Climbing & Reels

Corey and I went climbing with my sister Camilla and her husband Steve, who are in town for a few days. It was fun! 

We belayed each of them for a climb, then Corey and I both did one (black 5.10a, Corey did a yellow 10d), then to the south wall for them to go again, then me a red 5.10b, then the west wall. I actually can't remember if I did 3 or 4. But I think they did 3 and then Camilla and I did a little bit of bouldering, and the kid area. 

Steve passed on those cause he had hip surgery 5 years ago and didn't want to do the fall down. But he was ok with the ropes, He did one more, then my hands were done (still tender from yesterday so near the end they were wasted) but I tried a new pink one that said 5.11bcd, I say d, impossible, but Corey was able to do it (with rests) without cheating. It was a good start to the day. I'd like for us to always go at 6 am, but we'd need to get to bed earlier. I think I need more sleep. Right now it's 1:25 pm. I have the house to myself and I want to lay down and take a nap, but I'm fighting my natural man and shall take advantage of this moment to blog. Abi took the car to school today, she gets out early on B days, so she came home then went to work for my mom, but first dropped K off at Scarlets house for a playdate. Corey had a 1pm appt with an ear nose throat doctor. 

I feel pretty tired most days. I'm going to say it's cause I'm not sleeping great. Katharine wakes me up atleast once a night. Could also be anemia, but I'm taking my iron supplements pretty consistently, so maybe not. Could also be perimenopause? A major symptom I do feel like I have across the board is that I do not care. (I find her videos funny and relatable!) I also like this guy's posts:

I think God's next test for me should be "Can he handle a ridiculous amount of money" haha! And this one!

I googled my symptoms, turns out I just need money - Why do I feel tired? Why do I feel anxious? The answer is literally because rent is due. We're not mentally ill, we're just broke. So funny. It's like listening to someone read demotivator quotes and finally feel like I'm being heard, someone gets it. Yeah, maybe I just need money, haha. To quote Tevya, May the lord smite me with it AND MAY I NEVER RECOVER! Also, since I have been sending so many reels... it could also be that I spend to much time on instagram. I've been cutting back this week, trying to keep my phone away from me as much as possible. I don't want to escape my life, I want to embrace it and live it better. These little bits of laughter help though. I share them with the kids and my siblings, and they share reels with me. Here are a few of my favorites from the past week: 

• Beka shared this - Fossil Safari! I want to take Peter here next year! It's open May-Sept, I've put in on my calendar in May to schedule a time to go.
• Patrice - Holderness singing K pop - Our age going up up up at this moment!

And here are some I've sent ~

• God and Me when discussing my life plans "Are you in? Or are you out?" haha
• Me and Jesus: I need to change, how do I become you? 
• This guy Josh Sundquist was inspiring - loves Halloween, so creative, I want that kind of cheerfulness in my trials. 

Now an hour has passed and I've watched everything from a pantry diy conversion into a lovely space, and a ninja warrior reel (4'9" kid with glasses) and came across a pretty Brussel sprout sweet potato recipe for thanksgiving. And that is how my free time slips away from me. Yeah, I should prob do a social media fast, or atleast keep it to a strict time window. I went over to Kathy O's house at 10:15 today and we put together Christmas gifts for the sisters in the ward. Kathy's house is so beautiful. I took K to use the bathroom, and her bathroom inspires me too. Her whole house, her cheerful personality, and the way she "grandmas" too. She has her kids over every Sunday and she goes to their kid's sports games, I want to be a grandma like her. K, going to go get K soon. Corey and I are going to dinner tonight at India house with Mel and Christian. I'll post a pic of that later.