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December 31, 2020
21 Micro Goals for Balancing 2021
Every year I write goals for the next year. In 2020 I shared a whole bunch of mindset goals (read here) and quickly found myself face to face with myself…
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December 13, 2020
20 Things 2020 Taught Me
Things dont go as planned. If you would have told me this would be the year of the pandemic and my yearly lesson list would be all these things I
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December 8, 2020
pressure cooker motherhood days
It was just a hard day. Thats what I told my husband. He kept trying to fix things, which is so sweet, but I honestly, couldnt even think enough to
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December 1, 2020
the year of being strong
That might be the title I’d give to 2020 if I was writing a book. I toyed with “I’m so strong” or “The year of crazy unknowns” but in reality…
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November 29, 2020
this year, you don’t have to do extra
I know there is a great deal of pressure this year to try to make Christmas and the holidays extra special. I think part of it is the pandemic and…
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October 14, 2020
“I feel so lost right now.”
I found myself crying in the bathroom this morning. It was ironic because it was such a beautiful day. The sun shining, the fall leaves turning golden, the house fairly…
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September 7, 2020
hey kids, some words about this school year
First, breathe. It probably doesn’t look anything like any other year. In fact, I know it doesn’t. It’s kind of like that picture of us on the canoe – paddling…
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September 5, 2020
– this year still matters –
I get it. When the calendar flipped over to 2020 I don’t think any of us expected this. I’m not even sure how to describe this, honestly. Crazy, chaotic, unsettling.…
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August 24, 2020
Just be present
I am listening to the “plan” for school in the fall and I keep reminding myself of grace. Grace for everyone working on it and grace for all the teachers…
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August 23, 2020
exhale
Exhale. Breathe, my friend. I don’t know if you’re like me but I got to the end of the day with my jaw clenched. It’s like I kept pushing and…
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