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May 25th PM3
Despite it always feeling like a daunting task to start, sitting LC on my lap and letting him clean up his own toys is so rewarding.
May 25th PM2
For what feels like the 100th day in a row, I am sitting with the 2yo teaching him how to put his toys away.
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Tagged kids, minimalism, teaching life lessons early, toddlers, toys
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May 25th PM1
Today I’m teaching my 14yo daughter the hard lesson that if you don’t plan ahead, you just might not get what you want. I refuse to be her unappreciated chauffeur anymore. Time for the hard lesson. They say she won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged I'm not your hired driver, kids, mom, teaching life lessons, teenagers
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May 25th AM1
I want to do big things slowly. I want growth and not just change. I want to get out of my head and into my body. This week has felt constructive toward all of that.
May 24th
It’s a powerful feeling when you find out someone has died and there is no one to share it with who could fully comprehend its gravity. The last (ish) of my grandmother’s friends. It’s not the death per se, but … Continue reading
May 23rd AM2
This is book #38 for the year. Adam Silvera has caught me super off guard with his ability to combine modern life with something futuristic, but not quite sci-fi. A sort of modern meets future philosophy genre.
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Tagged 52 books in 52 weeks, Adam Silvera, goals, They Both Die at the End
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May 23rd AM1
I love these socks. Alas, I found holes. I’ll enjoy them one last time.
May 3rd
A woman at the grocery store asked if she could hold my 3yo while I self-checked my groceries. I wasn’t mean at all when I said no thank you, but looking back, I really wish I had thought to tell … Continue reading
May 2nd
I didn’t eat the rest of the chocolate ice cream bar last night. I didn’t eat anything last night. I sat there reading and was so tired I nodded out a couple times. I had *planned* on eating it. But … Continue reading
May 1st
It’s Wednesday. It’s May. I survived April, but just barely. The numb dances around the edges. May used to be the month I had to traverse the tragedies. Now it bleeds premature. I keep seeing ones. I’ve caught 11:11 and … Continue reading
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