Caught Being Good

DeeJay at Simply Sassy honored me with Caught Being Good.

Apparently she likes me because I’m nuts. Ok, fine, that’s not what she said. This is, “Because she is struggling to keep it all together and to me she is such an inspiration. Love her courage, love for family and her strength.”

So I want to start by saying THANK YOU to DeeJay.

I know I love my family and make it obvious to everyone. I’m pretty sure you could be deaf and blind and still know how much my family means to me. But I don’t necessarily consider myself courageous, strong, or inspirational. (Yes SAJ, I know I have strengths that got/get me trough things a lot of people don’t, but I don’t feel strong.) I am amazed every time I have a comment, especially if it’s from someone who identifies themselves as a lurker so for someone to find me to be an inspiration is pretty amazing. Thank You.

While it’s always fun having comments and checking stats, ultimately that’s not why I write, or most of you either. If I did I think my/your writing would be really crappy and no one would want to read it. Which would be fine to, all things considered.

Knowing what’s in my head and what actually makes it onto paper (or in this case the computer) is kind of scary. There’s a lot I don’t say. Not that I can’t say it, I just don’t. I think I need to start a paper journal again for some of my other thoughts. Then again, maybe I should just post them here.

I just don’t want to scare anyone. I have dark thoughts, thoughts I don’t even tell Shawn because he’d worry to much. Lately they’ve been catching up with me. I don’t sleep until I can’t stay awake anymore so that I’ll have less time to dream.

I know everyone has thoughts that they think are dark and bad. This is why I’m not worried. I know they’ll pass, they always do. I’m not about to hurt myself or anyone else.The sun will come out tomorrow, or at the very latest the next month. I guess knowing that the future will always be there is what gets me through. Even if I don’t know what it holds.

Sorry about the detour up there. That’s what happens when I don’t write for a week. I get diarrhea of the mouth.

So on to what this post was supposed to be about. The best part of Caught Being Good, passing it on.

Please play along, the rules are simple:

1. Choose 3 people you want to reward for their good bloggy behavior. (I say if you don’t have three that’s ok. Pick one person.)

2. Link them in a post along with the “Caught Being Good” sticker. (right-click on it and then click on “save picture as” I had too upload it to Flickr to get it to post on my blog though.)

3. Let them know they’ve been “Caught Being Good” and encourage them to pay it forward.

That’s it! Go spread some linky love. You don’t have to be nominated to nominate someone but these writers are my picks:

First is Anna, I read every word of every post, even the long ones. I love her for being honest, putting her kids first, (even before housework, and Anna your house has nothing on mine ask SAJ) and being an amazing artist in the two or three hours hours she steals for herself even if it is between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m.

Second is Soule Mama, she inspires me to be more creative with my girls and to let them have the hands on experiences that makes things fun for them and slow for me. Her son made his own Halloween costume this year, I think all her children old enough to use her sewing machine safely, do. To top it all off she’s given those of us who need help getting inspired a manual. And as soon as I’m financially able I will be getting it.

And Third, but not last, is Bethany. If any of you read her you’ll understand why she is so great. After reading her for months I had the opportunity to meet her, and Annalie too, though we didn’t actually do anything special it was fun. A few hours at the park and a day at home making sprinkles, I mean cupcakes, was probably better than anything we could have tried to do. I can’t wait for her to come out again. Her writing always makes me giggle, and her photos make me smile. And the idiot that I am I probably haven’t even thanked her for the most awesome bowl ever. It looked just like this, except orange. She even sent Gumball magnets and photos. And she did it for no reason other than I marked her bowl as a favorite on her Etsy shop. I tell you, if she had any more love in her she’d pop. So Bethany, THANK YOU for the bowl, and photos and magnets, and for being a friend.

And to all three of you, THANK YOU for being a great Mommy. It’s the most important and toughest job in the world.