🔷 Even though I don't really mind winter, there is something about those first "warmer", sunny days that hint of spring that is really quite amazing. 😊 🔷 Driving kids to activities is a double edged sword- on the one hand, some of the best conversations seem to happen in the car + the kids… Continue reading A week in sentences
The other day after I dropped Ethan off at soccer practice, I flipped the radio in my van on. As I clicked through a couple of stations looking for music, I suddenly realized: I had not listened to the country radio station in eons! I LOVE country music. But the kids can't stand it, and… Continue reading Everything I need to know in life, I learned from a country song. 🙂
Despite my best attempts to be a seasoned and somewhat organized planner, I experienced a planning fail yesterday. Don't worry, nothing major. But still a good reminder that even "planner nerds" experience this from time to time. (Deep down, I feel like I am actually a pretty disorganized person in many ways, as much as… Continue reading A little planning fail
Hello! I'm back again. Asher had another swim meet out of town this past weekend (actually, in my HOME TOWN and versus the swim team that I swam for briefly in elementary school). We stayed with my parents to avoid driving back and forth. It was a great weekend overall. Like last time, pretty relaxing.… Continue reading Highs, lows and life lessons
As I walked on the treadmill last night (looking for opportunities to up my step count AND somewhat frantically trying to finish my audiobook which expires TODAY and is on hold for other people i.e. not available for renew!!), I heard some really great insights. This section of the book is geared toward parents/ students,… Continue reading Catastrophizing/ “Is it true?”& Plan B thinking
Yesterday felt like a weird mix of successes and failures, so I decided to grade myself and see how it looks on paper. Morning Routine = B It was okay, but not GREAT great, hence a B. I have developed a bad habit of grabbing my phone when my alarm goes off at 5:30 and… Continue reading A day’s report card
Last night as he was getting ready for bed, Asher said, "Ughhhh it's only Tuesday!! Why can't it just be Friday already?" I asked him why, and he said, "Well, school days are just more boring and I want it to be the weekend already." I replied as my Mom used to say to me… Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday- Don’t wish your life away….
My gift from Ivan- perfect. Simple and beautiful. 🙂 3 random things on my mind.... 1. Audiobooks vs. Podcasts I mentioned last week I've been listening to The Self-Driven Child on audiobook (checked out from the library app). On the whole, the book has improved I think quite a bit and it's actually turning out… Continue reading Audiobooks, Germs, This is Us- in no particular order
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! I'm not really big into V-Day, honestly. It's nice and all, but I don't get too excited about it either way. If it didn't exist, I don't think I would really care. 🙂 But, it does exist, so we acknowledge it a little bit. With the amount we go all out… Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day
OKAY Wisco weather, very funny. Today I woke up to a real temperature of -6 and my iphone cheerfully informed me that the wind chill was -20. AND, this time, it is also snowing. How can it even snow when it's that cold?? I thought that was like, a meteorological impossibility. Ah, well. There is… Continue reading Saturday attitude and gratitude 🙂
GRATEFUL KAE 