Day 1 of our 2021 summer vacation is in the books! Slightly anticlimactic, as the first day of a long road trip usually is. 🙂 It started like this, around 8:45 a.m: Books for days Today’s highlights included…. * Driving through parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and a smidge of Pennsylvania. * Chicago traffic… Continue reading Day 1: WI to PA
Month: August 2021
Day-before-vacation list
Busy busy day today! We leave tomorrow for vacation! Woohoo!! TO DO LIST: âś… Get up early and pound out some WORK! (check. Was typing away and responding to emails by ~6 am). âś… 8:30 a.m. super quick bang trim appointment. (done) 🔲 More work!! Data deadline met early (as of Wednesday p.m!)- yay! That's… Continue reading Day-before-vacation list
Quotes on parenting + mental load
I did listen to the Best of Both Worlds episode on Division of Labor & Mental Load the other day, and I found myself nodding along with interviewee Allison Daminger. I was out walking, so I snapped some screenshots to remember particular segments that spoke to me. I love the tip to screenshot podcasts when… Continue reading Quotes on parenting + mental load
Today/random
Today: Today looks like a day I will definitely need to utilize some time blocking. I have several obligations sprinkled in that I need to schedule my work around. We are also closing in on a deadline at work. We need to have the kidney transplant data complete up to a certain point hopefully before… Continue reading Today/random
July was packed & pre-vacation week
JULY RECAP First, it is somehow August. July felt like an absolute blur. When I look back at my planner, it's obvious why. We had family here for 4th of July weekend. Ethan's birthday and sleepover party with his friends. 2 weekends of swim meets, one including a 3 night stay at my parent's house… Continue reading July was packed & pre-vacation week
