confessions of a working mom: crafty lady

Every working mom understands the feeling of dread when she see's "Crazy Hat Day" or any other event at their child's school that requires hours of assembling the perfect pinterest hat, snack, etc.  If you are anything like me, you will make a note of it on your calendar and then let the date sneak up without even a second glance until the night before.  Into the wee hours of the night you work while reprimanding yourself that next time you will NOT let this happen again, ever!

Yup.  I've been there, you've been there, and we've all got the t-shirt to prove it.  This was the case on the Friday before Valentine's day!  I was lucky to have the day off because of Winter Break and I was so excited that I would actually be able to make it to one of my daughter's preschool class parties.  But then it hit me... the valentines are not done!

What happened?!?! I was on top of my game a few weeks earlier when I took LR to pick out the non-candy favors she would give to her classmates at the party.  I even designed her valentines on canva a few days before.  Oh yeah, I was on top of it... just call me "Mom of the Year!"

Next thing I know, the day of the party arrives and I found myself sitting in the car outside of LR's school assembling those darn valentines.  On top of it?  Yeah right!  Oh the woes of a working mom.  There is no way a stay-at-home mom would ever let this type of thing happen, right?

So you can imagine my ambition to not repeat history two months in a row. When I received news that LR's school would celebrate Dr. Seuss' Birthday with a "Crazy Hat Day" and a birthday party to be held later that evening,  I sent the RSVP in immediately and began designing the hat that would win back my "Mom of the Year" award!

Three hours and one blister from the glue gun later, I sit to write this post on a Sunday afternoon.  Yes, I am exhausted but I am happy that I took the time that I usually spend resting up for a week of work to invest in my daughter.  As a working mom, this means the world to me because I don't get to do this nearly as much as I wish I could.  She will always remember the crazy, cool hat her mommy made and that is worth the world to me, even if I am tired.  Besides, there is always the option of an early bedtime for mommy... after reading LR her favorite Dr. Seuss book, of course.

Happy Sunday, y'all!
Cricket.

debut.

For many girls in the South, your debut into society is an affair that is not to be taken lightly... so you can imagine the seriousness of this post!  It is a first impression that I am hoping will be the perfect balance of memorable and inspiring.

I started blogging a year (or was it two years) ago.  Driven by my passion for all things stationery and gift wrap and hostess goodies, oh my... my first blog~ Pink Cricket Paper took flight.  While a fun hobby for one summer, I quickly lost track of it when I went back to teaching full-time in August.  Sad to see my blog go, I was in a season of life where my plate was just too full and I knew that something had to give.  So I pulled back from my blog and let my godaddy url subscription come to an end, yet I couldn't help but feel a sense of loosing part of myself.  Pink Cricket Paper was my outlet and without it I was just going through the daily grind of life with very little passion or creativity.

I am ready to get back to living out that creative part of my life.  For any woman who is... well a woman... whether a mommy or not, married or not, working or not, this constant soul searching is a common experience.  So here I am, standing vulnerable at my debut to the world wide web hoping to reclaim my passion, my creativity, my self.

So, you might ask, why not just pick back up with Pink Cricket Paper?  Although I love stationery, it is not my only passion.  I am a dreamer and a schemer.  I love reading, I love coffee, and I love all things Southern.  My heart is dedicated to living my life out loud for Christ and to giving my all to my family without reservation.  I was born to teach but have a drive to own a business of my own one day.  It is an eclectic collection that make up my favorite things and I wouldn't trade them for the world because they are what makes myself and my life so crazy, beautiful.

Here's to a Happy Debut, y'all!
Cricket