Time flies.
April was the last time that I blogged about life.
I wanted to take the opportunity to write about my daily 3 and how it came into being. I realize that I have told this story many times but never have written it down for those of you out in internet land.
Here is how things shook down...
Last year, we were planning on putting SR's house on the market after July 4 weekend. We had been actively looking for a home but had yet to find what felt like the next step. What we didnt expect to happen, happened. House sold in 4 days, 20 day escrow, all CASH.... How does that happen?
So life went into complete get'er done mode..... You know what I mean, the panic of the oh shit, we have 20 days... pack, find a house and oh, move....
Well, lets just say, we didnt find a house in 20 days. We ended up moving into what I call a cozy original bungalow (are you reading between the lines?) So original that we had one outlet in the kitchen! yup 1 : )
Mentally, I knew moving into this place, it was temporary. We had been trying to buy a house we had our eyes on for 100 days(see post of house buying)... thinking it would come through...so,it was a transitional place for maybe 3 months.... I truly believe you can do anything you set your mind to, even living in the cozy bungalow with an insane commute to get the boys to school and their sporting activities.It was only temporary I kept telling myself.
3 months turned into 7....
After we moved. The dust settled so to speak and I was staring at what I had to work with. I pulled up my big girl panties and said, I can make anyplace feel like home.
I did need to call in support, at least to paint. I knew that living with dark paneling was not going to work. A fresh coat of white paint went up and made a significant difference, at least for me.
I would sit in the house and get a bit down. It was pretty craptastic,I'm not gonna lie. I decided that the way I was going to change my mindset was to take 3 pictures a day of appreciation.Things that made me smile, things that might not make a difference to anyone else, but for me on that day, it did.
The house buying situation was so aggravating, I needed to do something to shift my thinking. This is where my #daily 3 began. My first #daily 3 posted Oct 1,2014.
My dinner at the Habit, morning coffee with coconut oil and being able to enjoy some time with Mitchell while the little's were at football practice. Like I said, not earth shattering by any means... but this was my transitional life...
In the past year, we bought the RNB (Rogers n Brachmann for those unfamiliar) Demo, remodel and move has happened. Commute time has been replaced with boys riding bikes to school and friends knocking at the door wondering if boys can play... : )
I continued posting, for my own sanity mostly. What happened next was such a huge surprise.... I started receiving emails... from people who found my posts and were thanking me... I thought to myself... why? my daily 3 have been purely a therapeutic posting for me.. how could my daily 3 make a difference in other peoples lives? interesting how life works...
So while I really was challenged to live in that cozy original bungalow in Reseda, something so good emerged....
This has been quite a journey..In all truth, I am a bit taken aback by the response but think it is pretty awesome. It makes my heart happy to know that my personal daily 3 has turned into something that others look for. It has become fun within the family and friends what will make it into my 3... These are snapshots of my life, what make me smile...
So there you have it my story of #daily3
If you are interested in #daily3, you can follow on instagram Blisswithmac, Face Book or Twitter.... although, in all honesty, I'm not so Twitter savvy....
I want to personally thank all of you that have followed this journey of #daily3 from the beginning. I look forward to seeing where it goes from here! Please feel free to share my links : )
as of right now, I'm not sure what pictures I have for tonight (well that's a little fib, I do know one or two).... stay tuned!
Wishing you all the best
with Peace, Love, Blessings and Gratitude
Mac
April was the last time that I blogged about life.
I wanted to take the opportunity to write about my daily 3 and how it came into being. I realize that I have told this story many times but never have written it down for those of you out in internet land.
Here is how things shook down...
Last year, we were planning on putting SR's house on the market after July 4 weekend. We had been actively looking for a home but had yet to find what felt like the next step. What we didnt expect to happen, happened. House sold in 4 days, 20 day escrow, all CASH.... How does that happen?
So life went into complete get'er done mode..... You know what I mean, the panic of the oh shit, we have 20 days... pack, find a house and oh, move....
Well, lets just say, we didnt find a house in 20 days. We ended up moving into what I call a cozy original bungalow (are you reading between the lines?) So original that we had one outlet in the kitchen! yup 1 : )
Mentally, I knew moving into this place, it was temporary. We had been trying to buy a house we had our eyes on for 100 days(see post of house buying)... thinking it would come through...so,it was a transitional place for maybe 3 months.... I truly believe you can do anything you set your mind to, even living in the cozy bungalow with an insane commute to get the boys to school and their sporting activities.It was only temporary I kept telling myself.
3 months turned into 7....
After we moved. The dust settled so to speak and I was staring at what I had to work with. I pulled up my big girl panties and said, I can make anyplace feel like home.
I did need to call in support, at least to paint. I knew that living with dark paneling was not going to work. A fresh coat of white paint went up and made a significant difference, at least for me.
I would sit in the house and get a bit down. It was pretty craptastic,I'm not gonna lie. I decided that the way I was going to change my mindset was to take 3 pictures a day of appreciation.Things that made me smile, things that might not make a difference to anyone else, but for me on that day, it did.
The house buying situation was so aggravating, I needed to do something to shift my thinking. This is where my #daily 3 began. My first #daily 3 posted Oct 1,2014.
In the past year, we bought the RNB (Rogers n Brachmann for those unfamiliar) Demo, remodel and move has happened. Commute time has been replaced with boys riding bikes to school and friends knocking at the door wondering if boys can play... : )
I continued posting, for my own sanity mostly. What happened next was such a huge surprise.... I started receiving emails... from people who found my posts and were thanking me... I thought to myself... why? my daily 3 have been purely a therapeutic posting for me.. how could my daily 3 make a difference in other peoples lives? interesting how life works...
So while I really was challenged to live in that cozy original bungalow in Reseda, something so good emerged....
This has been quite a journey..In all truth, I am a bit taken aback by the response but think it is pretty awesome. It makes my heart happy to know that my personal daily 3 has turned into something that others look for. It has become fun within the family and friends what will make it into my 3... These are snapshots of my life, what make me smile...
So there you have it my story of #daily3
If you are interested in #daily3, you can follow on instagram Blisswithmac, Face Book or Twitter.... although, in all honesty, I'm not so Twitter savvy....
I want to personally thank all of you that have followed this journey of #daily3 from the beginning. I look forward to seeing where it goes from here! Please feel free to share my links : )
as of right now, I'm not sure what pictures I have for tonight (well that's a little fib, I do know one or two).... stay tuned!
Wishing you all the best
with Peace, Love, Blessings and Gratitude
Mac
