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How to Celebrate My 40th?
40!?!
It’s on the horizon!
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I got to be with my cousin while she celebrated her 30th birthday. It got me thinking about how I used to celebrate birthdays with a lot more creativity and zest. For my 30th birthday, for example, I invited my good friends to trek to a camp in the mountains of Colorado. We went snow-shoeing, cooked meals together, watched a movie, played board games and just had a lot of cozy fun together.
It made me sad to think that I was about to let my 40th birthday pass without much ado. It’s not that I need the attention or need … Read More
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‘Tis the Season: Our Holiday Traditions as a Family
The holiday season seriously seems to fly by. Halloween, Matt’s Birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas–BAM! I’m trying to slow down and savor it as much as possible. I’ve worked to reduce the stress by staying ahead of everything I want to do: we start Halloween costumes in August or September, then we move on to getting our Christmas shopping started and holiday cards done. Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone (we had a fantastic week at the beach visiting my family in Florida), we are rolling out the Christmas traditions. Here are our holiday traditions as a family…
Holiday Traditions
- We travel out to Elgin Christmas Tree Farm (with our dog)
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DIY Zippered Pouches (and Thoughts on Being Instead of Doing)
This year I decided to make presents for my closest colleagues. I used to be that kind of person, but motherhood kind of erased it from my muscle memory.I had to make 11 in all, so I wanted something that was manageable.I decided on this zippered pouch. I find that “Batch Processing” helps a lot. I cut all the fabric at the same time, ironed everything at the same time, sewed on all the zippers, etc. The process of only focusing on one thing at a time makes the process more efficient.In retrospect, I should not take on a project like this in October/November. It’s a… Read More
