Enjoying Life-Merry Monday #4

I just want to say that this little blog of mine, it has been my safe haven. My little space to share my thoughts and opinions on the internet. I know I'm not a weekly blogger, or daily for that matter, (though I should be more consistent with my Merry Monday posts)! Anyway, thank you for being patient with me through the times of my inconsistent blogging. Any tips on working out schedules? I probably need help in that area! Anyways, I wanted to talk about enjoying life in this post. Enjoy!

A friend once reminded me of this quote, "If you want to be happy, be!" -Shakespeare...I feel like there are so many factors to having that "perfect" life. But when I hear people say, "I wish my life was perfect", I think, Well don't you want to be happy? Perfection doesn't automatically equal happiness. It's normal and okay to wish for a bit of organization, order, or perfection. But wanting it for your entire lifestyle, it's hard. It's hard to keep up with the beautifully perfect feed on social media, hard to keep up with a perfectly clean house, hard to keep up with the perfect outfits, hard to keep up with pretending to be perfect. It's exhausting. When I look at my house or the living room with baby blankets scattered, the kitchen with unwashed baby bottles, toys to step on in every corner, I think this is MY HOME, and I'm PROUD of it. This is the messy, cozy little nest we've created. It shows that we spend our days playing until it's bedtime and having real adventures and memories, right inside our home. (But yes, I do clean and tidy up my house;) don't get me wrong.) I've never been one to crack jokes, or think of fun, corny riddles to say, but let me tell you, half my humor is based off my imperfections. My imperfections in life, motherhood, or just me in general. It builds a sense of relatability between my husband, my kids, my friends, the rest of my family, and you all as well. What I mean by, "my humor is based off of my imperfections", is: I tell my friends things like, "Sure you can come over anytime, just be prepared to trip on a lot of stuff," or "I haven't washed my hair in six days, don't be grossed out, but just gonna have to put a hat over that." To be honest, I feel so much more comfortable letting people come over and just giving them a warning of my mess, than speed cleaning before they come. It isn't in a rude way or anything, but I just want people to know that it's okay to come over to my house in a state like this. Nothing has to be perfect. I can enjoy life so much more when I take a step back, throw away the things that simply aren't realistic, and appreciate the imperfections. This is what makes life, life. Then, when something perfectly, amazing rolls around, we have so much joy in appreciating it too.

Thanks so much for reading this quick little tidbit! I want to do these little posts more often, where I just feel like I'm chatting with you all!

XOXO,

Kate