Well, well, well... Look what we have here... A blog post in 2012! My last archived post came from when?? 2010?? Looks like the Russell Family has been living life to it's fullest! That's right.
So why start again? If 2011 taught me anything, it was to let go. Let go of anger. Let go of things I cannot change. Let go of negativity. Let go of insecurity. Just let go... And LIVE. So that's what I did in 2011 and what a wonderful thing it was to do!
2010 gave me some of the darkest days of my life; the death of my dad. 2011 gave my mom stage 4 lung cancer and that was the catalyst for my transformation. I realized that I had to change in order to survive. One cannot survive with darkness in their heart and mind. I had to come out of that fog for my mom, for my sisters, for my husband and most importantly for my kids. I'm still a work in progress, but aren't we all?
Now is the time to refocus. I feel now that I have a better sense of balance and purpose in life. I still find joy teaching fitness classes, but mostly I enjoy tutoring struggling readers at my children's school. I absolutely love helping out the teachers and being a pivotal role model for these children. The children have given me strength and I cannot thank them enough for that. They help me just as much as I help them.
I get to hone my creative self in the form of mother helper in the Kindergarten classrooms. I get to decorate the hallway bulletin boards and help the teachers with whatever they need. It's like being a teacher without having to create the lesson plan! It's great!
I continue to sew numerous projects during my spare time. I am completely convinced that all you need to sew children's clothing is one or two really good patterns and a million yards of different fabric designs to make a whole wardrobe. My girls wore shorts, capris, pants, skirts and dresses all year that I made with just a couple of patterns. I had so much stockpiled fabric that I was able to use most of it up without having to spend a lot of money on new fabrics. It was a great way to clean house!
Knitting of course only bites me once a year, in the Fall. But lately, I've had the urge to knit again. I managed to knit about 4 scarves in a span of 2 days! I was having a craving for some sweet baked goods when I decided that my hands just needed something to do. So I picked up my needles and knit my sweet tooth craving away.
Speaking of baked goods: a pesky little thing called Pinterest came into my life several months ago. All I have to say is thank goodness I teach fitness classes 5 times a week. Every cookie, cake, smoothie, pasta dish and everything tasty happens there. I have also managed to add many arts and crafts ideas onto my already long list. Some of the ideas people come up with amaze me! I enjoy it and it keeps me occupied in a positive way.
So there we have it! My first post for 2012. Who knows when I will post again? I make no promise, but hopefully soon! I'm living life outside of the computer and so should you... ;)
"Learn from yesterday, live for today and hope for tomorrow"
~ Albert Einstein ~
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