Weekend reading: December 27, 2014

From Instagram: New pajamas {for the girls’ dolls too!}.

Christmas Day has come and gone, and I am anxiously looking toward the New Year. The second half of 2014 was busier and more frantic than I wanted, and the start of 2015 signals the end of some of that busyness — with the launch of the Live course, the end of the 101 Days of Christmas series, etc. — as well as the fresh start that turning the calendar page always brings.

On Monday, Jackson is scheduled for lip tie surgery. (We had to delay it twice because of the nasty cold he had.) Although it’s expected to last under 10 minutes with laughing gas rather than a general anesthesia, I’m still a bit nervous. I’m anxious for him to be able to drink from a cup and some of the other things that he’s not able to do because of the severity of his lip tie, but I’m planning a lazy day on Monday so we can cuddle and rest as much as needed depending how feels after his surgery.

What I’m reading: Bread & Wine by Shauna Niequest and anxiously awaiting the release of The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion

What I’m cooking: baked chicken parmesan, chicken quesadillas, sloppy joes, stromboli

What I’m thinking about:

{Follow my personal Facebook feed for the things I’m thinking about and talking about all week!}

Goal setting for the New Year How To Change Your Life With Mini Habits | Pick the Brain Asking why | Seth Godin Overwhelmed by All the Changes You Want to Make | zen habits Blogging and writing Blogging for an Audience of One | The Art of Non-Conformity Is your niche too small? | Seth Godin Choosing joy {from the archives} On choosing joy {even when it’s not easy} On  joyful motherhood Happiness versus joy {and why we choose happy too!}

Have a great weekend!

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Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

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Weekend reading: December 27, 2014

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