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Holiday Card Update
So back in October I was way ahead with getting my holiday cards done. I wrote a yearly update about my life and sent 16 photos to a graphic designer on Etsy to make the card.I was still ahead when I got them printed through Costco. And even when I picked up some awesome stamps from the post office.I started to fall behind while I was waiting for my return address stamp to arrive from Etsy, and now that I need to get more than 100 people’s addresses, I’m really far behind!I need to hurry up!Holiday cards have been arriving at our house, so I strung… Read More -
15 Minutes of TV a Week
We’ve always tried to be intentional about reducing Henry’s screen time. A while back, we weren’t letting him watch any on the weekdays but then we were letting him watch shows for about 45-60 minutes while Tate slept on the weekends.Then it started to feel like too much. I dreaded the thought of trying to pull back his screen time (I envisioned massive fits), but I reminded myself, “You’re the parent. If you think it’s not good for him to watch so much TV, then you should institute a new limit.” And so we did. Now we do only one 15-minute show on Saturday or Sunday. And it feels… Read More -
My Addiction to Technology
This article about how easy it can be to become addicted to technology these days really resonated with me. The irony was that I came across the article while I was scrolling through Facebook.There really is a lot of amazing stuff that comes into my life through Facebook. I don’t want to cut it out altogether. The trick, for me, is about moderation. I literally pick up my phone to fill up every spare moment I have. I’m waiting for Matt to get out of the shower so we can go to bed? Let me check Facebook. I’m getting a pedicure? Let me scroll through Facebook. I’m going… Read More
