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Morning Pages – I heard of morning pages a few months back but was a little skeptical if they actually worked to increase productivity. I started in December. I’m still not sure if it’s increasing my productivity, but I do know that I feel like my mind is a lot less cluttered when I don’t forget to do them! Straw Tips… Read More
Around here we’re getting back into the swing of things. After two weeks off, getting back into the school routine is so hard. We’ve had breakdowns in the morning, breakdowns at dinner … The struggle is real. Around here I’m getting used to the new work schedule. I’m really getting into the super early wake-up time, but this once night owl… Read More
getting used to a quiet house during the week. All three kids are in school — it’s taken me about three weeks, but I’m finally getting used to the house being quiet (and getting all the things done during the day — it’s crazy!) catching up on all my podcasts. I seriously love podcasts (what are your favorites? I’m always looking for new… Read More
I had two sets of goals this year: personal and writing. Here is a mid-year check in on the goals — what is working, what isn’t working, what I’ve already accomplished, and what it getting abandoned. Finish house projects: kitchen, living room, office/cubbie, master bath: phase 1 Two rounds of whole 30: January, October Get piano Buy more plants 12 Family Selfies… Read More
So apparently when I made the goal of “buy more plants” for 2018, I took myself seriously. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve obtained 16 plants, bringing my grand total to 20. So far there has been only one casualty. I’ve had a couple questions about the plant life so I thought I’d share here. Where do you purchase/get your plants?… Read More
I feel like I always have so much to be thankful for each month, and then when it comes time to write this post I always blank (which makes me feel so unthankful). So much busyness (with work) and negativity (with writing) have been coming down the pipe this month — which looking back over the past five or so… Read More
One // Two // Three // Four // Five // Six Really thinking about grabbing one of these baskets as a catch all for random books in my office — ones that I’ve pulled off the shelf but have yet to put back. I love keep cups! Ones of these days I’m going to splurge and buy myself one. Patchouli oil is my favorite… Read More