Cat Tales: Miscellany and Mischief

July 12 (30DBC)

July 12 30DBC Prompt: What's the biggest challenge you've overcome so far this year?

I think the biggest challenge I've overcome this year is the seemingly-impossible task of preparing for a baby. There's so much to consider financially, spiritually, emotionally, and otherwise, as well as trying to keep up with my physical health amid all the preparations.

It's still not done, but we've come quite a long way, and I feel confident enough to say that if I gave birth tomorrow, we'd be okay. We have a car seat, diapers, and most of our other essential furniture and items, as well as our actual birth team taken care of financially. I've also been exercising as much as possible and eating healthier, and things are coming together for our baby showers, our choices for godparents, and postpartum care as well.

For my husband (which also affects me), probably his landing his first teaching job this year. Weird timing, since we're about to have a kid RIGHT when school is starting, but we're grateful nevertheless. Now we just have to finish preparing his room, and hopefully things will (sort of) settle down a bit at the beginning of the school year.

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