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Ideal Workplace
School is starting in 165 short days! I’m still pinching myself.Our team is working really hard to get everything in place for the beginning of August, and I was hoping you could help me with something.What makes your workplace awesome? Or what do you wish your workplace had to make it more awesome? I’m thinking about the big things (onsite childcare?) to the little things (surprise masseuse on site for a day of chair massages?).Thank you in advance for any ideas you are able to share! -
Planning the Garden
Despite the fact that we’ve lived in our house since August, it still looks like a construction site (sorry, Neighbors!). It’s been really hard to prioritize landscaping because a) it’s so expensive and b) I’m juggling a million other things that feel much more urgent and important.We did manage to get three different plans and quotes, and we fell in love with the design above. It’s an edible landscape. The squares are raised beds that will provide 64-square feet of gardening space, strategically situated between our driveway and the front door so that we constantly have to walk through it. There are also five blueberry bushes! And a pomegranate… Read More -
Travel List
Our family has traveled twice in the past three weeks: once to Houston for my birthday weekend and again to Houston for a spontaneous trip to the AMI Montessori Refresher Course (with a side trip to San Antonio to work on Redbud Montessori For All for 2016).On the first trip, we forgot to bring Tate’s rice cereal. On the second trip, we forgot Henry’s underwear.The frustrating part was that we could’ve avoided both of those issues (and made the entire packing process less stressful and more efficient) simply by making a list (and using the same list as a starting point for every trip).I’m fine making mistakes,… Read More
