As I was sitting on my front porch after dinner trying to gather my thoughts after a hectic day, I looked up to find a beautiful rainbow gracing the early evening sky. I've had the lyrics to the Rainbow Connection song in my head ever since (I grew up watching The Muppets and my kids... Continue Reading →
39. One Second a Day
By now you're probably catching on to the idea that I life to document life . . . that I enjoy taking photos . . .and that I equally enjoy writing about life and the photos I take. Right now, I'm working on this 100 Day blog challenge, I just finished my 100 Day creative... Continue Reading →
38. I’m In Love with the 1-Minute Rule – And You Will be Too
I was inspired this week to try out the one-minute rule. Haven't heard about it yet??? You can read about it here on Gretchen Rubin's site. Or I can explain it to you in a single sentence: If you can do a task in a minute or less . . . DO IT. For me, this has... Continue Reading →
37. Making Time . . . and Forgiving Ourselves When We Don’t
We had an absolutely fantastic drop off on the first day of a brand new school for the older one today. While I thought I had today, this week, this month all planned out, organized, and sorted, I didn't even manage to stick to the plans I had for today. Not that it wasn't a... Continue Reading →
36. Goodbye Summer . . . Hello School
No one wanted to leave the cottage this morning. No one. Not only were we leaving on a gorgeous day after a summer that will go down as one of the bests yet, but we were leaving to head straight back into schedules, routine, and . . . school. With the older one going to... Continue Reading →
35. Forever
I sat down this morning to figure out the week ahead - the logistics of who needed to be where and when, what activities were starting and what corresponding bags needed to be packed, and of course, based on who had what when, what our food requirements and menus would be like for the week.... Continue Reading →
34. Nature’s Playground
Is it wrong of me to say I breathed a sigh of relief when the 2 kids slipped out the back door with my parents to go for a boat ride this morning? I was thrilled for the hour and a half or so of time to myself. I wanted to do some more yoga,... Continue Reading →
33. How Do You REALLY Feel? And A Delicious Sugar/Gluten Free Peach/Blueberry Crisp
Right now, I'm feeling pretty fantastic. How are you doing? What do you feel like as you move through today? Are you rested? Happy? Satiated? All of the above? None of the above? I was super lucky this morning as my parents took the kids out for a long boat ride, giving me some time... Continue Reading →
32. So. Many. Peaches. 2 Amazing Toys. And More Reflections From Yesterday’s Post.
First up . . . the peaches. There is SO much to like about this time of year. The sweet final days of summer. The excitement of back to school. The sense that the new school year is, in so many ways, a time for fresh-starts and new beginnings. And of course, it's PEACH season.... Continue Reading →
31. To The Lighthouse
A girlfriend posted on Facebook earlier today "If you had to explain in a single sentence what is the purpose of your life what would it be?" (thanks @ayamcmillan). During the course of the day, I managed to eek out enough time to read Shauna Niequest's book Present Over Perfect. And late this afternoon, we had a boat... Continue Reading →
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