season filled with magical moments with friends and family.

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::Right Now::

Olof
Joining Soule Mama in the right now post of being in the moment.

Right now I am

:: nursing a bad back on a nice heating pad

:: drinking a nice cup of coffee and watching my kids enjoy each others time

:: thinking fond thoughts of last night’s late Thanksgiving dinner I made for my parents and brother and the conversations we are able to enjoy together

:: enjoying a sleepy day from my 10 week old little big boy and knowing that his 20lbs are part of the reason my back is not happy

:: eyeing the book Simplify Your Life by Sam Davidson that we borrowed from the library wondering what sort of inspiration I will get from it

:: trying to tell myself not to beat myself up for not keeping to my blog schedule

:: staring at my knitting bin of UFOs and wishing I could finish them all at once

:: looking at the new skeins of yarn I got in the mail yesterday with dreams of completed projects (cheated on my yarn diet for the first time in 2 years *hangs head in shame*  couldn’t pass up the cyber Monday deal at KnitPicks)

:: making a list of the things that need to be done in the upcoming weeks to make this holiday season as magical as I can for my 2 older boys.

:: reflecting on the book I finished last night called The Nose off of the list. It´s short and free in the kindle store but funny. 

:: hoping I can be present and loving to my children through the season and not get lost in my computer or the shoulds and the oughts of the season.

What is your right now?