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Dreaded Chores
The house we stayed in for the Reflection & Rejuvenation retreat was absolutely stunning. It inspired me to want to take better care of my home (pictured above) because I am deeply impacted by my physical surroundings. For example, there are lots of maintenance things that need to get done on our house that are negatively impacting its beauty:- The wood siding is molding and needs to be power-washed, scrubbed, and restained
- The deck paint is peeling off 🙁
- We have some warped bamboo floorboards from water damage that need to be replaced
- Henry accidentally pulled one of the towel hooks off the wall and we haven’t done anything about
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Eulogy from My Son
I know that writing a eulogy for myself from the perspective of my son is a little creepy (okay, way creepy), but the exercise (thanks, Stephen Covey!) was actually really illuminating and clarifying. I enjoyed doing it at the Reflection & Rejuvenation Retreat. It helped me pat myself on the back in some areas and set goals for myself in other areas. So here it goes…——–I couldn’t have asked for a better mother. She went out of her way to make me feel so loved and so worthy of love. When I was little, she would think of far away places and say, “Do you know… Read More -
Back on the Exercise Bandwagon
This year has been up and down in terms of exercise. After the new year, I resolved to exercise at least four times a month. It wasn’t a huge goal, but it was a 400% increase from what I was doing!
I hit the 4 times/month goal, and then friends from Henry’s school started a YMCA club, and we would go every Monday. With that commitment plus my frequent jog around the lake on Saturday morning, I started surpassing my goal.And then I threw out my back. And so I haven’t been exercising at all. Just walking around the house was a big event for several weeks.My back… Read More
