life lately, august
it's 9:59 & i'm exhausted. life lately has been a bit tough to be honest. the dishes are piled, the bed is unmade. we haven't gone grocery shopping in weeks.a series of bad, graciously mixed in with some good. work has been so good.. we are constantly finding ourselves amazed at the people we are brought together with, the days we witness. but there's also been hard real life stuff in there too. that's life hey? i guess i've just been feeling it in a more pronounced way lately.things have fallen by the wayside.. a trip we had hoped for & looked forward to that might not happen... not seeing family nearly enough... barely finding the time to get done the things that are part of our jobs, let alone things like just going on a bike ride, or getting to write which i love... but that's kind of why i wanted to sign in to my blog right now, even in the midst of being overwhelmed, and just write, even if it's not very good, even if it's not thought out or proof-read. at least it can be honest, & that's sort of the best part.and i think that it's in these times that i really find myself so thankful for the people that go the little extra distance when you're at your worst.. & it's really convicted me. i think with the ease at our fingertips of pressing that like button, we -- or at least i -- am sometimes tricked into thinking that i've done my part to support that person, when really.... it's just scratching the surface. i think most of the time i leave it at the like button, and the internet has kind of lulled me into that. somewhere along the way i've sometimes forgotten that real support is not only clicking the like button, or leaving a comment, or even sending a text... but really it's stopping by with dinner when the new baby is overwhelming... it's giving money to help get a friend's first short film, or actually buying a piece of art from someone you love... it's handwritten notes that arrive out of the blue, buying from a mom & pop shop instead of the big guys, driving a few hours out of your way to see a friend face-to-face, sitting with friends at a coffeeshop who are devastated over a friend's death. i think in some ways the internet has brought us together but the ease of it all has somehow brought us apart too. i don't think i really realized that until now. anyway, all that to say i want to do more. i want to get beyond my own circumstances & help others in more tangible ways.
some of you might have seen us posting today about our little kitty cleo. a few weeks ago we found a lump in one of her nipples that turned out to be mammary cancer. she had it removed today & is back home with us, sitting just at my feet actually in a bit of a post-op daze. i wanted to thank you guys for your well wishes. she really is a part of our family & it's had us feeling so worried the past few weeks. the tumor is gone & we will find out soon how the rest of her is doing. images from our iphones.