a few thoughts on things.

i love that feeling when i run across an old notebook and find a journal entry or list of things to be grateful for or some other snapshot of my life at that moment when those thoughts seemed important enough to write down.  i love memories on facebook, too.  reading through my old blog entries was like a combination of both: words and pictures.  i love being reminded of where i was two or five or ten years ago so i can appreciate how much things change and how they stay the same...

i've always enjoyed writing and i started feeling nostalgic for my blogging days.  i was writing and journaling a lot over summer but lately my inspiration has shifted.  i was processing a lot of heavy thoughts and emotions at that point in time and now that the dust of life has settled a bit, i feel like i can shift my thoughts to lighter matters.  i want to fill my mind and my life with whatever makes my heart sing.

i've noticed throughout life that my interestes ebb and flow; there's always some creative output but it varies.  i'm not sure if it's this way for all creative people or just some, but i've definitely touched on the concept in brief conversations while browsing the aisles at a craft fair, at the fabric store cutting counter, and in the checkout line at the yarn store.  it seems like it's part of the shared experience of creating.

there are so many things to learn and experience in this existence that it can be overwhelming.  i want to try all the things and read all the books and go all the places and live all the experiences, but my time and capacity are limited.  i've knitted, crocheted, played guitar and piano, drawn,written, journaled, painted, sewn, i've made toys, garments, even blankets.  now as a single mom (oh i didn't mention, did i?  i've split from my husband since my last post and relocated to a much smaller place) who works full time, runs marathons (or at least marathon int he singular: my other big piece of news is that i finally ran my first marathon!!!) i try to put more thought into how i spend my time.

i guess all that to say i know i haven't blogged in a long time and i'm not sure if this will be the start of getting back into it, but it felt right at the moment to share a snapshot of my life at the moment here, if only because i'll enjoy revisiting it in a few years.  i thought about starting over, but somehow the name reloved seemed even more appropriate now than ever.

you make time for what's important to you.

just a few things in life that i've been enjoying lately