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Habits
I picked up a copy of The Happiness Project from our Little Free Library at school. I read the first chapter and found it to be mostly annoying. I think it’s a classic case of not liking the narrator because she reminds me of what I don’t like about myself.I want to be the kind of person who finds the right balance between identifying the things I want to improve while simultaneously celebrating who I am and where I am in the moment. I do believe that striving and growing are worthwhile endeavors, but I don’t want to be so consumed with striving and growing (which is inherently deficit-based)… Read More -
Thanksgiving Books!
Our new tradition of reading Halloween books in the weeks leading up to the holiday was a great success. Henry really enjoyed his holiday books, so much so that he wanted to dig into the Christmas books as soon as we book the Halloween ones away.As much as I love the holidays, I am not the kind of person who likes to start focusing on Christmas early. I like waiting until after Thanksgiving–one holiday at a time!I decided that it made sense to purchase some Thanksgiving books. Here’s what we ordered:- The Night Before Thanksgiving
- Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving
- Thanks for Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving Is
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Things I’m Working on as a Mother
It dawned on me the other day that Henry never seemed to have a hard time adjusting to life with his new brother Tate at the time of Tate’s birth. I realized, however, that it’s probably getting harder and harder for Henry, now that Tate is more of a presence in our lives. He interacts with us, he laughs with us, he cracks us up a lot more, he asks for things, he demands a lot of attention, and he elicits a lot of positive feedback because he’s so stinkin’ adorable now (in my opinion, 16 months is when kids start to get really fun).Tate’s more pronounced presence… Read More
