tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77362138853068835622024-03-05T23:44:14.729-06:00Hope WhispersKim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.comBlogger1064125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-69539104345338429702023-02-17T15:48:00.000-06:002023-02-17T15:48:45.481-06:00Together, Tired and The Transplant ListThis week felt like the week before Christmas for me. And today is the day. We are about to be a whole family again. David is coming back to to work locally and wont be on the road all the time. Financially it is going to be a bit of a stretch BUT right about now, Id do anything to have us all under one roof for more that just the weekend. I am beyond excited for that man to walk through my door Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-52010476108443736412023-02-13T13:00:00.003-06:002023-02-13T13:00:22.812-06:00Menu Plan 2•13And we are back! The boys had their second winter break last week and we enjoyed having David home too. This morning, I woke up feeling like I was ready to take on a little change. Which is good, because it looks like change is coming. After this week, David should be back working here in town. I get my husband back and I have a feeling that is gonna take a little time to get used to. Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-53291461581926331062023-02-02T13:19:00.000-06:002023-02-02T13:19:02.957-06:00I was taken OFF the transplant listAfter almost 13 years on the liver transplant list, I have been taken off of it. Hearing those words were almost as hard as hearing that I needed to be put on the list in the first place. But its done. For now anyway.So why was I taken off the list?One of the reasons is that I am no longer seen at the clinic in San Antonio and have established care here in Houston with Dr Galati and his Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-60374124159024778692023-01-10T11:13:00.001-06:002023-01-10T11:14:03.487-06:00Menu Monday 1•9•23Anyone else still trying to find their way back to better eating in the new year? Or at least back to creating a weekly menu plan and sticking to it! Just me? One thing Im working on this month is to get back to having my menus planned before the weekend, so I can get my shopping done before the Sunday rush situation we have going on in the house currently. Im pretty ok with sticking to the Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-31153132760852085362023-01-03T10:39:00.001-06:002023-01-04T10:30:03.313-06:00Balance • My one word for 2023I used to be a New Years resolution kinda girl. Then after years of making them and failing miserably I changed the way I welcome and work though the year. Now I narrow it down to one word. By picking one word for the year and using it as a guide for the next twelve months, I was able to zero in on what I wanted to do, and break it down in baby steps. Which just works better for me. Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-32359266055500138822022-12-16T08:46:00.006-06:002022-12-16T08:46:00.193-06:00Family, flowers and finally some sleep!One of the biggest things I have missed about this little space of mine is Friday Happiness posts. Sharing all the little things that made me smile though out the week. Sometimes its easy and I could go on for ever and some weeks I have to really dig deep just to come up with a handful of moments that brought me some happiness. But its just such a mindset shift when I go back over them and Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-72074559804435962642022-12-14T10:03:00.009-06:002022-12-14T10:03:00.195-06:00Meet our new Great Dane Puppy!It has been three years since we lost both out dogs. And while we have had a dozen of foster puppies since then, our hearts have been a little empty with out our own pups. When we moved the boys said they would not complain as long as once we got settled in the new house we would get a dog. And as I sat and emailed my rescue hook up, David sat across the table from me in a meeting, Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-66225196553249643342022-12-12T10:02:00.002-06:002022-12-12T10:02:28.588-06:00Menu Plan 12•12This weeks menu is going to be short at sweet. For those of you who follow me on IG, you might have seen that we have a new addition in the house and he been keeping me busy. But we are so in love with him so we are adjusting. If you aren't following me and love puppies, come hang out with me HERE. Ive been trying not to just spam everyone with photos but I kinda think Im just going to giveKim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-44550022239029736792022-11-01T18:26:00.000-05:002022-11-01T18:26:05.969-05:00November Goals There are officially TWO months left in the year. 2022 is coming to and end. And I need to get myself right with it. Anyone else fall off the train the last few months? No? Just me! I just haven't been able to get myself going again and its about time I did something about it. I don't have any monthly goals from October to cross off. I was pretty much justKim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-26544539444734427502022-09-19T07:58:00.001-05:002022-09-19T07:58:00.186-05:00Menu Plan 9•19Things are looking a little normal around here. Yeah I said it! You know me, always putting things to the test. Now we sit back and wait for all hell to break loose. Just kidding. Im not waiting for anything. Theres much to do around here. Cleaning, cooking, and all the things that stay at home moms do. Its not all nap times and bonbons y'all! But in the spirit of working on routines and Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-74493931958017286362022-09-11T21:56:00.000-05:002022-09-11T21:56:11.828-05:00Mom down!I really should know better by now but who am I kidding. I am a glutton for punishment and also an optimist. So here I am. I just had to write out the words. "Im ready for the week and to get my life together... again!" Thats me, journaling on Tuesday morning. Monday was a holiday. Anyways, the powers that be must have heard me thinking that and laughed till they peed their pants. By the Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-85690273304891195322022-08-02T08:10:00.002-05:002022-08-02T08:10:29.593-05:00Its about time to say goodbyeIts time to say goodbye, to Summer Break. The boys will be back to school in a week and Im having mixed feelings about it. So much changed and yet we are back to square one. The crazy part is, Im totally ok with it. Not sure how long things will stay this way. We are in a super fluid time. Plans are changing on the daily and as a person who prefers stability, I may be struggling a bit. But Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-46073653841634485452022-07-25T07:02:00.001-05:002022-07-25T07:02:00.166-05:00Menu Plan 7•25Y'all its Monday and I am ready for a week of good food. Groceries have been ordered and delivered. Snacks have been hidden away. There might be some fresh bread being made at some point or maybe a cake for a certain someone who better come home this weekend. Fingers crossed. But my point is, its Menu Monday. And I actually have somethings planned this week. After winging it for most of theKim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-46318081067314155192022-07-24T20:07:00.008-05:002022-07-24T20:07:56.395-05:00Covid, Crying and a Complicated DecisionWe all know how much I love wrapping up the week with some thankfulness. But sitting down to collect little moments y'all, it might be a bit of a stretch. The boys and I came up to Houston last week to get a few things done around the house. David has been so busy with work that we havent' even gotten around to putting the house up for sale. And the longer it takes the Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-1847372305506820102022-07-11T13:40:00.003-05:002022-07-11T13:40:23.718-05:00Menu Plan 7•11Anyone else find it a little awkward to cook in someone else kitchen. Or maybe live in someone elses house for that matter. Im not going to lie. I struggling a little bit even though I know its not permanent. It wont be for much longer hopefully but still, I feel like Im taking up space and getting in the way. Not to mention, I miss my cleared off counters, own pots Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-15972101763900371182022-07-08T15:23:00.000-05:002022-07-08T15:23:29.991-05:00Summer, snakes and something new! Its been a while since I have been this thankful for a Friday. Ive been working on living each day to the fullest instead of living for the weekend. But hot damn! TGIF y'all. Im ready to count my blessings and move on to the next one already. So lets do thatTheres something so refreshing about taking time to look back at the last couple of days and picking out a few Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-52148901999541941172022-06-23T08:29:00.010-05:002022-06-23T08:29:00.182-05:00Summer Bucket List 2022Oh Summer! It is my favorite season. A little less so since living in Texas though because TEXAS is so extra. They keep talking about seceding but the Im pretty sure the state will literally melt away from the rest of the US any day now! I hope it doesn't, but you just never know.Its felt like summer since New Years March, but it wasn't officially Summer until the this Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-81904714009085206052022-06-21T19:02:00.002-05:002022-06-21T19:02:53.596-05:00Lets go back to the beginning.I have spent the most part of 2022 working hard on my word of the year. Heal. I knew it would be hard and Id be lying if I didn't say it brought me to a real dark place recently. But Im coming out of it now. I will always be healing. But I wanted to focus on healing past traumas before I could focus on healing my body. And one of the things I learned is that I was Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-86983120390754677032022-03-27T18:29:00.000-05:002022-03-27T18:29:22.593-05:00Coffee Mugs. Catching up. Coming Home. I was telling David about how much I struggled last week when he went back to work. I have had it easy this year. Like crazy easy. Having him home was the best. But now that hes back to it, I had to tap in. And last week was week one. On Monday an actual raincloud was following me. It was wet and cold. We got rained on coming and going to school. Tuesday was even worse. And by Wednesday I was Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-37085720575782924372022-03-21T10:58:00.002-05:002022-03-22T07:39:47.383-05:00Menu Plan 3•21What happens when you leave the meal planning in the hands of a teenage boy. Seems kinda like playing with fire, I know. But to my defense, or maybe its to his, this kid takes his meals seriously. Not only did he come up with meals for the whole week, but I have a whole list of ideas for the following weeks too. Are you shocked? Don't be shocked! Hes pretty Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-57014595217921045712022-03-20T22:58:00.002-05:002022-03-20T22:58:22.734-05:00Spring Break. Sweet Baby. Spilled Beans. Well its back to reality. David started work again and I lost my wing man. No more random trips to the plant store. No more spur of the moment lunch dates and walks in the park. I guess it was to good to last. Not us, but the both of us home and up to no good. He is back to adulting! Would you love having your spouse home with you all day? Or do youKim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-64205384269029814122022-01-31T06:11:00.001-06:002022-01-31T06:11:00.194-06:00Menu Plan 1•31•22The first menu plan of the new year. I have gone back and forth on if I should keep sharing these here. Mostly they are for me to hold myself accountable. And because I can just check in here when I forget and am trying to figure out what I am supposed to be making for dinner. It happens! At least 4 times a week. I don't know about anyone else, but sometimes I Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-10282332354780262772022-01-30T21:39:00.001-06:002022-01-30T21:39:53.789-06:002022Well then! Out with 2021 and in with 2022. Talk about a wild year. There were lots of really good moments last year. And a lot of the not so great ones too. But we survived. And here we are. Well here I am. Ready to get back to this little space of mine. Ready to get back to sharing my story and all the other fun parts of living life to the Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-5202812856596008932021-10-17T23:09:00.001-05:002021-10-17T23:09:18.480-05:00Mornings, Miles and MRI resultsTheres just something about taking the time to count your blessings. Sure it might sound kind of silly but sometimes you just really need to look back at what did go right. I don't know about anyone else but sometimes I don't realize just how much good there was in a week. Friday rolls around and we are like "TGIF" and heres to surviving another week. But when we look backKim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736213885306883562.post-91187069655873550132021-09-06T16:44:00.000-05:002021-09-06T16:44:49.957-05:00Menu Plan 9•6•21New week, new menu. Anyone else get all sorts of lost when holidays fall on a Monday. Like, do we have to go with the usual routine or can we just take the day off? Le sigh. If only it was that easy right? I will say that I have milked about all the rest I could out of this weekend and I finally ended up getting out of the comfy bubble that is my bed and joined the Kim {Hope Whispers}http://www.blogger.com/profile/12761374993995464523noreply@blogger.com0