10 things 15 years of motherhood taught me

My daughter turns 15 on Sunday. 15! Oh my! Each year around her birthday I think back on how time has gone by so fast and that I would like her to be my baby forever. Now as she is getting closer to adulthood, I am acctually also curious and looking forward to what she is going to become. Anyway, today I share 10 things motherhood has taught me these past 15 years. Enjoy!



1. A guilty conscience. Bam! right from the start! It´s like as soon as you hold your baby your head sets into a mode where you feel guilty about everything. Spending not enough time with the baby, or too much time (is she ever going to sleep on her own?!), wanting to sleep etc. And this just goes on as the baby grows. Get used to it!

2. Big love. Love that is nothing I have ever known ever before or after. It is indeed like having a piece of your heart walk around outside your body.

3. Enjoy it! I wish I would have enjoyed each age better. Someone once told me to remember that she (my daughter) will never be 3 again or 9 or 15.

4. Portability. You can bring along a child to most places. I had her with me everywhere; travels, shops, libraries and even at school. She just got used to it and learned how to behave in different social situations along the way.

5. Proud moments. There have been so many moments when I have felt so, so proud of her. It started with her first smile, step and clap of hands. But could also been her first word, art work and first time on stage.

6. Mama Bear is out. The mama bear feelings also comes right at birth, I think. That feeling of knowing you would pick up a car from her if neccessary. That feeling is so strong!

7. Not enough. The fear that I haven´t done enough, taught her enough life skills. Have I done enough so that she will do good in life? That question lies under the surface so many times.

8. Friends. Fear that I haven´t bonded with her enough for her to know that she can tell me anything!

9. You forget. No, I don´t remember which tooth of hers that came first or the exact date that she took her first step, but I am ok with that because I remember so many other things! And scrapbooking helps a lot!

10. Confindence! I am guilty of talking bad about myself infront of my daughter. I know that it
 isn´t good, but it is done. I still hope that the many times I have told her that she is perfect has the overhand and has effected her more.

There you have it, 10 things of many things that this crazy ride of motherhood has taught me so far.

Happy Friday!

Lists with Friends 2014 | A few of my favorite moments from this week

1. Sprouting seedlings everywhere in the garden.
2. Seeing the flowers bloom.
3. Finding the cats laying in the best places.
4. Blue skies.

5. When everything feels purely good.
6. Yard sales.
7. Colors that match in nature.

8. DIY projects for the garden.

9. Herbs on the drying rack.

10. That smile is the best thing in the whole world!

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Ps. Don´t forget to sign up for this self paced class! 

Lists with friends 2014 | My favorite photos from this week

These are my favorite photos from this week. In no particular order. Maybe not a list exactly, but it will do :)

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Lists with friends 2014 | My childhood home

One list from my 30 days of lists march edition. 

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Lists with friends 2014 | 18 rules of living

Dalai Lama´s 18 rules of living. 

#1 take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

#2 When you loose dont loose the lesson.

#3 Follow the three R's: Respect for self. Respect for others. Responsibility for all your actions.

#4 Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

#5 Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

#6 Don´t let a little dispute injure great friendship.

#7 When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

#8 Spend some time alone every day.

#9 Open your arms to change, but dont let go of your values.

#10 Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

#11 Live a good honourable life. Then when you get older and think back you will be able to enjoy it a second time.

#12 A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

#13 In disagreements with loved ones deal only with the current situation. Dont bring up the past.

#14 Share your knowledge. Its a way to achieve immortality.

#15 Be gentle with the earth.

#16 Once a year go someplace you have never been before.

#17 Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. 

#18 Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

I love this list! 

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Lists with friends 2014 | My latest pins

I am an avid Pinterest user and the last time I checked I had 87 boards and 8,832 pins! I thought 

I´d share my 5 latest pins with you.

1. This cute WI-FI password printable would look great in a frame somewhere in the house where guests are, right! 

2. This sprinting cat made me laugh so hard! 

3. Recycled pallet ideas always inspire me! Isn´t this cute! 

4. Project Life ideas are something I pin very regulary. I am drawn to the smaller page protectors lately like this one. 

5. Often I stumble upon inspiration that I will use for work. I love to look at different learning spaces. 

Are you on Pinterest? 

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Lists with friends 2014 | List #9

We have had temps up to 10 degrees celsius this week which makes me itch for gardening! We are expanding our beds and building some new boxes. I am so excited! Here is a list of seeds we are buying very soon:

Baby tomatoes

Tomatoes

Carrots

Red beets

A few onions

Sallad

Spinach

...

We are also making a new row for more potatoes. Please, hurry up spring!

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Lists with friends 2014 | List #7 Our to do list

Our to do list today since we are throwing a birthday party for me tomorrow :)

Have a great weekend!

This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Lists with friends 2014 | #6 The perfect weekend

For me the perfect weekend include:

1. sleeping in

2. a long breakfast

3. getting up and doing some chores so that they are out of the way

4. settling in at my crafttable for some fun

5. eating a late lunch with my family

6. listening to an audiobook

7. taking a walk

8. spending the night on the couch watching some good shows or a movie

9. snuggles and snacks

10. oh, and then waking on Sunday to do it all again :)

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Lists with friends 2014 | #5 What I love about having a teenager

I will begin this list by telling you that I have ONE teenager in the house and she is a girl. But it is all good :) Almost all...

1. I really love that we can have (almost) adult conversations. 

2. I love that she is passionate about what she thinks is right.

3. I love that she still wants me to cuddle and lay on her bed sometimes.

4. I love her constant texting, snapchatting and twittering. It means she has friends and that she is making new ones around the world and that she is reading and learning.

5. I love that she has humor.

6. I love the sounds she makes in the morning when I am still in bed; lots of rushing between her bedroom and the bathroom getting ready, how she closes my door when she gets her breakfast and her rushing out the door just in time.

7. I love that she shows me stuff on the internet that she thinks is funny.

8. I also loves that she talks and talks about stuff in record speed and actually thinks I can follow!

9. I love that she knows me and always sends me photos throughout the day.

10. I love the person she is developing into, messy and all.

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Lists with friends | #4 My favorite quotes

I love quotes. I have loved them for a very long time. I am happy that I get to share my current favorites each Sunday at WCS. Today I thought I´d share a few of my current favorites with you. These are in no particular order. 

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )

Lists with friends 2014 | List #3 Things that make me happy

Things that make me happy:

* love

* laughing

* coffee in the morning

* pyjamas-all-day 

* inside jokes

* sunshine

* a big stack of new photos

* bookstores

* sitting at my craft table

* when work flows

* coming home

* going to bed in fresh linens

* spending time alone with my daughter

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This post is part of a list-making project called Lists With Friends 2014, an effort to document the year in lists of all types. I love lists, and I love a good project : )