297 + 199 + 66 weeks I didn’t blog at all last week. It’s been a while since that happened. I’d feel bad about it, except I’ve been “doing the work” in other areas of my life so it’s not like I was a total slacker. Blogging just wasn’t a priority, and I’m learning to allow myself to let non-priorities… View Post
So this monthly mantra thing? I like it so far. You may remember January’s mantra was focus, which was pretty much perfect for me. Distraction is still a problem (I have three small children so…yeah) but I’m getting better + faster at bringing myself back when something pulls me off course. I’m remembering to pay attention to individuals, to details…. View Post
295 + 197 + 64 weeks The last two weeks have been pretty frigid (for Phoenix) and the kids don’t really have “winter” clothes (because: Phoenix). As a result, we haven’t been outside as much as we’d like. This weekend things started warming up, though. While this morning was still definitely jacket weather, we’re barefoot in the back yard this… View Post
I’ve been wanting to write a post about the books I read in 2016 since the new year, but my focus has been on other things. Not sure if that’s good or bad. At any rate, I finally got a minute to finish pounding it out before January ends. Yay! FYI: each click on the book links below earns me… View Post
294 + 196 + 63 weeks Monday through Thursday she has homework. Nothing too major: spelling words, phonograms, and math. Depending on how much she dawdles, it takes about fifteen minutes. While she works, her sister does her best to be distracting. Today, however, was library day, so there was a new book to distract the distraction. And Scooter spends… View Post