Monday night thoughts…
It’s 8pm on Monday of our 3-day Labor Day weekend.
Tomorrow starts the hustle and bustle of school drop-offs and pickups, morning lunch makings, then errands and chores of being a full-time homemaker. Not to mention softball, cheer, and whatever else needs to be done for my littles.
I’m writing this entry in full confidence knowing my house is my safe place. This weekend my husband and I really struggled with weighing out if we wanted to leave to ‘get away’ or not… We have been married a year and a honeymoon still hasn’t been a thing (which I’m 100% okay with) and here’s why:
Truthfully, leaving my home is terrifying. I don’t like to leave my kids behind if I have to travel an ‘x’ number of miles… It’s unnecessary money that gets spent on businesses that feed off of your ‘want’ to get away… There’s a long list but I’ll spare your time. It’s just not relaxing or appealing to me.
There are times when a ‘vacation’ sounds nice, but the reality is I’m a worrier and a do-er. I have the knack for creating a paradise in what’s around me already. Me ‘relaxing’ is doing what needs to be done for my household and the feeling of accomplishment and the smell of clean sheets and fresh scents in the morning is my prize… This IS my happy place! And guess what? We are creating it together! Have I mentioned before that I love my husband? If not, now I have!
A bit off topic… But… Fall is sneaking up on us quickly — who’s ready for those smells?! I know I am! 😉
The moral of this post is: Find where you are happy, and you will never have to get away.
I enjoy sitting in the office in my little ‘area’ and sharing a few thoughts with whoever is choosing to read my babbles every now and then… Sipping on coffee or hot tea. I enjoy looking at the birds and embracing the feeling of rejuvenation and calmness just watching the trees swaying in the breeze… Sounds beautiful, right?
I have some things that I’m working on to expand TFP — but, as previously mentioned, this blog is for entertainment purposes only. I only post when I can for right now. With that being said, there have been some snags in just this short time of having this website up. Just to be known and in the open: The audacity to highlight any verbiage on this post or previous posts to attempt to use against me is just low effort in my opinion. Some people look for confidence boosts and comfort bellied up on a barstool — I find my comfort in my home with my children and husband. Just because I put my thoughts into text doesn't mean they’re not just spur of the moment thoughts. I’m not claiming to be perfect - I am the first to say that I am far from it. I just choose to be more authentic and have decided to live my life 100% sober. I haven’t had a sip of alcohol in some time now, and everything has been working out very well. I’m not claiming to be better than anyone else, but I can confidently say there’s a heck of a lot of people out there to try to shut you down because you are happy and doing well for yourself. It’s truly sad.
Just a little bit of unsolicited advice from yours truly — Shut up and find your happy place. You won’t find happiness in the bottom of a bottle, and you certainly won’t find happiness obsessing over what I’m doing. Take a vacation from the alcohol and stay home. You’ll thank me later.
Thanks for joining The Forever Paige talk.
But seriously, - As always, thanks for reading!
I’m going to snuggle up to watch some TV with the husband in our little paradise. 🌴
-Forever,
Paige
