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  • COVID19 life Parenting

    “My Energy Is My Own”

    I heard this yesterday on the Girls Next Door Podcast (one of my favorites, by the way). This was said by Erica Ladd, one of the show’s cohosts, and it really resonated with me.…

    January 14, 2021
  • life Planners

    Today:

    READING: Michelle Obama’s Becoming. I find this a lovely way to start the day (except today because I slept in). It feels like I am reading the journal of a friend. A brilliant and…

    January 6, 2021
  • Best Laid Plans

    BLP Ep #24: 2021 Planning Setup

    In this episode, I discuss my Quintiles system, and then delve into all of the systems I will be using in the new year. (Some of them aren’t new, but I don’t think I’ve…

    January 4, 2021
  • COVID19 Planners

    Quarantine Continues + Giveaway Winners

    Well. Just as we were starting to near the latter part of the kids’ quarantine countdown (today is day #12), we have restarted the clock. Josh tested positive yesterday. He has had cough and…

    December 30, 2020
  • 20 Left in 2020

    It occurred to me this morning that there are 20 days remaining in 2020. This feels momentous enough for me to set some lofty goals: 1- Double down on phone use/#op100. I was so…

    December 12, 2020
  • life Parenting

    Evenings Revisited

    I am inspired by Laura to write a post on the state of our evenings. Lest anyone think that my relative calm/okay state recently means that I have this whole parenting thing figured out…

    November 19, 2020
  • life

    A Few Things

    COVID Cases are up though still not up to our FL-summer-spike levels. I have received multiple notifications of positives in both kids’ schools though not yet in any of their classes (and I do…

    November 11, 2020
  • Weekend Work

    HIGH/LOW/ETA

    HIGHS! The election! And Biden/Harris totally rocking their speeches last night! Made me so happy. Cameron was so excited that he fell asleep. Um . . . call has been okay? LOWS! We are…

    November 8, 2020
  • Morning Hijinks

    It’s 5:47 am and I believe all 3 kids are up. AGHGHGH I hate the time change! I always find that even after adjusting bedtime, the earlier mornings persist for weeks. We also recently…

    November 5, 2020