It Takes Thyme

So where did the name "It Takes Thyme" come from?

Honestly I knew I wanted to start a blog for awhile.  But I couldn't think of a good name that represented me.  I tossed some ideas back and forth but nothing really made me go Ah that's it!!

It didn't come to me until we were out shopping for bridesmaid dresses for my little sister's upcoming wedding.  I already felt insecure in my skin -- even though I was working hard and eating clean -- I just wasn't where I wanted to be in my transformation.  She picked out this gorgeous dress for us to try on (gold sequin number that truly is one of those "I could totally wear this again" bridesmaid dresses).    Long story short, I am the biggest of the bridesmaids and so I had to try on an XL because they didn't have a L in the store.  Awesome.  So I went into the dressing room with my older sister and just started crying.  Like a full on ugly kim kardashian cry.  I tried to stop it (in hindsight I shouldn't have gone because I had been awake the night prior with my teething child so no sleep + hormones = bad news bears) but it just kept coming.  She tried to help saying "You are working out and doing such a good job.  Things just take time."  My little sister then came into the dressing room and she was upset I was upset!! (if anyone knows the three of us this is actually kind of normal -- we are crazy) I just put my clothes back on, apologized, and like a housewife threw on my big sunglasses and walked right out of the store -- cuz you know that's not obvious or anything!

So what does one do when you are standing outside by yourself crying looking like a fool?

You call your mom.

Except my dad answered because my mom was busy doing something and I just told him what happened.  He is the best dad ever because he just said "Aww it's okay don't get upset."

Then I called my husband and cried some more and told him what was wrong.  Like seriously I felt like such a dramatic fool.  There are so many things to get upset over in life, trying on bridesmaids dresses shouldn't be one of them.  I am married to the best husband because he knows what to say all the time to help me feel better. "Kam you just had a baby, a big one at that, and it takes time to feel the way you used to.  You are still just as beautiful to me as you were the day I met you."  Like seriously I won the jackpot with him.

Then it clicked.  It Takes Thyme.

You hear this saying all the time.  But it is true.  You can't lose weight overnight.  You have to work for it.  It takes time.  When you are trying to start a family, for most people it doesn't just happen overnight.  It takes time.  When you lose a loved one it takes time to heal.  There are so many things in life that TAKE TIME.

So that's where the name came from.  And since I love a play on words I changed it to the herb spelling of thyme because why not?

So take time for yourself today to do something you love.



PS I really don't like the herb thyme unless it's fresh.