February 02, 2015

Currently...

Just when I felt I was getting my blogging momentum back, the preparation for our move to Calgary seemed to suck up all of my free time. There were so many last minute errands to run, play dates to have, and multiple cleaning frenzies to show our house, that I feel like life has been moving in warp speed these past two weeks. We made it to our new (temporary home) Saturday evening, and I finally feel like I have time to breathe. It's a weird feeling not having a to-do list a mile long! Since I haven't done a Currently post since October of last year, I thought now would be a good time to do one before I delve in to the other posts I have in the works.

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So amongst the chaos of the past few weeks, I'm currently…

Thinking about: My families future. When we decided to make the move from Edmonton to Calgary, we never really thought about what would we do if our house didn't sell in time. We just assumed it would sell, but unfortunately, that isn't the case yet. January is historically the slowest month in real estate, so while we aren't surprised our home hasn't sold, it has made the transition tough. Instead of packing up our whole life and moving in one go, we've had to leave most of our stuff and our home behind and move into temporary accommodations while we wait and see what happens. Our house selling or not selling will predict where we go from here.

Reading: Wild by Cheryl Strayed. I started it last weekend in preparation for seeing the movie last Wednesday with my mom, but I was only able to get 60 pages in. I was worried that I wouldn't want to finish the book after seeing the movie, but actually, the film left me dying to finish the book! The movie was great, my mom and I both thoroughly enjoyed it, but the book just has so much more detail.

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Listening to: A lot of radio. The CD player in my car broke about a month ago and I don't have an auxiliary port to listen to an iPod, so the radio it is! I've been hearing this song quite a bit lately and I just love it!



Watching: We are late to the game as per usual, but HELLO Sons of Anarchy! Why did we wait so long to watch this?! We just finished season two, and while we had to put the starting of season three on hold while we prepared for our move, we are dying to jump back into it. Have you watched it? It took us a good 4-5 episodes to really fall in love with it, but now we are hooked.



Eating:  Oh dear lord, fast food has been my best friend lately and I'm not proud of it. We are still drinking smoothies regularly, although not every single day like I had resolved to back at the beginning of the year. I know there are a million excuses I could make for why I am making unhealthy food choices, so I'll spare you. My goal for me and my family this month is to get us back on track with cooking and eating more wholesome foods!

Looking forward to: Settling into our new life in a new city! I'm not going to lie and say I'm not a little bit scared of feeling overwhelmed or lonely as I figure out a new city, but I'm definitely excited for this next adventure. Moving with a baby is tough, but they also force you to get out of the house and do things. I'm also starting to plan Sully's first birthday which is in less than a month! I vow I will not fall victim to the pressures of Pinterest perfect parties though. I fully accept that this party is all for me and not for him. How do I have an almost one year old? It's crazy to think that this time last year I was super pregnant.

What book are you reading? TV show you can't get enough of right now? 
Let me know in the comments! 



14 comments:

  1. Excited for your new adventure but I so hope your home in Edmonton sells soon, that has to be quite stressful for you all! Calgary is a beautiful city, and you're so close to the mountains!! I too want to shut off life and binge watch my netflix shows ;)

    I hear you about making healthy choices also, one of my goals this month is to meal plan for at least 5 days of the week.

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    1. Thanks, Tawnya! I hope it sells soon too! It's hard to "move on" when our unsold home is weighing heavy on us. Being closer to the mountains was a huge selling feature for us making the move!

      Good luck with the meal planning! I always have good intentions to do the same, but never seem to be able to keep it up.

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  2. Fingers crossed that your house sells quickly! It'd be one less stress in your life if it did :) Loved Wild and SOA is so good! Mmm.. Jax Teller makes it. Haha

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    1. Thanks, Leigh! We will definitely feel a lot better once the house sells. And Jax Teller…yummy! ;)

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  3. Glad you are steeling in! And I hope your house sells soon!
    I tried to read Wild last year and could not get into it :( But still want to see the movie!

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    1. Aw, that's too bad. It's definitely a dense read and therefore it seems like it's taking me forever to get through. I think you'll still enjoy the movie tho!

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  4. SOA...so good right! I finished the entire series. It was getting so stressful at the end so I'm glad it's over. Enjoy watching. My obsession now that SOA is over is Suits. Love me some Harvey Spector.

    I want to see Wild.

    Hoping your house sells quickly. Good luck getting settled!

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    1. Hmmmm Harvey Spector! I love that show too, but since I watch it on my own, I don't have as many opportunities to watch it. I'm also only two seasons into that show too lol.

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  5. Aww Love the photo of the farm! I can't wait to come visit you guys in Calgary!! You will settle in just fine lil lady, don't you worry everything will work out just perfectly. Miss you and love you all !!!!

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  6. Oh, SOA. I don't do the whole celebrity crush thing, but there an exception might be made for Jax.

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  7. Sounds like an adventure. Can't wait to see how it turn

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  8. Yay Sons of Anarchy! I miss the show and glad you're enjoying it. How do you feel about Wild the book vs. the movie?

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