Currently

 I went through my old posts - and it was funny seeing the last time I did this in February, I started it off by saying "This is my last Currently post before being a Mom". Well...here I am. A Mom. 

It's funny how much I've changed since February 12, 2021 :)

 Reading: 

The Wife Between Us. It's a psychological thriller and it's been a nice and easy read. I actually had to put it down the other night because the foreshadowing was getting too scary for me.

Thinking: About some new "career"-ish endeavors. I had some significant struggles with breastfeeding the 1st 3 months of motherhood. Recently a friend sent her niece my way who was struggling, and I was actually able to help her out and it was very rewarding. I'm looking into becoming a La Leche League advocate - which is a volunteer role.

I could take things a step further eventually, and become a lactation consultant (maybe once our children are older and school aged). So for now...this volunteer role would be a nice foot in the door. And the time commitment is pretty minimal. It would also help me to see if I actually like this kind of work as much as I think I would...

Feeling: Healthy again. Our whole family just went through a nasty cold virus. I think I had it the worst, as I ended up on prednisone and antibiotics - as it was in my chest. I'm so elated we are all feeling better!!

Anticipating: The next few days. We close on a cabin on Mount Lemmon tomorrow. This has been a stretch dream of ours for a long time - and we never thought it would become a reality this soon. But we have had a really successful year in our real estate business, so this is our reward.

Working:  Trying to work about 10 hours/week in my nursing quality job which feels pretty manageable. I just try to log hours when Maddy sleeps, and I'll throw an hour in the evenings every once in awhile. 

We are also doing some planning for 2022 with the business. This is the 1st time in several months where we haven't been either acquiring a new property or trying to fill a property -- but we do have some meetings with potential investors coming up. It has been nice to have a little break -as I am the one doing most of the phone answering, marketing, etc when we acquire a new home!

Grateful: That we have had nearly a record breaking year of rainfall. We were in such a severe drought - and this monsoon season helped restore our aquifers!

Watching:  Our tv broke about 1 month ago (maybe more than that). So I've only watched something here and there in our office. While I'm not a big tv watcher, I am looking forward to getting our tv back in the living room.

Wishing: I can get another night feeding cut out this month. We are down to 2 feedings/night and we were starting to make some good progress but then Maddy got sick and then started teething. We have tried several verious of cry-it-out...and Maddy is so stubborn she will scream relentlessly for 2 hours (that was her record...) I don't have it in me to put up with that every time her schedule gets thrown off so am trying a gentle approach...