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New Podcast Episode—Summer Fun: What do we want to make true in the upcoming season?
Today we talk about how we are thinking about envisioning and creating summer plans. In this episode, we share how we went about getting really clear about what matters to us, then how we can be proactive about making it happen but also we can be intentional about saying no to the things that don’t bring us joy. We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., planning summer trips, re-envisioning holidays, and house rental stress). Then we shift into Today’s Topic. Next we share a couple of Tips & Tricks (WeeHoo and coupon deals). Finally, we close out with Facing Forward to share what we want to make … Read More
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Family Gap Year Post #12: T-Minute 35 Days
How is it that we are starting our Family Gap Year in basically a month? I’m not quite sure how that happened!
A couple of things are stressful right now: We still haven’t found a renter for our house. Also, we haven’t decided where Henry will go to school when we return. But we are taking actions to check off both items! We are continuing to show the house to prospective renters, and we are touring a variety of schools for Henry.
Oh, we also haven’t finished securing housing for our entire trip. We made a slight change with regard to New Zealand. Originally we were going to spend four … Read More
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Family Gap Year Post #11: Planning for the Heart
Our Family Gap Year starts in 42 days! So far, I’ve done a lot of planning for my head and hands. Now it’s time to plan for the heart.
What I mean by that is that I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what where we are going to be and what we are going to do. We booked all the AirBnBs for our massive road trip in June: Austin to Bloomington to Madison to Montana to Washington to Vancouver to Eugene to Northern California to Southern California. We’ve booked our AirBnBs for the month of July as we hop from Oahu to Kauai’i to Maui. And we’ve booked … Read More