Weekend reading: January 10, 2015

From Instagram: Not quite sure about this…

It has been so cold here this week. Not as cold as it’s been other places, but cold enough to make me wish for spring! I kept walking on the first day it snowed because it was so pretty out, but as the wind swept in and we had wind chills below 0, I kind of gave up. I’ve missed it, though, so I’ll definitely be making time for long walks this weekend.

Next week I am taking a 3-day writing/planning retreat and I could not be more excited. Our house is…busy, to say the least, and while most days I wouldn’t have it any other way, I’ve been wishing for a chance to get away and just think and rest and brainstorm for a long time. In fact, I realized yesterday that this will be the first time I’ll be truly alone in more than a year and the first time I will be truly alone for 3 days in my entire life. Sean will hold down the fort at home, and I’m going to try not to die from being separated from Jack for that long. Mostly I’m really excited, though, and excited to get 3 full nights sleep in a row too!

What I’m reading: For Such a Time by Kate Breslin and I ended up starting Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson rather than Robin Hood last week

What I cooked: beef & butternut squash stew, shrimp scampi zoodles, oven baked chicken fajitas

What I’m thinking about:

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

Stop playing the comparison game 2 reasons you shouldn’t compare yourself to other people. | Jon Acuff Inspiration vs. Comparison | Jon Acuff When Her Good News Makes You Feel Bad | Momastery Are you a maker? Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule | Paul Graham Why the World Needs the Makers to Say No Boldly | Nesting Place What healthy really means When Skinny Isn’t What You Think | Just Enjoy Food Is Your Paleo Challenge Justifying Disordered Eating | Paleo Parents (timely!) Depression Is Not A Scandal | Jamie the Very Worst Missionary

Have a great weekend!

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.

Weekend reading: January 10, 2015

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