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5-Minute Fix, Months of Procrastination
Honestly, these are my least favorite posts to write–the ones where I have to confess that I have been dragging my feet for MONTHS and then finally did something that took about five minutes.This time it was a little shelf that I wanted to install in my bathroom. I was convinced that we needed to have a professional install it. Then once I got over that idea I thought I needed Matt to install it with the drill. Once I waited for that to happen and it still didn’t, I asked Matt for the drill to do it myself and… Read More -
Go Out and Make It Happen for Yourself!
As I mentioned earlier this week, I’ve been informally coaching some of my friends to help them figure out what they want to do next in their lives.One of my friends just found out that she got her dream job! It’s been a long journey, but I am so, so proud of her.It started last July at my Reflection & Rejuvenation Retreat. We spent time envisioning what we wanted in our lives, and my friend explained that she really want to move with her family to a different state, and she wanted to work at a very particular place in a particular city.Usually, the envisioning part is… Read More -
This Is What My Children Do Instead of Watch TV
This is definitely not a “holier than thou” post about limiting screen time. I do not profess to have parenting all figured out. Not even close!I just wanted to check-in about where we are in relation to screen time as a family. We intentionally try to limit the amount of time our children spend in front of screens. Henry (who is five) gets to watch 15 minutes of Netflix a week. We try to have him watch reality-based things like Cailou, Nova, Bill Nye the Science Guy. He also watches non-scary things like Bob the Builder, Reading Rainbow, and Handy Manny.Tate (who turns three in July) does not… Read More