Welcome To The $h*t Show
- Danielle
- Jun 25, 2015
- 2 min read

Quiet moments are few and far between in our household of seven. I haven’t been bored in years! If you walked into our house on a Sunday morning you would more than likely find a space enveloped with the sounds of Elvis gospel blaring from wall to wall. Pancakes would be cooking on the griddle and Kellan would be jumping from couch to couch with a weapon tucked into his underwear growling like a zombie. The big boys would be arguing over which episode of Malcolm in the Middle they haven’t watched 200 times yet until Rocky yells over the music “hey! It’s family day. It’s Elvis gospel Sunday. Turn that TV off and enjoy the music.” And then he’d go back to singing with and over Elvis himself. Cherish would be hard at work, nose deep into her phone scrolling to stay current with the times. I’d be walking from room to room with the baby on my hip and a feverish look on my face. This house won’t Pinterest itself!! I’d step over piles of baby blocks, Jameson’s soccer cleats, nerf guns, toy swords, piles of clothes, blankets, soccer balls, flip flops, the vacuum….

Suddenly I am listing in my brain “boys laundry, baby laundry, damn, we’re out of laundry detergent… dishes, go through closets, grocery shopping, what should we make for dinner, boy do I hate grocery shopping, buy shin pads, new socks for the boys, even though I swear I just bought new socks, clean out the car, pay the water bill, go to the park, feed the baby, I really need to start making his baby food, nap time, cut Dakotah’s finger nails, cut up veggies, pull out my sewing machine, buy school supplies, organize the shoes…”

As if he could read my mind Rocky would say “Relax! It’s Sunday. This is our time. Family time.” It was just what I needed to mentally release myself from the To Dos for just a moment. And though the moments can be fleeting, that is when I’m able to sit down, look around and breath in how truly blessed we are to have this little family of ours.
My brain is OCD with a side of manic crack at times. I get over stimulated easily and overwhelmed quickly. My personality likes things to be quiet, neat and orderly. Life is funny and ironic isn’t it! I yearn for organized closets and have a secret obsession with lists. At the same time my heart skips a beat when I find time to write, sew, style, craft and use my creative brain. I’m hoping Urban Soda Tribe will be a place for me and my family to house our madness, find a balance of the “Have Tos” and the “Want Tos” and share it with you!

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