Thinking about putting another ruffle into the plan...

As each year comes to a close, a new year begins.  With each new year comes the traditional making of the new years resolutions.  Most years I do not make a resolution as I feel like these changes are made temporarily until the second or third week of January and the changes face obstacles and my resolve dies.  2011 was a wonderful year full of joys and sorrows, and many life lessons learned.  I feel like I need to change some things about my life and why not make it fun and create some real new years resolutions.  I want to change things physically, spiritually, mentally, and creatively.  Since I graduated from BYU-Idaho, I have not had any real goals (besides at work of course which is great), and I miss planning my days and creating new things.  I think I want to plan a 2012 full of sewing, books, spiritual nourishment, and a recreation of the physical me.  Over the next week or so I am going to spend every day deciding the things that I want to accomplish next year.  I am ready for the new and improved me.  I can feel that 2012 is going to be my year!

Life is Ruffly

When I was a little girl I used to love frilly dresses with layers and layers of ruffles.  I dreamed of the woman I would become and the life I would lead.  I dreamed of a fairy tale wedding and happily ever after.  I dreamed of being the perfect designer, home maker, wife, and mother the world had ever seen.  I dreamed of having the perfect career and oodles of money to spend on whatever my heart desires.  Well life is not perfectly ruffled dresses and fairy tale endings.  I have learned, however, that life is what we make it - ruffles and all!  I am married to my first kiss.  He was my first true love, and he is wonderful.  We have been married 4 years and 3 months, and it has been a wild and crazy life complete with many many ruffles along the way.  You see I married a man with Aspergers.  When we were first married I thought he just had a couple of funny quirks, but through each day I have learned that his quirks can be strengths even in the toughest situations.  We compliment each other, and the longer we are together, the more in love I fall.  This blog is my place to talk about everything that is going on in my life.  I will share my triumphs and failures all in an effort to be real and honest with myself.  Life is Ruffly - and that's the way I like it!