10.04.2013

Um, hello. {An absence explanation of sorts, but not really.}

Oh hey. Remember me? Nothing says “Happy Friday” like a blogger not blogging for five weeks and then randomly showing up on a random Friday to share random things, am I right?

Just go with it.

You’d think that with my long, unexplained absence I’d at least have the decency to have solved some global crisis or had my baby by now, but no such luck on either count. I’ll be 39 weeks on Monday and am obviously not at ALL anxious to meet this little girl. The fact that I’m not in labor, though, basically is a global crisis at this point and I honestly cry without cause or warning just thinking about the fact that she isn’t here yet, or because I can’t find a cami I need to wear, or because it’s 6:28 on a Thursday evening and really, there’s no better time to freeze in your tracks and begin sobbing. Rick looks on in utter bewilderment, marveling at The Strange and Mysterious Creature Known as Woman.

Seriously, though, maybe if she realized how cute she will look in these headbands that I made for her she would figure out that it is decidedly less cozy in my uterus than out and be all like, “Hey world, here I come”?

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So if I haven’t been busy having a baby, then what exactly have I been doing for five weeks? Well, making headbands, for one. Adjusting to the start of the school year for another, and the fatigue that accompanies that. I’ll be working right up until the baby comes,which means a handful of my students past and present are freaked out by my belly and frequently ask what will happen if I go into labor at school. I think they expect the baby to spontaneously swan dive onto the floor in a pool of goo right in the middle of a lesson on personification. I told them to bring a mop. I am nothing if not supportive of their innermost fears and anxieties.

We’ve also had plenty of projects going on, but I just haven’t taken the time to blog about them. Take the nursery for example. Someday I will get around to sharing it. Like maybe when my baby goes to college. In case it’s that far away, here’s a peek at where we currently stand:

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I’ve also been taking pictures. Of people. (Who knew that would be way more fun than taking pictures of projects and rooms?) It started with a random sisterly photo shoot to try out my new lens (fixed Nikon 50mm, f/1.8)…

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…and turned into something that I actually love doing.

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Taking a million photos of other peoples’ children has been helping take my mind off of the fact that a certain child I know isn’t here yet.

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Aaaand I’m obviously still learning a lot, but it’s been tons of fun practicing on all of these willing participants, young and old alike.

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So that’s me in a five-week nutshell. The next five-week nutshell will include something about a baby being born. And maybe a real global crisis, solved. And maybe a nursery reveal or an upstairs carpet reveal. (Carpeting=best decision ever for the upstairs.) What have you been up to for the past 5 weeks? I’ve tried to stay caught up on blogs but every time I open Bloglovin and it informs me that I have like half a million posts to read, I cry a little.

Oh wait. I was crying already.

19 comments :

  1. I've missed these random posts. It's basically a global crisis when you're not blogging. You're missed. :)

    As usual, your posts make me laugh. I expect nothing less. I also expect your dear little one to arrive soon. What's the hold up? I know some tricks to get things started. Email me. Lol.

    Okay. Headbands -- adorable! Nursery --- Loooooove. Can't wait to see more! Pictures --- looking great! (Didn't have a chance yet to reply to your email.) The shoot of the sweet little redhead girl is my fave. Doing great! Keep it up! :)

    Oh...please do one more belly pic post! Be sure to include a funny face or it won't be the same. Ha! ;)

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    1. I did my best on the funny face. Stay tuned.

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  2. Ahhh! You're so close! She totally needs to swan dive on out here and get those headbands on! The nursery is also looking adorable. You'll have plenty of time to post after she's born. I mean, you'll just have a baby. I hear they sleep a lot.

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  3. I can't believe how close you are! And what uh-mazing photography skills you have! I'm so jealous. Sending tons of good wishes your way for the upcoming days! :)

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  4. Wow! You have been super busy! LOOOOVE the peek of the nursery. And the photos are gorgeous - you have a gift, girl!

    Hope you have a wonderful end to your pregnancy. Put those feet up, friend!

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  5. I'll be thinking of you as your little girl makes her entrance during the next few weeks. xoxo

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  6. Oh my, good luck. It will all be wonderful and you'll be forgetting about blogland for a very long time.

    Hugs

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  7. You are so close!!! I can't wait to see that tiny lil' baby.
    The nursery is beautiful; I love that chandelier!
    And I had to lol...bring a mop!

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  8. Your nursery looks like it belongs in a catalog! I miss you! Can't wait to meet your little one around Christmas time!

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  9. your photos are amazing! the headbands are adorable! and i want to see the rest of the awesome nursery! and i plan to only use "a" adjectives today.

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    1. That's perfectly acceptable to me.

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  10. I am totally with you. I have been working (btw, not paid ... it's a volunteer job) around 80 hours for the past few weeks, and everything else, including my house and my blog and my blog reading has taken a hit. I almost wish all other bloggers were in the same predicament, so we can all just take a pause to get caught up! Looking forward to your reveals, whenever you get to them. No hurry here!

    Nice photos, btw. I have the fixed 1.8mm lens also but I need to do some practicing. The few times I've used it, I've had trouble getting the right focus.

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  11. I think we all need to see the 39 week belly that your students are freaking out about. :-)

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    1. Tomorrow's post! Promise! (We're way behind on pics and just got around to one yesterday.)

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  12. Hi! I don't care when you show up as long as you show up. :) The nursery is looking amazing. What a lucky little girl to have headbands AND a chandelier?! You've got some mad picture taking skills, yo.

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  13. I loooove the sneak peek of the nursery! So cute- can't wait to see the rest! All the best on the delivery and can't wait to see the new little one. Your photography skills are amazing. I'm seconding the need for a baby bump photo!

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  14. That's awesome! The nursery is going to be amazing if that picture is any indication of the whole room. The pictures as so good. Can you come to SC to take some of my family??? DO NOT worry about blogging right now. I was incredibly sporadic before Jack arrived. It's very difficult to think about anything in those last fews weeks (other than how uncomfortable you are, how you want your baby in your arms, and how you don't want your baby in your tummy anymore). Beware: it's impossible to focus on anything else after the baby comes. I took 7 months off, so if you need any encouragement in the "take your time and focus on the baby" department, let me know. I'll give you a great pep talk :-)

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    1. Baby in arms=YES. I feel fine otherwise. And I'd love to come to SC to take pics...would take my mind off of this little one!

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  15. You started a new HOBBY while a hundred months pregnant and you're already good at it?! You're making the rest of us look bad. Hoping she comes quickly!!

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