In March, I finally finished Cal Newport's So Good They Can't Ignore You. I am a big Cal fan, so I was really excited for this one. Unfortunately, I don't think it was my favorite. It was okay- and I think the big, general takeaways have stuck with me. It definitely made me think differently… Continue reading Recent books/ with kids
I was reading some discussion a couple weeks ago now on Elisabeth's blog in response to the question: "When you read, do you read every word, or do you skim the pages?" I was surprised/shocked/literally kind of appalled (dramatic response? maybe? but it's the truth!) to learn that apparently, there are at least a few… Continue reading Reading every word
Coco asked me yesterday how I'm planning to track "family" or "fun" activities (one of my goals for 2022). My planner (the Wonderland 222) has these quarterly pages in the front of the planner (see above). Last year, I didn't really end up using these pages too much. The monthly boxes are obviously quite small… Continue reading Tracking family activities
I read 3 books in January, which for me, is definitely solid! The Family Firm was one I started in December, finished in January. It's basically a parenting book, but didn't feel like your traditional "parenting book". It is written by economist Emily Oster and I felt like she took a fresh approach to common… Continue reading January Reads
First, some numbers, because this is the fun part about tracking stuff. Here were my "stats" for "number of days of intentional reading in the month" for 2021. (From January- May I was strict on trying to do Gretchen Rubin's "Read 21 in 21", so those were all at least 21 minute blocks. After that,… Continue reading 2021 Books
Tuesdays continue to be our busy night of the week, and honestly probably my least favorite night. Cross country practice is now out of the mix, but that means Asher's piano lesson has moved back to Tuesdays. Last night an extra wrench was thrown in there, too, because Asher had a quarterly group piano class… Continue reading The ONE thing & an unexpected treat
My reading has been quite mediocre lately. Things have just been busy. I know, it's not an excuse, but the reality is, there is only so much time in a day. And while it's always about choices, I've been finding I either need (or want) to do some other things with little windows of time… Continue reading Current reads
Currently= 37, High= 70. Just a modest 43 degree spread....:) Seems a little crazy, but bring on 70! I love my calendar quote from today. The gratitude thing is always easy when everything goes your way, so I especially like the reminders that point out that the ultimate goal is to be grateful always- highs… Continue reading Monday: gratitude goals, family time and kids’ books
I think I mentioned earlier this year that I decided for 2021 to try out the method of "assigning" myself a few books to read each quarter. The main reason for this is that I wanted to finally actually tackle some of the books on my "Want to Read" shelf in goodreads.com (the main place… Continue reading Trying assigned reading
Sorry I didn't hop on here yesterday. I woke up and decided that this was going to win for how I wanted to spend my little morning time: Hot tub at 6:30 a.m. with tea + audiobook again 🙂 By the time I was done, I didn't feel like blogging and all of that. It's… Continue reading February books
GRATEFUL KAE 