Have you ever been stressed out about something and then after it’s over, you get a headache? That happens to me sometimes. I’ll be busy with something and then once the stress is over… I get a headache?! I’m going to call it a stress release headache, haha. That was me yesterday after finishing up a busy week.

I got all seven dozen cupcakes done that I mentioned in this post! Here’s how they came out.

This batch was chocolate with mint buttercream (and chocolate hearts)! Jimmy said they’re now one of his favorite cupcakes. I’ve long been a fan of mint + chocolate, so I was excited for these. They kind of reminded me of a peppermint mocha!

These were just vanilla on vanilla with sage green frosting to match the event’s color scheme.

These pinkie pies were strawberry with strawberry buttercream 🍓

Last but not least, these were vanilla with strawberry buttercream and white chocolate hearts.

I also led my workshop at the ladies event! We made DIY Scripture boxes. This was my setup. Boxes to decorate with stickers, paper divider cards, and index cards with Bibles and colored pens to write scripture and store it in the box!

From Wednesday night until Saturday afternoon, my brain was just going a mile a minute doing things and doing a lot of driving. I’m glad to be finished up! And I hope it was fun for everyone involved 😊

In between all of that was the usual life stuff. School with Sadie, pet sitting, Etsy orders, and keeping up around the house. How about a few pictures?

Amongst all the driving I did this week, I was able to listen to a great podcast on motherhood and not comparing myself to other moms. It was just what I needed! All moms are different and that’s good. That’s how God made us. I often struggle with guilt over being introverted and not as social as other people (especially with having a child [Sadie!] who is a social butterfly, lol). But God made me who I am and introverts have strengths just like extroverts do. They’re just not valued as much in our culture of being go-go-go all the time.

We had a fairly warm week, so these two enjoyed lots of time outside… riding Sadie’s scooter together lol.

Sadie and I took her schoolwork outside. Trying to do this as much as possible before it gets too cold outside! Also her shirt in this picture? She used her chore money to buy a plain t-shirt and drew pictures of the Paw Patrol characters on it. She’s so cute! And creative. She just loves to have a blank canvas and go crazy with it. I love to support that 💛

Lots of coffee was consumed this week. Still loving these pods.

Sadie and I were both excited to see all the Christmas decor out at the mall. YAY!

Niva spent some time with her bestie 🐾

Jimmy took the kids on a hike while I was at the above-mentioned event! He’s a great dad and so great at being present and playing with the kids!

Other things of note:

• Sadie designed Lego sets for us to do together by putting specific Lego pieces in a bag and then explaining how to put it together. One was a horse stable and the other was a dog grooming shop.
• We’re having a family birthday party for Mordecai at my parents’ house this week and I’m excited to make his cake! It’s going to be a race car theme.
• It just dawned on me that Christmas is next month. Woo hoo! I’m thinking about things we’d like to do as a family to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Tell me your traditions!
• I picked up Atlas of Cats for Sadie and she is loving it. I love it, too 😉

It’s time to start a new week! We’re headed home from church and possibly moving Sadie’s room around tonight to see if we can fit her sister in there. If we can’t… I don’t know what we’ll do LOL. I know she’ll be in our room in a bassinet for a bit, so we have that buffer! Speaking of baby, I have a prenatal appointment this week and all the usual fun stuff like homeschooling, Etsy, and housekeeping!