Teaching is who I am, not what I do.

I realized this evening that teaching is a part of me as much as my brown eyes or my quirky sense of humor. It's not just something I do, it's something that lives deep down inside of me.

I spent the day with my family from out of town and I loved teaching the kiddos random things!! 

I taught my niece how to take better photos with her iPhone.

I taught both of the kids how to geocache.

And lastly I taught them how to use chopsticks at supper. 

It's just who I am in The Little Life. 

Boulder Falls day trip

My Sister-in-law, niece and nephew were visiting from Iowa, and we drove up into the mountains a bit today. Most of the day was just driving around, but we did stop and hike back a bit to see Boulder Falls.

I love waterfalls. There is just something about the rushing water and the sound. It's always nice and cool by the falls and the air always smells fresh. I'm a sucker for waterfalls I guess.

After the falls, we drove to Nevadaville, which is a little ghost town by Central City. I taught the kiddos how to geocache and we took photos of the abandoned mine. 

It was such a nice day! It's so hard saying goodbye to them already tomorrow. The trips always go so fast!

Road trips must have beef jerky!

Reflection selfie in the car!

I love spontaneous days like this in The Little Life!

Finally figuring it out.

I'm not a total believer in astrology, but sometimes you hear things that make sense or just hit home. That's exactly what happened the other day when I had a talk show playing in the background on the tv and the host was talking about astrological signs. My ears perked up when they talked about Libras. They said something about Venus and the moon lining up, blah blah, but what I ended up hearing was that the way things are lining up, Libras are going to finally start figuring out what they want in life.

So true.

I am having one of the best years of my life and I think it's because I'm finally figuring out what I want in life and what matters most. I'm in my late twenties, and just now learning how to prioritize time for myself. This is time to put into my appearance to put my best foot forward, time to put into taking care of my health so I feel better, time to decompress and unwind. How is it as busy, working Moms we just 'forget' to give ourselves a moment? 

I'm realizing what is the biggest priority in my life, too. Do I need to chase all around trying to keep up with friends? No. Do I need to seem superficial approval from people who don't really know me? No. All that matters to me right now is the happiness of my family. If I can provide genuine, life long, joyful memories for myself, my husband and my son, then I fell like I have accomplished something. 

I've learned how to do certain things more efficiently {ie house cleaning} and cut certain time wasting activities down {ie Instagram and Pinterest} so that I don't get burned out and have more time to get down on the floor and play with my baby boy or go into the garage and help my husband with his race car. At the end of the day, isn't this what really matters more than endless updates online?

All in all, I truly just feel comfortable and confident to be me. I am proud of who I am and what I do, I am no longer scared to put myself out there and stand out a little bit, I can take chances and try new things, get outside my comfort zone achieve more than I ever dreamed possible. 

Maybe all the Libras out here are feeling a similar sensation...but I truly hope all of us can feel this way sometime soon. 

Just confident. Just comfortable. Just content.

It's all about the simple things when leading a Little Life.