I mean don't get me wrong I already know that I could be healthier but how she phrased it works for me. Eat better, walk more, no caffeine. These are things I have control of. These are choices I can make on a day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute, choice by choice basis. I can't just tell my body, 'stop being fat.' That is not actionable advice.
Read MoreWaiting definitely sucks but I feel good about using this time to become an even better version of myself for my future children. I want to be my best for them. I believe that the bond between parent and child is sacred and I want to honor that bond.
Read MoreI've been trying to write down my story because I thought it would be freeing but I've been having a lot of resistance to it.
Read MoreSo I've decided what my purpose for this blog will be. I want to share my experience as a human and teacher to help women and their families thrive happily in the world we live in today.
Read MoreWhen we finally bought our fancy new washing machine, we had so much laundry to do! That's when I realized we went 6 weeks without doing laundry. That's when I realized that I had a problem. A big messy expensive problem.
Read MoreSorry I haven’t updated in a while. I’m taking time to try and find my purpose. My purpose for this blog. My purpose for this website. My purpose in life. I’m doing some work on this. And I’m sure my purpose could change in the future but I feel like I need to pick a direction and go with it for a while so I’m trying to find that direction.
Read MoreFor Memorial Day we decided to host our own BBQ at Rosa's house.
We got up and went shopping for food, came home and started cooking. People started arriving at about 1pm. I didn't get stuck cooking for this party so I got to talk to everyone.
Read MoreLakeside was amazing! We had a wonderful fun day with the kids. We rode rides and ate junk food and bonded with the kids. It was wonderful! I wouldn't have traded that day for the world. It was probably the highlight of the entire trip for me.
Read MoreWe are up in the mountains near St. Mary's Glacier. I woke up early because the sun was shining in our windows. I decided to get up and write instead of trying (usually unsuccessfully) to fall back to sleep. Mornings are the only times that I will have free time to myself on this trip. And with this view, I couldn't ask for a better writing space!
After the boys woke up and we all got ready for the day we started setting up for the party. People started arriving around 1pm and we had a great time.
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