Housekeeping: First, a couple of quick housekeeping items. #1: If you are still accessing my site from the old gratefulkae.blogspot.com URL, please take a quick moment to update however you access my blog to the new gratefulkae.com site! If you follow me on Feedly, I don't think my posts will show up there anymore, unfortunately.… Continue reading Housekeeping + Would You Rather
I have this semi-recurring dream (probably every few months? I'd say at least a couple/few times a year). In it, I'm back in high school. (Not necessarily my high school- the setting isn't really important.) But anyway, I'm apparently in high school. Oftentimes I'm at home getting ready to leave for school, but something always… Continue reading What does this mean? 🤔(and other misc.)
If you recall, back in July I wrote a "Milestones" post, referring to both my 100th blog post and my son's 12th birthday. Well, today I'm writing another one! Let's call it Version 2.0 🙂 It's another two-parter. #1: SIX months of blogging + NEW SITE!!! Whew, this one feels huge to me right now.… Continue reading Milestones v. 2.0
I'm almost finished reading Solve for Happy, and it's one of those books I'm sad to be coming to the end of. I really love it.One big recurring theme throughout it is the concept of mindfulness. The author talks about how we so often spend a majority of our lives "living in our thoughts" in the… Continue reading A fascinating experiment in mindfulness
The week has been chugging along pretty quickly over here. It's been a good week, I'd say. I have felt quite productive and generally very focused at work, despite having a lot of random balls in the air at home this week too.I have taken my social media time down to <30 minutes a day… Continue reading Good Things Thursday
One (kind of) positive aspect of COVID has been virtual piano lessons. I say "kind of" because I do not actually feel that piano lessons over Zoom are fully equal or preferable in any way to real, in person lessons.But, I have been surprised at how well they have gone overall and I think from… Continue reading Covid + music
It dawned on me yesterday that normally at this point in the year, I would probably have my wheels spinning and would be starting to plan next year's vacations. I've often booked summer lodging as early as November/ December, and I usually spend big chunks of time in the winter after the holidays researching and planning… Continue reading Covid diaries: Missing trip planning
My calendar this morning raises a very good point. Specifically, the last line:This sounds very simple, but the truth is, it's much easier said than done.Today's quote is talking about gratitude, and that it really comes down to simply thinking more about what is right and less about what is wrong. I think this is a… Continue reading Simple, not easy
I'm apparently getting old and am losing my endurance for high levels of activity. After our busy, fun-filled day on Friday, I just felt kinda lazy yesterday. It was another gorgeous day, and part of me felt like we should be heading out again somewhere to cherish it!! I briefly contemplated going hiking, biking, corn mazing,… Continue reading Weekend Vibes
The kids crossing the field together. đź’“ So beautiful.Like I mentioned, we took a little road trip yesterday to visit our old neighbors who moved away in August, out into the country 2 hours north of us. The boys and the little girl grew up together, and were best of friends. The tres amigos hadn't seen… Continue reading Bliss
GRATEFUL KAE 