Writing this from a markedly "lighter outside" 6 a.m. Monday morning, now that Daylight Savings Time has ended... Yes, we set the clocks back this weekend. I know this can be a big deal to people with little kids + sleep issues, but fortunately, I think we're past the stage where this ruffles our feathers… Continue reading Weekend snapshots
*Backing waaaaay up! The "print your blog to a book" site I use is having a sale, so I am going to try to hammer out my remaining few spring break recaps ASAP!* Tuesday, March 22 Our first full day in Rome! (See my Travel page for all the recaps from our 1st week in… Continue reading Day 11- Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum/ Palatine Hall, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps
Adding/ Subtracting Habits: One of the people I read about in Tribe of Mentors talked about his custom of making "New Month Resolutions" instead of "New Year Resolutions". Specifically, he rotates between either ADDING a habit or SUBTRACTING a daily habit. The examples he personally gave in the book were: July = Daily readingAugust= No… Continue reading Adding/ subtracting and a productive Thursday
I was at the gym yesterday afternoon, doing a full body strength workout. (My current plan includes 2 leg/ab days, 1 back/biceps day, 1 chest/shoulders day and 1 full body day. I was thinking yesterday- I think the full body days are my favorites. It's enough variety that no single body part gets overly fatigued,… Continue reading My favorite people at the gym
It is now November, somehow, so I'm going to share my "Fall 2022" recap today. I shared my Summer 2022 recap here, and I enjoyed that format and putting it together. Fall is not technically over yet, but in my head, November kicks off more of "holiday season", to me. So, for me and any… Continue reading Fall 2022 Recap
In the words of Asher from about 8:50 p.m. last night: "Well, that was a fun weekend!" It was!! It was also a pretty full weekend, and I am kind of tired right now. But I'm going to need to rally, because it's a) only Monday and b) Halloween, meaning the festivities are not over… Continue reading Halloween Weekend: Events
Ethan is home safe and sound! 🙂 His group flew in last night fairly late and we had to pick him up at school at 11 p.m. The 8th graders didn't have to go to school today, but I still had to get up early and get Asher off to school and then work and… Continue reading Home from D.C. and pre-Halloweening
"If you live complaining, life will give you more things to complain about. If you live giving thanks, life will give you more reasons to be thankful." Two things I'm grateful for today: Ethan living the good life, visiting the White House! A crisp, pre-dusk walk with Ivan last night, ending at the soccer field… Continue reading A simple reminder
It's been very fun receiving updates from Ethan this week! Their time in Philadelphia is over- they really just had Sunday and Monday there. They took a bus to D.C. later in the evening Monday night. Tuesday- Thursday they are in D.C. I got a BUNCH of pictures yesterday- they toured the National Shrine of… Continue reading Chronicles of an 8th grader- Philly done, on to D.C., and cell phones
I mentioned probably way back in July that I had started reading Tim Ferriss' book Tribe of Mentors. Well, long story short, I'm still reading it. I had to renew it multiple times and re-check it out, but I'm finally getting close to the end. It is a 569 page book. I need to return… Continue reading Quote dump!
GRATEFUL KAE 