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. 💓 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
In no particular order... some randomness:1. Day off!I took the day off today. The boys have a "no school" day, the weather looks amazing and I decided to join them in a free day. We were going to maybe hit up a corn maze, but we ended up making plans to head up north ~2 hours… Continue reading Day off + Other Misc.
Day 7 of my challenge is complete! I'm on a roll. 🙂 My favorite parts of it are the daily 20 min. walk outside and the reading.My least favorite part is drinking a gallon of water per day! That's just a lot of water for me. I don't love drinking water, and if I'm not intentional about… Continue reading Outside
I love fables. I think they are such an amazing way to share a lesson. I ran across two recently that I thought were awesome, so I'm going to share those today. I also posted my personal favorite fable back on Cinco de Mayo here if you want more. 🙂 #1: "You never really know for… Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday
I've had a thought rolling around in my head intermittently since a week or so ago when I listened to an episode of the podcast The Mom Hour. I believe it was Episode 279, titled "Home Learning Success Strategies + Our Kids' Fall Schooling Update."They were talking about how virtual learning was going for them currently-… Continue reading Maybe it’s okay to let go sometimes…and, Travel Tuesday!
Another fresh week, and the first full week of a new month. I don't mind Mondays. They always feel full of promise and optimism to me. Nothing has gone wrong, yet! 🙂 The weekend was nice. We had "swim Saturday" and "soccer Sunday". Ethan had a game around ~1 hour away yesterday morning. It wasn't far… Continue reading A New Week and Habit Tracking
Just a little life update today... Life definitely feels much fuller and busier again than a few months ago. It's that slow creep, like what happens with weight gain, or spending too much money. 😁 Overall it feels nice to have a sense of "normalcy" again, even though many areas of life still aren't really… Continue reading Little Life Update
GRATEFUL KAE 