Overshare

Sometimes I want to write a blog post, but then I worry that I will just be sharing too much information and I question whether anyone else REALLY wanted to read that about me.  But honestly those are the kinds of blog posts that I enjoy reading on other people's blogs.  The random, fun, and honest posts where you get to really know the person behind the blog instead of just what they did that weekend.  Although we know that I do plenty of those.  I actually just posted one on my private blog today.  Click here to read it.  But today I thought I would give you a glimpse into my mind. 

What is on Kajsa's mind these days.... 

*Summer.  Summer is short here in Idaho, but beautiful.  I am learning to love that it doesn't get too hot around hear for awhile.  I don't handle the REALLY hot heat very well so these cool spring days are lovely to me.  Our calendar has been open every day during in our nightly discussions as we plan and strategize our summer weekends and trips.   

*I have been researching quite a few new things that will be happening in the Pace household in the near future.  Sometimes lots of options are overwhelming and I wish someone could just tell me what the right thing is (or even if there was one right thing).  Some of these "things" are...
             -Potty Training.  Adalyn is ready.  I am not. So we are going to wait a month or two.  But I have been trying to decide which method I want to use.  I think I am going to do the 7 day one.  My only concern is Adalyn doesn't drink a lot (we try I promise.  Juices and milk don't even tempt her) so she doesn't wet her diaper very often and there for it might take her longer to catch on. 
             -Gardens.  I was resentful of our garden last year.  I didn't really want to plant one (I was too overwhelmed with putting in our yard) and didn't really water it very often.  It produced minimal veggies and none of them were that great.  But this year I am excited and ready to put in the effort that a garden requires.  It will still be small, but hopefully better than last years.  I will at least water it faithly... so that should help.   
             -Cloth Diapers.  Young House Love and Wellness Mama pretty much have me convinced that this is the way to go, and that it is even easy (especially if you get the sprayer that attaches to the toilet and have a good method down).  So we will be making the switch someday.  (possibly not till another baby comes along though)
            -Baby Food.  I promised awhile ago that I was going to make my own baby food for Jensen.  And I still plan to.  We have some veggies all ready to go in the freezer that we made last year when I was pregnant.  He is now 5 months old and getting closer to being ready to start adding in some food to his nursing schedule.  But I have been reading about it some and am starting to question what I should give him first.  Oatmeal/ rice cereal... Vegetables?  Some say grains aren't so good on baby's stomachs and to not do the traditional rice cereal first.  Also I read about a method where you don't feed a baby baby food.  You let them pick up the food and feed themselves.  Read about it here (it is more towards the bottom of the post).  Interesting yes.  I haven't decided completely about what I am going to do.  :P
             -Decorating.  Guys I have NO idea what to do with the space above my piano.  I realize that this is a very trivial decision in the grand scheme of things so it usually gets put on the back burner. For awhile I was decorating for each holiday/ season.  But now I want something that can be there all year long so that I can keep things simple.  I just can not decide what that ONE thing will be.  I have been trying to decide for months grrr...
Anyone seen something cool on pinterest for this spot...

 

wow it looks worse in these pictures then I thought.  Definitely needs more color. 

 

            -Water Filters.  Trying to find a way to have healthier drinking water on a daily basis and also for a way to have clean drinking water in an emergency.  I researched a few different kinds of filters and we have decided on this one.  I think we are going to get the biggest (The Crown size) one so that we don't have to fill it up a lot.  We have a perfect shelf in our Laundry room that is connected to our kitchen for it to sit on so hopefully it won't be too big of a pain and will be out of the way.  We are about half way there on saving for it so hopefully we can get it by the end of the year.

 

*Laundry.  Hats off to those of you with lots of children.  It is exhausting keeping up with the stains, spit up and dirt filled clothes (our backyard is still dirt).  I only have two kids.  I can't imagine the amount of laundry with many children.

 

*McKay's birthday.  McKay's birthday is next week.  He wants a pie.  I am going to try, but it will be my first time making pie crust and I am afraid that I might mess up.  I was hoping he was going to choose a spice cake like last year because I had already picked out a recipe that I was going to do, but he chose pie.  He also wants lasagna, and guess what I have never made one of those either.  Before we changed how we were eating I always just bought Stouffers Lasagna and since last June we just haven't had Lasagna.  I am not too worried about making the lasagna it doesn't seem that hard, it will just be a busy day in the kitchen. 

 

*Chicago.  We are headed to Chicago next month.  It will just be McKay, Jensen and I.  We are starting to plan what we are going to do while we are there.  So far we are visiting some family, going to a White Sox game and seeing the Navy Pier.  Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. :)

 

 

 

So there you have.  A small sampling of what is in my brain these days.  Hope life is going well for all.  Have a good day!  Can you believe it is almost June?!