Don't wait for everything to be perfect to enjoy your life.




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Moving has been a big part of married life for me. In the past ten years we have moved nine times in five states. And before college and marriage my husband and I came from different states, as well. When people ask where we are from, I don't always know how much depth to go into. I can see how someone living in the same neighborhood they grew up in might feel a sense of curiosity as to what that is like because it has been an adventure. An amazing adventure! I can also attest to the longing to "put down roots," know people for years, see kids grow up with friends and family, and rarely need to go to the DMV. (California, you surpassed them all.) Having set holiday plans, family able to attend kids' events and knowing where you'll be on Sunday evenings would be comforting some times. The other side of that coin is that we know many beautiful people, maybe not as deeply or as long as I would like, but I am so grateful for each person we have met along the way. This is one thing I feel driven to document. I am the person I am today because of family and friends that I love. 

I have thought many times with each child and through the moves, jobs, education, finances, and parenting ups and downs that "if only _____(fill in the blank), then we will relax and enjoy things."

If only this child gets potty trained, then life will be easy. 

If only we pay off this debt, then we will have more of what we want. 

If only we did this one change to our house, then I would love our house more. 

If only my husband "fixed" this one thing, then our marriage would be perfect. 

Can you tell I've had some practice with this type of thinking? And I know these thoughts are not true. Because many of the things I am referring to did happen and then there was another thing to work on that followed on its heels. The phrases above remind me of the proofs I did in Mrs. Wilson's 9th grade geometry class, where we closed the loop on how Pythagorean's theorem works. But unlike geometry, I think there is no end if I keep seeking after "the next thing."

Because of some amazing examples, I see some people taking it what is around them. I want to practice that and make wherever I am my own happiest place on earth. So, it's starting here...in Camasland. 

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