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Thursday, February 2, 2012

i ' m   s o   p r o u d   o f   y o u    m o m 

I have had some setbacks this week. First Cooper was sick, then Camden sprained her wrist after school yesterday. Last night I took her to emergency care to see the doctor and get an x-ray. We thought she was fine to go to school, so this morning I sent her on her way. But by 10am she was in pain, so I picked her up from the nurses office.

 Now I need to be honest. My first instinct was, shoot {or maybe even a bad word :)}- I am opening a store this weekend all by myself, I needed this week to work nonstop and so far every day  this week something has come up to take me away from my work. And to be honest, I had a bit of a panic attack. Don't worry, I am fine now and in good spirits. A good talk with my mom and a glass of wine helped.

But what really helped were the words of my nine year old daughter.
 I took her down to the store today to grab some of my supplies. I have nothing at home in my studio, everything is now at the store.

We spent a few minutes there and she said to me, " Mom, I am so proud of you. I mean it, really proud of you. This store is beautiful and you did it on your own." 

Seriously, my nine year old said this! This taught me a lesson. I am doing this for her {and my son} so I can be home with them if there is an emergency and I don't have to worry about having a boss- I am my boss. So what if I don't get everything done before this weekend!
 My daughter is proud of me and that is super cool.

But I ended up getting a few things done today. I made some pillows and painted this sweet rocker.
{bad lighting, photo taken at night}

I love life lessons and all.... but I am hoping everyone is healthy tomorrow so I can get some work done!

10 comments:

  1. I am a long time reader and a first time commenter. Girl, you are livin' the dream! I pour over every single one of your pictures- enlarging each one, checking out your paint colors and your techniques. I love every.single.one of your pieces. Enjoy the journey, and I wish you the best on Sunday. Can't wait to read all about it!

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  2. I so much agree with Emily!!! Nice lesson to share... :o) It will all work itself out!

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  3. So sweet! Your post totally made me teary Your daughter sounds like she is such a sweet heart. Must be because she's got an amazing mommy. Can't wait to hear how the opening goes! :)

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  4. Just remember that you may know that everything isn't done in your shop but your customers won't even notice! There are too many gorgeous things for them to look at to even notice last minute details.Try to enjoy your opening this weekend and not have it fly by in a rush! You and you're kids will appreciate it! Good Luck this weekend : )

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  5. That is so sweet! What a wonderful
    Mom you must be to have her see & say those sweet, supportive words.... The shop already looks amazing!

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  6. Wow! That little girl deserves a hug. You did a good job Mom. Not only are you opening a store but you are raising a great little girl. You can do it all. Good luck. If you can't open on time so what! You will open when you open. Mom first, business woman second.

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  7. Such a great lesson and one I struggle with all the time. You are setting such a great example for your daughter and she will always know that you had a dream and you made it come true!

    Rachel
    xoxo

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  8. I'm proud of you too! That is the ultimate compliment when you child is proud of you! Way to go.

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  9. Really great spirit we get from this blog.It really wonderful.I inspire from that.

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  10. That's the biggest pay day a Mom could ever have! :) and what an awesome daughter to share with you...Congrats!

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