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New Podcast Episode: On Wellness
I really enjoyed reflecting on the current state of wellness in my life with Katherine in this week’s episode of Sow Connected.
We start with our current Highs and Lows (i.e., a weekend away, daylight savings time, hope at the end of the COVID current tunnel). Then we shift into Today’s Topic focused our our understanding of wellness. Next we share a couple of Tips & Tricks (like recommendations for biking with children and suggestions for enjoying activities with your children in your city before they outgrow them). Finally, we close out with Facing Forward to share what we want to make true in our lives in the next two … Read More
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Buying a Vacation Home: Our Step-by-Step Process
Those of you who subscribe to my weekly newsletter have been hearing all about my desire to reinvest the money from our cash-out refinance into buying a vacation home. Interest rates are so good right now, and I live in Austin, which is a strong real estate market. Our personal financial goals include big ticket items like sending our boys to college debt-free, saving enough for a modest retirement, and enjoying our lives between now and then (with things like frequent vacations). And although I personally plan to work well beyond 60 or 65 if I am able to, Henry is just eight short years away from college.
Matt and … Read More
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Letting Go: Why I’m Giving Up on Meditation
I recently finished reading Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis. I have so many mixed feelings about the book. It specifically focuses on the crappy hand of cards that Generation X women have been dealt and why they are so stressed out and depressed in midlife. However, this post isn’t actually about all the conflicting feelings I had while reading the book. Instead, it’s about the concept of “letting go” and why I’m giving up on meditation.
The book talks a lot about the impossible expectations that Generation X women have for themselves. For example, this section really resonated with me:
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