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I had the opportunity to sit next to Maximus tonight and just stare at his profile. I was in awe of his milky skin and soft features. I marveled at the fact that he is growing up so fast, but in that moment he looked so much like a baby. His features looked like they … Continue reading Brain dump: my boys, my night out, my ideas, and my days
We haven’t gone on too many dates since having kids. It’s all part of the deal and for the most part we’re ok with that. Do we really want to get out sometimes, yes. Are we able to, sometimes. We have had to miss all kinds of fun things because of our kids and that’s … Continue reading Date Night
Yesterday I wrote about cutting cable. We made some other changes in our house when we said goodbye to our DirectTV boxes. We wanted to put more focus on our family and less focus on the screen. During a random lunch date in my office, Bryan mentioned that he should have put our bedroom tv … Continue reading Cutting more cable!
Yesterday, I wrote about taking it easy. I can’t believe the number of people who told me they were feeling the same way. Maybe it’s because so many of us are going through the same “season” of life. Or, maybe it’s just the way the world has changed. Technology at our fingertips is such an … Continue reading The new to do list
I’m in a Too Busy rut. It resembles a washing machine, constantly spinning and always replaced with a new set of clothes. I don’t mind a good routine, but our current one is too busy. I know it’s a phase of life and probably won’t slow down, but it’s taking a toll on me. From … Continue reading The Too Busy rut
Spring is starting to show in Iowa! I’ve lived here my whole life, but every year the winter gets to me. I don’t do well with being cold. It makes me want to hunker down under sweats and a warm blanket and be lazy. Spring and summer, well, they motivate me. I want to be … Continue reading We’ve been waiting for this
I bought new running shoes last weekend. I had no intention of doing any exercising, but we had gift cards for both of us. Unfortunately it’s still very much winter in Iowa so we aren’t taking our new shoes outside anytime soon and going for walks has basically been my only form of exercise since … Continue reading Couch 2 5k [Week 1, Day 1]
I have this thing I do. When it gets hard I shut down. I get through bedtime and I sit on the couch and watch tv. I observe but don’t participate. I let my brain shutdown. I’ve done that a lot since coming back to work. My days are pretty crazy. I’m catching up on … Continue reading Some days are hard
Today I get up with an alarm clock. It’s something I haven’t done for 12 weeks. A little more actually. I started my maternity leave after taking the last of my vacation. That was the last time I slept through the night. Today I got up with a baby at 4:30 and realized at 5 … Continue reading Today
Meal planning has come and gone in our house. No excuses why I haven’t always done it. Life is much easier when I do, but I found myself dreading the task. I set us up for dinners with a newborn when we spent a Sunday making a lot of freezer meals. The food lasted us … Continue reading Meal planning