Some things I have learned....

Here are some things I have learned in the past week or so...

1) it is a terrible idea to eat a ton of cookies after riding in the car 5 hours and then standing in the hot, hot Texas heat....(yes, I know, duh, and yes, it is probably a bad idea to eat a ton of cookies in general but, what can I say??)

2) My child thrives on a schedule...I means THRIVES....and, I also mean, when he is not on a schedule, ohmygoodnesswhereismysweetboyandwhoreplacedhimwiththisscreamingkickingmessofaballoftears?! no amount of the quiet whisper voice, loud shouting, time outs, what not seem to be having any effect on his behavior....yes, also should be obvious but, still no....any advice would be great here....anything at all....

3) when my son is a hot mess, his mother is an even hotter mess and not in a good way....we are a whole house full of crankies and momma is losing her mind, ya'll.....don't believe me?? I went to the restroom after being at work for 2 hours and realized that my underwear were inside out....yes, that's too much information and yes, I think that "modest is hottest..don't talk about those things..shh what are you doing, lo??" but, I feel like that exactly sums up my level of frazzle right now.

4) it's okay to spend a little money on yourself...now, we are doing the "envelope system" and trying to save every penny to pay some things off, etc but, one of my envelopes had a little extra money and I am tired of wearing my "one pair of shorts that don't really fit but they are all I have" so I decided to splurge a little on myself. which brings me to #5

5) it is even more okay to spend a little money on yourself when you are able to buy two pairs of shorts, two pairs of trouser jeans, one pair of work slacks, a simple white tee, a polka dot chambray button down (for FREE via a credit from thredup.com...go shop there now because it's great!), and a pair of high end name brand jeans for.....wait for it.......$35. TOTAL. yes, I am patting myself on the back and yes, I consider spending $35 on myself a GIGANTIC splurge and yes, I am crazy but, that's old news....moving on....

6) this past week or two has been crazy 4th of july holiday, husband traveling, us traveling, upcoming birthday month, not enough sleep for any of us.... (crazy for us, I mean....could be much worse ahem, Grace..I would hug your neck daily if I could)

7) apparently, crazy is the word of the month on sesamccarty street...

8) God is good....He is good and reminding me lots of things and I am trying my very hardest to be the woman/wife/mother He wants me to be. I am not perfect and I mess up....a lot...LOT LOT LOT and I am a control freak. budget, scheduling, food, diet, everything....not good so I am trying to remember that I just need to put it all in His hands and everything will work out just fine. and, if it doesn't, it is because He has something different planned for our lives...so, I think I will just sit back and let Him drive....."I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.." Philippians 4:13