I've accumulated a little stash of good quotes or snippets in my Google Keep "second brain", so I think I'll share a few today! 1. "I am arriving right on time to the person I'm becoming." - From the Four Thousand Mondays newsletter 2. "Every storm runs out of rain." - Maya Angelou 3. "Every… Continue reading Friday 5: Quotes
Almost spring break: We are now ~10 days out from spring break (!!!). We had a really chill weekend, and I'm so glad. The past ~5 years or so Asher has always had the State swim meet the weekend right before (or very close) to when we've left for spring break. I remember being out… Continue reading Almost spring break, lifeguarding + luck and the Chinese farmer
FINALLY it's going to get warmer!! After an actual temp of -13F the other morning, we have forecasted highs of 45F on Tuesday! This morning felt surprisingly comfortable with no wind and 7 degrees on our morning walk. The birds were chirping, the sun was shining, and it felt almost spring-like! Except for the ice… Continue reading Don’t wish your life away
Well, it's been a full week since I deleted all my social media accounts from my phone. In full disclosure, I reinstalled a couple times to check on a couple of swim team related posts (and a did a quick breeze through other stuff), but overall, it has remained OFF. I just did a little… Continue reading Not ready yet
Long time readers know that I keep a "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" daily calendar on my desk. I love the little inspirational tidbits, and I love that they've now started adding lines for Notes on the back! I keep the old ones stacked up and I grab them all the time for scratch paper.… Continue reading October lessons
I have a couple of good nuggets from two podcast episodes I listened to recently! Up first is a fan favorite, The Lazy Genius. In the recent Office Hours episode (ep. 377), she answers a question about how to "lazy genius" exercise (how to actually get it done or be consistent). The listener says, "I… Continue reading Expectations + “my days are better when…”
1. Steps update! Since I wrote this post last week (on July 10th) bemoaning my recent lack of steps and activity, I'm happy to report that I've moderately upped my steps, overall. I have not done any strict challenge or even really paid too much attention to them, but I've just been mindful. Here's my… Continue reading Steps update + stoic advice
Two things today: #1. AN IMPORTANT PSA to any blog readers of Elisabeth Frost!!! I got a text from Elisabeth yesterday saying that it seems her blog has accidentally been possibly permanently deleted!!! There was some sort of accidental server deactivation which apparently deleted her site.... and all of her amazing content!! This is so… Continue reading An important PSA and 2 quotes
I've heard a few good nuggets lately that have stuck with me and been rolling around in my head. Figured I'd share! + Laura's blog post titled "If others can, you can." She talks about how it can be helpful to remember, whenever you're feeling overwhelmed or incapable of something, that usually many other people… Continue reading A few things inspiring me + a Facebook update
In honor of the new month of March (aka the start of SPRING in my mind), I want to share the lyrics to a song that always feels like instant sunshine to me when I hear it. It also REALLY makes me wish I were a better salsa dancer, and that I could instantly transport… Continue reading Instant sunshine
GRATEFUL KAE 