I'm still alive!

I was in dreamland the first three months of my new baby's life and when four months hit, I was tired!!  Everyday I felt exhausted and overwhelmed.  I decided to sleep train him to help with my tiredness.  After a month of literally trying and him still waking up at night crying for hours- yes, hours... my friend lent me her book which has become a dream come true!!  It is called:  The Sleepeasy Solution.  Where have you been all my life and why did I only discover you for my last child?  Either way, it worked on Kori.  He is now sleeping from 7:30pm to 6:30am everyday.

So, speaking of feeling tired, I was reading this awesome blog from one of my favorite author's who wrote my life-changing money book: Kate Northrup.  She talked about how some of us are addicted to busyness.  Basically that we feel validated through being busy and productive.  That is so me.  I was always proud of my productive personality, which is a good thing, but not when we are seeking validation on who we are from it.  Here are some thoughts she said:

-Let us know our worth in simply being.
-Let us know we are enough because we are.
-Let us begin to let down the burden of busy.

This has helped me so much, especially right now when I am feeling the frustrations of not getting anything done because I have a 4 month old who needs my attention constantly.  Why can't I realize that this time goes by so fast and just cherish our time together?  At some point however, we do need to eat dinner and have clean clothes =)  Be present.