Sarah Anne I Am

  Right now I am trying to keep my house relatively clean. I'm trying to tidy up before bed. It never feels super rewarding to pick up a million toys and do the dishes at the end of the day, but boy does it feel good to wake up to a clean (ish) house. I'm trying to clean my bathroom- like actually clean it, with soap and stuff- more than every six weeks.   Right now I am trying to slowly transition to healthier, more natural alternatives rather than my usual myriad of toiletries. I'm trying out coconut oil as moisturiser and lotion. I'm contemplating making my own deodorant the next time I run out, even though it seems crazy to be one of those people who make their own deoderant   Right now I am trying to get in the Word every day, even if only for a few minutes. And journal. Because writing helps me process, and sometimes I don't even see my own sin until it's on paper. Twenty minutes when my kid is sleeping makes a big difference in my walk with the ...

  So, I'm more than six months pregnant with our sweet little girl (I'm assuming she's sweet, we don't actually know that yet), and here's a little bit about life.   Last week I had my glucose screen, a nice in-depth one involving a four-day prep, eight-hour fast, and three blood draws. Honestly, it was more tolerable than I anticipated. Maybe that's because I forgot to actually keep track of my protein and carb intake during the four-day prep, so "prep" was more like "I think I've eaten pretty well today, right?"   It also helps that I don't mind having my blood drawn...except the third time, when the lady practically stabbed me. Well, not STABBED per say, but she pricked me hard enough that the bruising is still spreading five days later. Like seriously, that's my vein, please be gentle.   For those of you who remember my invisibility problem from last pregnancy, well, it's just as bad this time around. Apparently ...