the joy of nothing.

This month I am linking up with Kiki and Katie for the Circle as we talk about the story behind our blog name!

I have started this blog a few times, it was called "The Wife Adventures" and after a few posts, I realized there isn't much adventure going on... so I stopped blogging. Then last year I really wanted to get back into it, and make it stick! I didn't want to keep the name though, it just didn't fit.

And then I remembered my favorite song at the time.

The found life. It's all about finding the joy of nothing. The joy of the everyday, the mundane. And not just keeping your eyes open for it, but searching it, pursuing, it.

I'm not a good writer and I don't have deep thoughtful insights to give you, but I try to be present in my everyday and take joy in the nothings that happen all around. Please don't think I don't take joy in the big things and the everythings, because I do! I just want to remind myself that those nothings are still important and I want to find joy in them in all areas of my life.

I hope that you can find joy here, but more importantly I hope that you can find the joys of nothing in your own life!

*today's joy of nothing*
-waking up early without an alarm
-the grey clouds
-the dirty dishes in the sink because they remind me that dinner was delicious


<3

march goals

The month is half over and I am just now getting my monthly goals put up... I dropped the ball here! I was out of town the first week of March and I totally spaced that I missed my timeline... And then by the time I remembered, I had forgot again... so better late than never...

This month, so far, has been amazing!! I celebrated 6 amazing years being married to my most favorite husband. We got to see 2CELLOS in concert and I got to meet them after the show... also they signed my cello!!!!!!!! And later this month I get to go see my grandma and aunt! So this is my favorite month so far...

Last month:

February

-practice practice practice cello - yes! I am super loving the cello still!!

-continue to practice with hair - I tried a few things, but haven't spent much more time on it... I bought some dry shampoo and hair spray though, that feels like a step in the right direction :)

-drink at least 22 oz of water a day (I know this is way under what I should get, but that is way more than I'm getting now) - I'm not going to cross this one off, because I suck at getting my water in.... I try, but I just don't do it!

-send out birthday cards - Yay! I did this!!!

-work on bookshelf - slow progress, but I did work on it.

-deep clean carpets -woops... I forgot this was even on the list :/

-close on our house (hopefully! oh did I tell you? We are in the process of selling our first home - it's been a bit stressful but hopefully everything will run smoothly and we can close at the end of this month!) - yay! It's done!!!!

-doctor's appointments - check and check

March

-get cello fixed (there is a small issue with one of the pieces)

-practice cello 5 days a week

-work on bookshelf

-visit my grandma and aunt (but shh! it's a secret, my grandma doesn't know I'm coming!)

-send out birthday cards

-tackle 2 projects that I have been slacking on finishing

-exercise a minimum of 3 days a week

-one week of salads for dinner (I already have the recipes picked out, I just need to go through with it!)

What are your goals this month? It's never to late to set them!

currently

Hearting | my cello! Y'all I'm telling you, I can't get enough of this beauty of an instrument! I know I just gushed about it yesterday, but I can't tell you how beautiful it is! I love it! I am also hearting some new friends I made! These girls are so fun and genuine and best of all they accept me for who I am!

Reading | I have been reading educational books to learn about classical music and the different eras and instruments of those times. It's been pretty interesting! Aside from that, I have Mindy Kaling's book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? that I need to start.

Pinning | everything? :) I looked at my most recent pins and it is just a smorgasbord of pins, from all things Doctor Who, to recipes, to work outs, to DIYs, and house design plans... Pinterest is a great place to get lost, so I try to not go on as often as I might want just so that I don't lose all productivity ;)

Eating | sunflower seeds. When my mother in love was living with us she always had them and we got hooked!

Anticipating | our anniversary trip in March! This is our 6 year wedding anniversary and 10 years of being together! So we planned a big trip to Vegas... and... We are going to see my favorite band LIVE! I'm so excited!! I've told you guys about 2CELLOS before! I can't wait to rock out with them!

I am linking up with Anne and Jenna.

What are you up to?

february goals

January is already over. It went by slow and quick at the same time. It's weird how time works isn't it. We watched the movie Interstellar a couple weeks ago and they talk about time dilation (which, in theory of relativity, is an actual difference of elapsed time between two events as measured by observers either moving relative to each other or differently situated from gravitational masses), it's so confusing, but also so intriguing and sort of sad. That's how I feel about time sometimes.

This month, I really dove into my cello lessons/practicing and I love it! Y'all the cello is the most beautiful noise I've ever heard! I often get carried away while practicing just playing nonsense just to hear it! And sometimes I get distracted during my lessons when my teacher plays something that I'm supposed to be paying attention to... I just can't get enough of it! We also helped my mother in love move into her new place - she moved up here with us in December and wasn't able to move into her place until the middle of January. She is all moved in now and I think she really enjoys it! However I am sad that she isn't here! We would stay up and watch netflix together! :)

My goals for last month were:

January

-Set budget - we have had an ongoing budget for a few months, but we just haven't followed it yet. 

-Prepare blogs  - blogs are done and done!

-Try 2 new recipes - we got a stand up kitchen aid mixer (which is AWESOME) and my mother in love got us a cookbook for it, and we tried quite a few recipes from it and they were all DELICIOUS!

-Practice cello (oh by the way, I got a cello and it's amazing)  - Yes! I try to get a minimum of an hour in 5 times a week, but sometimes I just can't stop and I get in a bit more - which is fine by me!

-Donate blood (or platelets whichever is needed more) - completed! Derek and my mother in love even came too!

-Practice doing my hair - y'all. I tried this... for like two hours! I suck! I tried almost everything I was able to do from pinterest and none of them worked or even looked half way decent! I tried all the ones that said "Super easy and super quick!" even the sock bun which sounds pretty fool proof, bested me! I tried that one for 30 minutes alone and all I got was a sock stuck in my hair, and not in a bun! Someone come move in and do my hair every morning!

on to February!

February

-practice practice practice cello

-continue to practice with hair

-drink at least 22 oz of water a day (I know this is way under what I should get, but that is way more than I'm getting now)

-send out birthday cards

-work on bookshelf

-deep clean carpets

-close on our house (hopefully! oh did I tell you? We are in the process of selling our first home - it's been a bit stressful but hopefully everything will run smoothly and we can close at the end of this month!)

-doctor's appointments

Do you have any goals for this month!?

things i like

A little bit ago, I wrote a post about things I didn't like and I thought I should share some things I DO like. And since I know you are dying to know, I'll get right to it.

1. An unmade bed.
There is just something so inviting about an unmade bed, it's like all day your place is being held, like a bookmark holding the page in your favorite book.

2. Synchronized things.
It makes my heart happy to see things move in synchronization! Especially cute kittens.

3. Jimmy Fallon.
He is just a likable guy. His big smile and how he plays games with his guests on his show or maybe his thank you notes, or #hashtags. I mean, who wouldn't like Jimmy?!

4. Parks and Recreation.
Because duh. We love this show! Every character has LITERALLY found a way into our hearts! If you are a fan, check out this list of 20 things that are awesome. My favorite is number 20. Classic.

5. Target.
No explanation necessary.

never have I ever

I'm linking up with Amanda and Kiki for this month's Circle link up!

never have I ever....

-Broken a bone | I have had falls and accidents before, but thankfully I've never had to endure that pain.

-Had a cavity | in the 28+ years that I have walked this planet, I have successfully avoided this. I wouldn't mind continuing my streak.

-Used 'LOL' | I'm just not about that yo! (this bullet point, does not count)

-Found a four leaf clover | I have searched high and low all, alas none have been found. It's a dream...

-Gotten a tattoo | I thoroughly considered getting one for my 18th birthday, I was going to have my brother draw it and I had it all planned out, but I just couldn't go through with it... and now I just couldn't think of anything that I would want permanently.

-Owned a lava lamp | I can't tell you how badly I wanted one of these growing up. I thought they were the epitome of cool, and obviously I'm not, because I have never owned one.

What have you never ever?

Currently

Planning | blog posts and my weeks - I have a lot of work to catch up on with Etsy, GAP, and at home! So I am planning out time for all the different projects and work that need to be done.

Hoping | that I can get this mess with my eye figured out.... The other day I had this weird spot in the center of my vision, that was dark and everything was blurry in it. I went to the eye doctor and they said that it looks like I have a pocket of fluid on the back of my retina. So they are sending me to a retina specialist.

Baking | nothing. I got stuff to make pumpkin pie bars, but Derek is out of town, and I don't want to make them until he can take the rest to work! If they stay here, then they will just call my name all day and I can't be having that!

Wearing | Pajamas. Y'all, I could live in pajamas! I always tell Derek that pajamas are my love language! I think it's one of my favorite things about being a human... that we can wear pajamas!

Resolving | to practice the cello for a minimum of an hour a day and at least 5 days a week. I have dreamed of playing the cello since I was a kid, and I am so excited that I am finally doing it... although I wouldn't lie if I didn't say I'm kicking myself for not starting sooner! I could have been playing all these years!

I am linking up with Anne and Jenna.

What are you up to?