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The Year of Me: 9 Months In
After a little blogging hiatus for Advent/Christmas, I'm baaaaaaack! I started The Year of Me in May 2016, and I gave an update in September 2016. I thought January would be a perfect time to check in again. January marks 9 months of the Year of Me. I look back at...
read moreOne Thing at a Time is Enough
Hi. This is a picture of me from a few weeks ago. I was living like I had 6 arms. "Like a chicken with my head cut off" Last week, I complained to my spiritual director about constantly feeling scatterbrained. "I run around like a chicken with my head cut off....
read moreNobody’s Cuter Than You by Melanie Shankle (a Busy Mom Book Review)
Ever since Philip and I started enforcing a strict early bedtime to accommodate our 5:15 a.m. alarm, we've been getting in a lot of reading before bed. I thought I'd start writing and sharing my book reviews on the blog. My goal is to keep the reviews short, direct,...
read moreNobody's Cuter Than You by Melanie Shankle (a Busy Mom Book Review)
Ever since Philip and I started enforcing a strict early bedtime to accommodate our 5:15 a.m. alarm, we've been getting in a lot of reading before bed. I thought I'd start writing and sharing my book reviews on the blog. My goal is to keep the reviews short, direct,...
read moreYear of Me: Me Time/Marriage/Friendship Goals Update
When I wrote my first post about the Year of Me, I ended with "Me Time" and touched briefly on marriage and friendship. For Me Time, I said I wanted, "Guilt free regularly scheduled sitter during the day a few days a week so that I can nap, run errands, read a book...
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