I've mentioned before that my husband is notoriously difficult to buy gifts for. He doesn't really have any big hobbies that require "gear" or "equipment" (no golf balls or tees to buy....doesn't really like to read....is pretty minimalistic about many things like coffee mugs, etc.....). He is also rather picky about his clothing and likes… Continue reading Birthday surprise
Oh my goodness, I am so exhausted!!! Well, I'm feeling a little more human after sleeping for 8 1/2 hours last night (significantly more than my usual amount of sleep....). I was just sitting here catching up and updating my planner a bit after a hectic last couple of days, and I can kind of… Continue reading Yay weekend
not sure the date in this pic, but at least 15 years ago!! Hahaha! I say this jokingly, because I've talked with a few people lately about that silly old phrase. "Over the hill". I remember that being a big thing when my parents turned 40- everyone celebrated 40th birthdays with black decorations and lots… Continue reading My husband is “over the hill”! 😉
You know what I think is the worst thing for people who like (or need) to plan their time?? The service call. When the plumber/ electrician/ cable guy/ person with tools tells you they will show up at your house "between 12-5" or, in my case yesterday, "sometime before 3, but they'll call 20 minutes… Continue reading The enemy of time blocking
Hope you all had a great start to your week. Monday is in the books. It was a good day around here...I really wanted to start the week off strong. I had just wrapped up one "section" of some work on Friday and was starting on something new yesterday, so it felt fresh... which inspired… Continue reading Birthday gifts and sleepless nights
Happy Friday. This was nice, solid week- fairly uneventful- and leading into a pretty open, probably fairly uneventful weekend. That's cool with me. 🙂 Asher pre-weekending on early release Thursday after school. He is my hot tub kid. He loves it! Went in by himself because I just couldn't really break from work right then....… Continue reading Reading speed, running and volcanoes
🔷 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
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
Some days are very average and the even-ness of them can be a welcome thing. Nothing too good or bad happened around here yesterday. It was just an average Monday. 🙂 I felt a little renewed sense of a "fresh start" since it was the first day of a new month. As a result, I… Continue reading A typical Monday
Yesterday morning I experienced two back-to-back situations that left me feeling disappointed in humanity. I know there are endless examples of beautiful and amazing humans out there, and I generally prefer to focus on them. But I had a hard time shaking this! Situation #1 Due to the impending snowstorm, I decided to make a… Continue reading Disappointing humanity
GRATEFUL KAE 