day 2 & day 3,

Apparently my attempts to daily blog were short-lived seeing as I have already failed. Oops. But, I mean, who's perfect anyway?

To be honest, this weekend has just been hectic. Our landlord sent us a sweet "Happy Holidays" email only to follow it up with an "I'm raising your rent by 1/3 of what you're currently playing" email. She's a sweetheart, eh?

So, we've been attempting to look for a new apartment while trying to maintain a semi clean home- which we've learned is nearly impossible with a small child. I literally cleaned the entire house, including bleaching all tile/sink/bath stuffs, and did all the laundry (eight loads-- yes, I said EIGHT) only to come home today to a home that looks like a tornado ran through it. TWO DAYS. Two days is all it took for my house to go from sparkling to a disaster zone. C'est la vie, right?

WRONG.
well, actually it's right but is it okay for me to be pissed about it? Because I am. Not necessarily pissed, but just in shock. How does that even happen?! I lived in a sorority house for a year and that didn't even get messy that fast. Basically what I'm trying to say is my house gets messier faster than a frat house.

Okay, fine. I'm being dramatic. My mama did always say I should have been an actress because of how much drama I put into things. Hollywood, here I come! I can already see my name on the walk of fame.

Alright, I'm done with that day dream, haha. Back to what I was really here to blog about... my second and third day of gratitude!

Even if it gets messier than a frat house and even if the shine and sparkles don't even last an entire week, I am grateful to just simply have a home.

Living in Los Angeles (county) and less than a mile from the beach, it's easy to forget how truly lucky you are to have basic human needs. Food. Shelter. Clean water. Three things that millions of the people around the world have never known, and most likely will never know.

So, for these two days, I am extremely grateful to have a home. A place I can kick my shoes off, turn on the heater and take a nice hot shower while listening to music out of my brand new iPhone. Simple things that I take for granted that people in other parts of the world day dream about their entire lives.

It's realizations like this that make me feel so small in the big scheme of things. So small and so insanely blessed.