Just a Blink » nap http://justablink.com Mon, 09 Apr 2012 03:56:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Neat Pete and Messy Jessy Tackle the Living Room http://justablink.com/2009/04/neat-pete-and-messy-jessy-tackle-the-living-room/ http://justablink.com/2009/04/neat-pete-and-messy-jessy-tackle-the-living-room/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:26:28 +0000 Jessica http://justablink.com/?p=2383 All in a Day

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Neat Pete has an app on his iPhone to take panoramic pics.

We rescued the living room after a long day of disaster. It felt very good.

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I finally did it! What, you ask?

  • Did I finally finish my bathroom before & after? No.
  • Did I have paint my junk dresser and install new hardware? Not exactly.
  • Oh, I know! I have completed Baby Step #1 from Financial Peace University. Nope.
  • Have I sent out the photo I owe to a dear Heart for Art winner, from ages & 1/2 ago? Wince. No.
  • Okay, did I at least finish the dishes before blogging? ha-ha-ha, what? Certainly not.

What I did do today was way better than all of my to-do list combined. I did, stillness. I am not talking about meekness, studiousness, or even quietness. Just stillness, simple as can be.

Let me give you the background.

Today, both kids napped…at the same time. I always thought, that if such a day where to ever occur, I’d have miraculously delicious plans of solitude…with coffee, books, paint canvas, my camera, music, fireplace (duh, I don’t even have one of these), chocolate, or at the very least a glass of wine and a chance to empty the dishwasher, without someone crawling in it! Instead…a peaceful reflection.

winter-sunset-alaska-160photo credit Designs of Life

I Found Stillness Today by Jess McWilliams

I found stillness today, rather stillness found me

It found me just in time, for wintry shadows of a bright sunset to dance across my wall

I welcomed stillness in to stay; stillness warned the time will pass, so just sit and be

It stayed bundled with me, as I shared a dreamy slumber with my child of 4 years in all

I pleaded my busy heart to stillness; stillness remained quiet, so the moment I could plainly see

It asked me, though, how I’d been, for it had been awhile, since I’d seen my friend stillness call

I’ve been right here, in work and play, lonesome for you; stillness stood back and gave me a wind of warmth, much like a cup of tea

Wait stillness! I cried. Let me linger here with you. I could tell our time was through; the moon now growing tall

I held my dear little one with his awakening breaths, with gratitude for the joy I found today; stillness played it’s final note as it was meant to be

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