It's All About MEEEEE!

I just counted. It has been exactly nine months since my last post. Nine months to the day. Wowza, what a nine months it has been. Of course, there is Marc, my wonderful husband of almost nine years. There is my beautiful daughter who is the most wonderful thing in this world. My daughter who just turned one year old by the way. There is the story of what we have been doing for the last nine months. And then there is me. This blog post will be about me today. Just me. MEEEEEE. Soon I will get back to my cute little girl, and my perfect husband. But not today. Today I am going to lay some things straight.


The week of Isabella's first birthday, I came to a realization that over the course of one year, I have slowly lost myself. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE my life, and I LOVE my family. But the past year has been about my daughter, and somewhere in working full time, balancing family, friends, work, home...I slipped away. It occurred to me that throughout the year I stopped doing things I liked to do. I always had an excuse of being too busy, or too tired, or time to cook dinner, or time to bath the baby, or time to clean the house. I haven't taken time for myself. I am selfishly looking back and can count on one hand the number of times I have done something for just me.


The decision had been made. No more putting me on the back burner. I am passing on some of my responsibility once in awhile. It will be good for my hubby. Baby and daddy time might be just what the doctor ordered for them.

So, here is my vow to myself. I will get back to the things I like to do. Yes, that means I will blog again. I love blogging. I will get out of the darn house by myself once in awhile. I promise to make sure I demand family time. (Yes, that means daddy will have to be present). I will demand just adult time with my husband. I will take bubble baths. I will start getting oustside and enjoying the summer with my daughter - the house can go messy for a day. I will make daddy put the baby down for bed sometimes. I will read - I love reading. I will enjoy my wonderful family, the beautiful place I live, and LIFE!


Let me be clear...no one person is blame for this but myself. I should have spoke up a lot louder a lot sooner. I think I didn't mind so much before. Well, maybe I minded, I just hadn't realized how much time had passed. It wasn't until the huge milestone of one year old hit that I started thinking about it, and it bothered me. It really did.


It won't ALL be about me. Of course, it will mostly be about my sweet precious little girl. (Who did I mention is one)? However, I will make sure to keep myself in the mix too.


Thanks for reading. Here are a few pictures to wet your appetite on what is to come. I will try and catch you up on the past nine months. Stay tuned for the Life of the Pratt's in Alaska!