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Keepsakes
In a recent article by Mr. Money Mustache about why it’s okay to only have one child, I stumbled upon this quote: “In the thick of the bad times of raising a young child, you sometimes feel like your whole life has been one long screaming, screeching, smashing, crying argument.”This stage in our lives is definitely a challenging one, with Henry being 3.5 and Tate being 1. My professional job is so demanding right now, as is my mothering job.So when I think about ways in which I want to keep tangible memories of this stage in our lives, I look for very simple, low-maintenance ways. I’m… Read More -
A Nighttime Ritual
When I was gearing up to try and get pregnant for the first time, I intentionally built a “Relaxation Ritual” into my evening. It was absolutely amazing. I’m feeling like I need to reinstitute something similar into my life. Right now, I get to work at 6:30am, stay on campus until 5pm, do the dinner and bedtime routine until 6:30pm, and then work on my computer until 10:30pm or 11:00pm. There’s not a minute of “me” time in there (well, I guess I sometimes look at Facebook while Matt is bathing the boys).
And do you know where I really want to start? With a good book! What… Read More -
Hallowweeeeennnnn!
It’s that time of year again!
Hooray!
I love the planning, scheming, crafting, and creating that precedes October 31st.
Once Tate gets old enough, we’ll let him start picking his own costumes. In the meantime, I’m trying to seize the opportunity to create family costumes.
Just like last year, we decided to let Henry pick his costume first, and then we built everyone else’s costumes around his (it was a circus theme, and Tate was a strong man). This year Henry decided to be a lion. He didn’t leave us with much to work with beyond The Wizard of Oz (which he doesn’t know anything about), lions-and-tigers-and-bears-oh-my, a pride … Read More
