G had her first ever Mommy Day! In prior years, I felt like she commanded so much of my attention in general that she didn’t ‘need’ her own day. Now she is savvy and aware enough that such an omission would be seen as…
(I know — that is not the Wonderland 222! I ordered a half-priced Erin Condren softbound weekly and . . . I have to admit, it’s pretty fantastic. I had not wanted to support them for a while, but honestly I feel their efforts…
EVENING WIN: playing Monopoly with the big kids (and Josh, who made it home just as we were starting!). Our nanny took G home just for fun and so we seized the moment to do something that is a bit more difficult with a…
I haven’t shown any COVID-19 data for a while. Mostly, this is because nothing has changed for a while in South FL. Happily, hospitalizations in our health system seem to be down somewhat. But cases just continue to chug along around the 3-5K/day rate…
This episode is all about thinking of your year in quarters, quintiles, or Seasons. It’s currently the end of the first quarter (or perhaps quintile, if you use my system!), so it seemed like a timely topic. Confession: Unlike with my weeks / months…
I am aware that there is still a pandemic going on, but honestly life feels entirely different than it did a year ago. We enjoyed a lovely outdoor Passover. We went to the pool. We are making actual plans re: fun things to do…
It was a really fun day — so much fun that she cried when it was over. Happy Passover to those celebrating!…
I am a firm believer in the strategy of the clean slate, as Gretchen Rubin has described it. I am self-aware enough to know that I am particularly susceptible to this phenomenon. This is why the following things tend to have a significant effect…
Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughts yesterday! I didn’t do much better last night (TIRED), but I think I have identified some strategies that may help in the future. Of note, we do already read together currently as part of…
