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Out of Our Control
As soon as the stakes were put in the ground to mark the corners of the house we’re building, I realized we made a huge mistake: We are wasting a large amount of our yard by having a two-car driveway on the side of our house instead of in front.The next day, they started building the foundation and our mistake was permanent!Even though we technically have a half-acre of land, most of it is part of a steep drop-off that leads to the creek. Once the foundation was built, it was suddenly apparent that our house and deck take up most of our backyard. I was really disheartened… Read More -
My Organizational Vision
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When I read this little joke over at Modern Parents, Messy Kids about how the author had completely and utterly organized her entire life, I was actually inspired to create my own list–for real, not as a joke. Regardless of whether it stems from some kind of neurosis (perhaps an intense need to control things to make up for the lack of control I felt in childhood?), I have an intense interest in and desire to completely organize our home and my life. Being in clean, bright, orderly environments palpably lifts my spirits. Being organized makes me feel lighter and freer. Ironically, the more organized I am, the more comfortable
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Finally! A Growth Chart
It seems kind of silly to devote an entire post to discussing my search for a growth chart, but the process took enough time and went through enough iterations to seem worthy of a conversation. Perhaps all my thinking can save you some thinking if growth charts are on your horizon.First, let me say that I’m a little sad that I waited two years to purchase a growth chart. Ideally, we would have been charting Henry’s growth from the time he was standing. But we didn’t.I’m over it.I started my search on Etsy and immediately fell in love with giant wooden ruler growth charts. I love… Read More
