I have felt this overzealous need to reduce the amount of stuff in my life for a long time. Maybe forever. I've just never needed a lot of material possessions to be happy. In fact, less for me has always meant more in terms of feeling peaceful and content. But then, I've never been all … Continue reading Christmas Makes Me Want to Downsize
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We Need Nets!!!
I love Glennon. Sometimes I think we were twins separated at birth. Please check out this post. http://momastery.com/blog/2014/11/15/meltdowns-fine-softer-melt/
What I Will Teach My Boys
http://www.brainchildmag.com/2014/08/what-i-will-teach-my-boys/ Love this article -- an important topic and one I am crazy passionate about. I hate to be that parent who says what she's going to do when the reality is often very different once we're in the throws of things. My absolutes are so different these days. I remember saying my kids will … Continue reading What I Will Teach My Boys
Unplanned Summer Blogging Sabbatical
Busy times, y'all. The boys and I just returned from a two week trip visiting our friends in Western North Carolina. We got in Sunday and I'm trying to motivate myself to get off the couch and put my house back together. Instead I'm surfing the Internet and soul searching. I ran across the following … Continue reading Unplanned Summer Blogging Sabbatical
Can We Take It Down a Notch On Social Media?
http://elitedaily.com/life/10-things-that-the-people-who-love-their-lives-are-doing-differently/598934/ Hope you all are well. We're knee-deep in getting-out-of-school mode, so things are busy. Good busy, but my already limited organizational skills are being stretched to capacity. I was feeling slightly stressed this morning, but then I came across the above article, and it gave me some peace. It's so easy to get caught … Continue reading Can We Take It Down a Notch On Social Media?
Insomnia, Anhedonia and The Unbearable Politeness of Being
I read this last night as I was about to sleep -- my favorite part of the day lately. She describes so eloquently how I've been feeling the past few weeks. The comments are worth looking at as well. I know from experience that things will get better, but it's not fun in the meantime. … Continue reading Insomnia, Anhedonia and The Unbearable Politeness of Being
Grief Happens 