i had the best day today. just really great. tomorrow i'll show you the main reason why today was special, it deserves its own post. for now i just feel like counting my blessings.
yoga this morning went beyond the norm. sometimes you just get in that zone and there is an emotional release- today was one of those days. i love my teacher. i love the positivity she exudes. she kept making us smile as we moved through the postures. like literally she said "as you exhale, smile..." i left physically rejuvenated.
spent some time with my dad and his wife. i love that my dad loves art deco pieces and is a vintage coleman dealer on ebay. my blog portrayal of my childhood is not always what he would call "correct" or "not bratty". also, he doesn't believe in mental illness. he's a rascal. we had a good talk. but we agree on vintage and music and politics. so there.
got the thumbs up from my design idol and hipster niece on how i'm putting together the new place. she's also my chill about life idol and it was nice to chat with her. i have so many amazing nieces and nephews. really special kids.
the sun came out and cate came home from school with a happy tude. then grant got home earlier than usual and took cate to kick around the soccer ball. you guys, he is such a good dad. he loves that girl so much. i'm so grateful that her expectation of how boys should treat her will be so healthy.
even though i am so busy right now, preparing for school and getting funding has been as busy as school will be, i felt unusually relaxed today and i just think it was a blessing. it had to be because it is so out character for me. i was asked to design and put together a booth for women's conference at byu next week, and last night grant and i were asked to speak in church on sunday, and i just feel like it's all good, it will all come together. no worries.
so basically, today my life lacked the depression and anxiety i normally function within and i am truly grateful. ps- i cannot for the life of me find the source of the print above, and i want to purchase it. anyone know its origin? thanks my friends. hope you had a good day too. if not, it's okay, i've been there too. you can bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there'll be sun.
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Posted by: Susan Helms | April 19, 2012 at 08:05 PM
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Posted by: Susan Helms | April 19, 2012 at 08:07 PM
woops susan, will you post that again, i deleted it thinking it was spam ( i get a lot of those linking looking things) i should've realized i asked for a link, duh!!
Posted by: kelly mccaleb | April 19, 2012 at 08:07 PM
thank you!!
Posted by: kelly mccaleb | April 19, 2012 at 08:08 PM
No worries!
Posted by: Susan Helms | April 19, 2012 at 08:12 PM
kelly, I'm so happy to hear about your awesome day, and I am really, truly looking forward to your pcos series. It can't be any worse than what my series would be: "how I continually gained weight (while my eating and exercise habits improved) and lost half my hair while having pcos" ;)
sending you cheerful vibes from across the interwebs!
Posted by: Lindsay | April 19, 2012 at 08:56 PM
Lindsay, I'm writing that series, too. We should start a board here. I just spent my morning trying to arrange my hair over the bald spots and bought spanx online so I can try to wear the clothes that fit me last summer, 30 pounds ago. Sigh. I had a beautiful day anyway, pcos be darned! Can' t wait, Kelly.
Posted by: Jamie Melin | April 20, 2012 at 08:52 PM
I'll be the gal to third my excitement about your upcoming PCOS and weight loss journey series. I too struggle :( On top of all that I struggle with depression/anxiety, extreme energy highs and lows, being addicted to soda, caffeine, processed food and sugar. Hair loss and thinning, acne. I have almost doubled my body weight in the last seven years and often feel hopeless. I live in stretchy waist pants and loose tops, feeling gross and unworthy to look cute these days. Because of all this I have also become less active in the church. I know it sounds dumb but when we are suppose to go in our best dress attire and none of that fits my soft stretched out self and being a family in a crunch with funds, what is one to do show up in sweats? As if I don't feel ashamed enough as I am. I feel so stuck :( I want to give my husband and children a happy, healthy wife/mother they deserve. Please post series ASAP. You are an inspiration!!!
Posted by: Brandy | April 23, 2012 at 11:24 AM