Practice You've probably heard the phrase "practice makes perfect" through the course of your life. However, perfection is pretty hard, if not impossible to attain. So, instead of setting myself and my family up for failure, we're going with a new phrase around here: Practice makes progress! There has been a lot of practice going on around here lately, and I wanted to … [Read more...]
December 2018 Goals: Bring on the Holidays
December 2018 No matter how hard I tried to fight it, we are right in the middle of holiday season. In recent years, my anxiety and stress levels don't allow me to fully enjoy this time of year, so I can't say I was really looking forward to it. However, this year and this season have been OK. Not entirely great, but not exactly terrible either. So, I'm ready to face December … [Read more...]
Christmas Countdown: Grateful during the Madness
Christmas Countdown The Christmas countdown has begun, and it's not been too pretty around here. It's like the boys know they are supposed to behave, so they go completely the opposite way. I think they are actually challenging me to put some coal in their stockings this year! I'm not sure if it's just me, or has the Christmas countdown felt like it's been in warp speed … [Read more...]
September 2016 goals, Mid-Month Check
September 2016 September 2016 is halfway done. Can you believe it? We're in the third week of school...although, to be fair, it's the first full week because of Labor Day. However, we have already had a Parent night, gotten our first homework, and become pros at getting to the bus on time. Not to toot my own horn, but we haven't had to run to the bus yet this year. I know it's … [Read more...]
Summer Bucket List
Summer Bucket List Since it's almost the 4th of July, I figured I'd better get working on our Summer Bucket List. How did June go by so fast? I have a bad feeling the rest of summer is going to go just as fast, so I want to make the most of it. Mr. B has summer school most mornings, but we still have our afternoons and early evenings free. It stays light a lot longer, which … [Read more...]