Reading blogs is like falling down the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland. One minute you’re reading one blog, and than you click through to another, and another… and before you know it you don’t know where you came from or where you were going.
I get a little upset with myself if I’ve found a gem and I forget to bookmark it. How will I ever find it again? Will our paths cross once more?
Last week was a series of disappointments regarding sleeping. Lacey refused to go to sleep to begin with and then woke at least 8 times each night. I am so beyond over it, I just don’t know what to do. Instead of fighting it, sometimes I just go with it. She lays awake next to me and I just read blogs on my laptop. I know, I know. It’s probably not helping the situation… but I’ve tried everything, and nothing is working. Surrendering feels good, sometimes.
I fell down the rabbit hole. And it went like this. I visited LA at the Freckled Nest {lovely, inspiring, amazing} and then I read about a creative duo, Jordan Taylah who make and sell pyjamas. They’re only 14 years old… and they’re already on their way. Crazy. And then I fell a little further and found an amazing teenage photographer, Nirrimi.
Can you imagine having such talent and success at that age? And they’re Australian.
What were you doing at 14? Building empires and taking amazing photos? I was busy obsessing over boys who had no idea I even existed and collecting teddy bears. Yes, seriously.
DITTO on the boys- def not anything amazing at 14!
wow. When I was 14 I was playing with bratz, & making fabric handbags like crazy.
14 wasnt that long ago yet i havent a clue what I was up to.. hmm
I hope Lacey starts sleeping again.. If it makes you feel any better, Byron started sleeping through at 2 1/2 years.. Hang in there, once they start speaking and understanding things the sleep comes naturally.. (Once you get them to go to bed that is!)
GoodLuck!
At 14 it was all about boys and, like, being so totally embarrassed by my parents. 🙂
Good luck with the sleeping. xx
I was a misfit at an all girls school. Consumed by my music and choir. Spending random times with friends and maybe obsessing a little over boys. (couldn't really be helped when they were excluded from our schooling life except for the odd 'social'.)
at 14 – not much i can tell you. obsessing over boys and trying to fit in with the cool kids.
i read about jordan taylah on LA's blog last week. to think about their age and what they have achieved is insane. i have been stalking LA and elsie (well not stalking, i emailed) about when they are running their next indie business course (jordan taylah took this course). i am so keen to sign up.
Boys, New Kids on the Block, singing in the mirror and attempting sewing 🙂
x
I love wearing bunny ears ha ha;)
At 14 I was being a nerd doing my school work lol. I lived a boring teenage life lol
I was too busy spending all my time at the ice skating rink and just beginning to realise boys 😛
At 14 i was loving new kids on the block…what else was there???
sorry you are still having a hard time with miss lacey and her sleeping, I know you must remember jesse and his sleeping habits, he didn't sleep through the night till we changed his diet i think taking gluten out was the big key for us. Have you tried anything similar?? I know how tricky it is with work etc but I would do anything for a good nights sleep and once you get used to that way of eating it is easier and better for the kids when they are young as they don't miss all the foods they are used to. Sorry to rave on but just a thought.
thinking of you xx
I was preparing to be an exchange student at the age of 14! At 15 I left for my big 12 month adventure and it changed my whole outview on life!
Hope Lacey's sleeps improve for you, I know the feeling!
Sophie
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i read about nimmi in yen… im in love with her photography… AMAZING!
i cant believe how much someone so young can achieve these days… i was busy obsessing over all things horse related and bros – how embarrassing!
rowe x
I was reading, writing, ignoring my sisters. I didn't even have the wherewithal to collect teddies. I remember 14 as a messy, difficult, hormone-soaked year. A write-off. It sure looks as though things have changed!
You hit the nail on the head with your description about blogging. It's so easy to get lost.
At 14 I was wearing too much hairspray in my fringe and trying not to get caught smoking cigarettes. Listening to lots of Nirvana and Pearl Jam and basically thinking I was pretty darn cool!
(In retrospect, I was SO not cool.)
Oh, I surrender too sometimes….I love to catch up on the Housewives of New Jersey at 1 am with my 1 1/2year old sitting beside me from time to time. I know it doesn't help but it feels so yummy to cuddle with my daughter(!) in the quiet early morning hours.
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Wow! Those are some impressive teens. It seems to be the 'in' thing for teens these days to be out there going after their dreams. Why wait huh. What a great lesson.
Anyway. I was swimming, a lot. And hanging out with boys. That was approximately the sum of it all.
Oh you poor thing, I wish I had a suggestion re: sleep but I wish there was a magic sleep book I could refer to too. As for the blogging rabbit hole, I often find I click away to different links and often end up with heaps of windows open all at once – last night, I took a computer break and hubby hopped on to check something – I heard him say “how many windows do we need open!!” Oops 🙂
wow, thank-you!
xx