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Making a Change
For me, when it comes to making a change in my life, my first step is usually to be clear about what I want to change. I did that a couple weeks ago in this post when I wrote about wanting to eat healthier foods and get more exercise.
Sadly, it hasn’t led to any change in my life! I’ve still been indulging in unhealthy foods and not making any time for exercise. Identifying that I have been stress-eating didn’t do anything to help abate said stress-eating.So now it’s time for step two. For me, step two–when it comes to making a change in my life–is getting really specific… Read More -
Gifts for a Three Year-Old
I don’t really like thinking about Christmas before Thanksgiving, but it’s often a necessary part of gift-giving! First we came up with a list of things to get our friends and family. Next, we began the process of generating the list of things that we would want (per the request of our family). Here’s what I came up with for Henry:- Hands-on Memory game
- Book about building with children
- Hammering shapes
- Stethoscope
- Binoculars
- Bongo drums
- Walkie-talkies
- Hoot Owl Hoot board game
- Candyland board game
- Dump truck
- Annual pass to the Austin Zoo & Animal Sanctuary
- Slide whistle
- Push broom
- Flywheel Powered zeCar
- Giant farm puzzle
- Giant fire truck puzzle
- Car
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Book Recommendation: I’m a Big Brother
We’re four months in to this whole sibling thing, and so far it’s going well. Henry absolutely adores Tate (and vice versa). We did a lot (and continue to do a lot) to make the transition as smooth as possible. I know it’s going to get a whole lot rockier when Tate is mobile enough to take Henry’s stuff and knock down his block towers, but for now we’re soaking up the sweetness.One of the things that helped was the book I’m a Big Brother by Joanna Cole. Our neighbor gave it to us, and it’s awesome (aside from the fact that it’s heteronormative). It talks about all the… Read More
