A complicated contradiction.

I have been following Kelle Hampton's blog for many years now and sometimes she writes something so wonderful and so like me, that I have to share.  I swear she and I need to be friends.

Find her full post here.

"I cry when I stare at my sleeping kids--I can't believe they belong to me, and the quiet moments when I get to watch them breathe and contemplate their every smile, how they need me, how they've changed our lives--it overwhelms me.
I swear like a sailor and censor it all for this blog.
I believe in God, and communicating with him and connecting myself to his purpose is an important part of my life.
Sometimes, I question if God exists.
I believe strongly in owning your voice and making a meaningful impact in the world with what you have to offer.
I often feel vulnerable and unworthy of making an impact.
I am passionate about changing people's views on disabilities and making the world a more accepting place for marginalized individuals.
I read fashion magazines and stress out when my toe nail polish gets chippy.
I love classical music.
I love techno music.
I love ballet.
I love dirty dancing.
I care about the environment.
I use a lot of paper towel.
I respect Buddhist faith and Jewish faith and Muslim faith and Christianity.
I love my atheist friends.
I dream of living on a quiet prairie,watching my children run in fields of wildflowers,smiling in the hot sun.
I dream of living in the big city, hosting parties, visiting museums, hailing cabs to our next big adventure.
I want to help people, connect with people, make the sad feel loved.
I like to buy stuff.
I like to make stuff.
I like to give stuff away.
Sometimes I feel so pissed off, I could knock walls down with my anger.
Sometimes I feel so weak and weepy, I could crumble if you looked at me funny.
Sometimes I feel so strong, I'll say whatever I think and not give a shit whether anyone agrees or not.

But all the time, I am complicated--maybe even contradictory. "

Stitch Fix #1!

So I was turned on to this online personal stylist company called StitchFix.  Great concept...basically fill out a style profile, link your pinterest board (because we ALL have one), set your price and delivery date and voila!, a box arrives with 5 pieces of clothing!  You have 3 days to decide and send back what you don't want.  Want all?  Get 25% off.  Here are pics and comments from my first box.

FIRST...good grief and ignore my hair and face.  I did this pre-shower this morning!

I must admit, I was a little disappointed in variety of the pieces.  I was hoping for more out of my norm and "fun".  I received 4 blouses and a pair of pants.  A friend said her first box was pretty conservative as well so hoping my next will be different! From the three tops below, I am keeping the far left and far right!  The middle was too short and not my color preference.

The two below are the gray slacks which were a little tight in the hips and slight too short for heels and not long enough for flats.  SUPER bummed about the shirt on the right.  It was my fav but SO SMALL.  I literally had to have John take it off me.  :/

Overall, I enjoyed the experience.  With my $20 styling fee applied plus a $50 credit, it was an easy choice to keep the two shirts!  I will send a note with my next fix for more patterns and more non-traditional pieces.

Want to try?  Use this link!  https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/3195633

Starting our goodbye.

We've been talking about moving for over a year now.  We have planned, calculated, read, visited, interviewed, discussed, and hypothetical-ed all our options and moving scenarios.  And now the time has arrived.  We are under contract with about 45 days to get our final ducks in a row.

I'm not ready to talk about leaving Nashville but I DO want to talk about my final Nashville bucket list.

So...tell me, where/what should we do/eat before we leave?

Things already on my list:
Husk
Farmtable
Personalized Hatch show print
See Dolye & Debbie show
Etch
Martin's BBQ
Sperry's


Traditional Nashville things we've had the pleasure of doing already (and I know i'm leaving many things off):

Prince's Hot Chicken
Lockeland Table
The Southern
Hattie B's
Loveless Cafe
Monell's
City Cafe
Germantown Cafe
Eastland Cafe
Virago
Rosepepper
Blackjack Cove
Urban Flats

Frist Center
Nashville Zoo
Adventure Science Center
Centennial Park
Percy Warner/Edwin Warner parks
Honky tonkin!
General Jackson
Country Music Hall of Fame
Bluebird Cafe
Schermerhorn Symphony
Seeing a ballet with Nashville Ballet