Productivity Comes in All Shapes and Sizes

Oh man...at certain times in the last few weeks, I pause to think about how different my life is now compared to pre-baby. Fortunately I was well prepared for the change, so it doesn't surprise me. I just think about the differences sometimes and have to laugh a little. I've reflected on the stark contrasts at times like:

• When I got off the phone with my boss who had just told me I couldn't keep my job after we move...and stood there crying tears into a pot of boiling pacifiers
• When I wore pajama pants into a restaurant because Wesley pooped on my other pants during our Thanksgiving roadtrip pit stop. I proceeded to go in and out of the restaurant before realizing I had forgotten to re-clip my nursing bra. Oh well--with pants like that, I doubt anyone was looking at my top half.

While I used to roll out new business communications systems/websites, publish articles and have meetings with "important" (quotation marks used because it's all relative) business people...now, my big achievements for the week have been addressing Wesley's birth announcements, making some necessary phone calls and doing some major stain-fighting/laundry (shout out to Emily Marshall for her Dreft recommendation. We go through LOTS of that stuff!!) at the hotel. Ok, ok, I've spent a ton of quality time with little W and that's worth more than anything. So in that respect, I've been very productive and it's been a fantastic week!

But there are others in my family getting more done in the work world these days. : ) First, Nathan is doing well in his new job and will accomplish a lot in just a few months when he graduates from a great training program. Second, this press release came out today about my brother. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/news/article.aspx?feed=PR&date=20101130&id=12462116.

I'm so proud of both of them in their new roles!

Home Number Six

For years, I've been writing a blog in my head. As things happen, I narrate them to myself as if I was writing it on a blog. This habit certainly never got anything posted for others to read, but I suppose it was a nice mental exercise.

Well, I just got off the phone with my friend, Lara, who has been encouraging me to start a blog. So here it is and here's to you, Lara. : )

I'll start with where I am today and then later maybe write some posts about the last few weeks/months--just hitting the high (or low, as it may be) points of course. So at the moment: I'm living in my sixth "home" since I left my real home in Connecticut 26 days ago. It's a Fairfield Inn by the Nashville airport. Hey, free maid service (though I've learned all cleaning people are not equally stellar cleaners), free breakfast and a flat screened TV (a luxury not available at my house)...not bad!

But the biggest little item--or person--of note in my life is the 9-week old sweetie sitting in his bouncer looking at me right now. His name is Wesley William Crews and I think he's just the sweetest, cutest, most wonderful little boy I could ask for. I thank God for him multiple times a day, with an extra dose of gratitude for his surplus of hair that amuses me all day long.

I had Wesley right around the time that life started to get interesting and we had to begin packing for our move to Nashville. It's been an eventful 9 weeks and he keeps me busy/entertained/company while I'm in the hotel room or running errands while Nathan's at work. Lately, Wesley gives me lots of purposeful AND random smiles and that always lifts my spirits. He is currently wearing outfit 3.5 for the day. It would have been outfit 4, but I got his spit-up covered pants off and decided he would be fine finishing the day in just a spit-up covered onesie...don't worry, we'll give him a bath and some new clothes soon. : )

Aside from the fun of the baby, it's been a bit difficult lately moving from place to place, missing our friends, home and job in CT and trying to figure out what to do with our condo that won't sell.

But a lady preacher on TV this morning (Side note: I caught a bit of the sermon as I was flipping channels to find my usual morning show, Today...I felt drawn to stop and listen to the preacher lady with a southern twang, even if it DID mean that I'd have to miss the live Michael Buble concert on Rockefeller Plaza. Sigh. This brings me to my point. End side note.) reminded me that as a co-heir to Christ and a redeemed daughter of the King, I have everything to be thrilled about. I took the message as a reminder to try to reflect--through my thoughts and actions--the victory that I have in Jesus. He has saved me. The trivial challenges in my life right now pale in comparison when I focus on the cross!