nagnagnag who me?

Behind every good man there’s a woman rolling her eyes. I can never remember who said that, but boy is it true! I have reduced my “nagging spirit” tremendously over the past few months, but every now and then- it returns.

But it’s never about unnecessary things. It may be as simple as me asking for help with the dishes. Or laundry. Or one of the other hundreds of chores I do on a weekly basis without a thank you. I am happy to assume the role of the “wife” and “domestic goddess”- keeping things tidy and taking care of the household stuff. But sometimes I just want to come home, pour a glass of iced tea and just chill. That never happens.

Now that school is starting up again for my son, I know my schedule is going to be even busier than ever. He’ll be entering 10^th grade, and as usual I will serve on the school PTA. This is a new school, so I am a little concerned with the make-up of the PTA, teachers, etc. But the chameleon that I am, I know I will assimilate and make it work. I’ll probably have to do a great deal of biting my tongue but that’s okay- I need practice with that anyway J

So what’s next? Oh, my Bible studies. Boy. I still need some help! The Bible in a year prompts I’m getting via Twitter are very helpful but I still feel like I need more. Like anything else that is new to me, it takes me awhile to figure out the ins and outs of it, and then I just take off! I’m waiting for that to happen. In September I am planning to join one of the Sunday School classes at church and I’m sure it will help. Now that I have been dragging myself out of bed earlier enough to attend the first service, there is no reason why I cannot stay an extra hour. None at all.

My Mom is doing better each and every day and I am so happy about that. She will be moving up here in the coming months and I will now begin the process of promoting her art again. I managed it awhile back and it did well, so I’ll do the same thing- only better. I’ll exhibit her work at Organix Soul in Oct.- so I have quite a bit to do before then- getting affordable prints made, postcards and other inexpensive pieces. Money is TIGHT for most people but MOST people enjoy artwork. So the key is to make it accessible to everyone.

So I guess that’s it for today. Pretty smooth weekend- meeting with one of my Sept. couples today, baking cupcakes with Sara tomorrow early afternoon and school shopping tomorrow night with my teenager. With his budget he’ll probably buy 2 pairs of fifty dollar jeans and a sixty dollar hoodie. In MY day I could get 5 outfits for $200. I just sounded 100 years old, didn’t I?