“June, too soon. July, stand by. August, look out you must. September remember. October, all over. It’s amazing the things you remember from childhood. We were taught that poem in school as a child to keep us in a state of readiness for the hurricane season. Now adulthood brings with it a different type of hurricane season. Each day feels like a whirlwind and I’m constantly pivoting from one thing to the next. Sometimes My mind echoes the sounds of a rowdy bar. Just as I was about to flip the closed sign and pull the curtains down to June hustle and bustle, I looked up to realise June left in the haste it came in with; I never finished my June blog and we’re now on the 16th day of July and this hurricane is now at category 4!
Is it just me feeling this way? Any other mommies or daddies in these adult streets struggling to juggle everything that life keeps throwing your way? I wish I could be like these happy-go-lucky teenagers scrolling on their phones all day, having everything done for them or handed to them and ever so often with my entitled self, say with all the audacity in the world….I’m bored! Must be nice!
But alas you’re not here to hear me fuss. I’m not normally one who complains, so let me nip this in the bud right now and proceed with today’s ramblings. June…the best month of the year left me with many lessons and a reminder to be grateful for life. I celebrated my 37th birthday. It is wild to even be associated with that number because I still feel 25. There were no fireworks or a plethora of activities planned. However there were numerous birthday messages, a few gifts and an evening prior to my birthday hosted by two of my girlfriends who got me cake, balloons and drinks, as we sat “gaffin” as the Guyanese would say and laughing into the late hours of the night. My actual birthday saw me going to work – yea!!!🫠then out for dinner in the evening with my sweetie-pie, (the restaurant was lovely and the food was banging) and we ended the night with a stroll by a lake. Hey nature is beautiful you know!! I was in tears as I prayed while we stood there taking in the absolute awesomeness of God. At that moment all was well with the world.
In an earlier post this year I talked about trying different things and embarking on new adventures. Well your girl tried her hand at sewing. I attended a four week sewing course in June – a birthday present from my bestie. I was so proud of myself and to also hear my kids gushing…”mom you did that?!” I’m now researching sewing machines, actually that’s a lie. I’ve hinted to hubby that’s what I want for Christmas and he has begun looking for a machine for me.😄 (Can somebody say spoiled much🥰) My best friend would probably be elated by this news. BTW if you’re into sewing go follow her on Instagram..she’s a baddie at what she does: her insta handle is: @unsewcial and if YouTube is your fix check her out there as well. Hopefully I can get to her level, being able to sew my own clothes so I can say goodbye to Shein’s paper made garments😵💫
So what else did I get up to, this month? My adventure for the month saw me taking a road trip to Kent with the yin to my yang to enjoy a wine-tasting experience at Chapel Down. I was very much second guessing the day when I had to wake up at stupid o’clock to get ready to go. I was smart though and made us a packed lunch because I was not going to spend a bad penny or should I say pence at those overpriced ‘Welcome breaks’. You can check out my short reel about that on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/kamillewinspeare?igsh=NnJxMmh2YnhxcDI5
This month and new birth year left me with many lessons. Here are my top three
- Conflict Resolution is healthy- I’ve had to learn how to do this effectively this month and whilst walking through this teach my son what that looks like. I don’t want to sweep things under the carpet anymore but deal with issues properly
- Pause- its okay to not have the words. It’s okay to get things wrong. Pause before jumping into the next thing. Pause to give yourself a break. Pause to deal with trauma
- Enjoy life!
One more thing before I go!!! I have an announcement>>>> eeeeeeeekkkk…I’m engaged!!! No not busy with mommy duties or new activities but this single mommy is getting married!!!!!!!! I think it’s now starting to hit me. By the end of this year this blog will go from single-mommy inspos to insights of being a blended family. You’ve been following my journey for a few years and I hope you share in my joy. As my fiancé and I embark on this journey if you feel so moved to follow along on our journey please hop, skip, run, jump and slide on over to our Instagram page to be apart of this journey.
Through the years of my blogs, I’ve never asked you for a thing but to be inspired by my little ramblings. If however you feel moved to bless me as I enter into this new stage of life, I would be most grateful. Click on one of the links below which will take you to our bank account link or pay-pal…we thank you in advance.
Well that’s all folks…catch me at the end of this month for more inspiration, laughter and maybe a little tear moment. Besos😘
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