My life was altered last week.   

Why? 

Because we removed the baby safety locks from our kitchen drawers.   

Miles is the youngest, & he turns 7 this weekend.  7.  And I’m pretty sure he defeated the safety locks by 18 months. 

If, at any point throughout the last few years, a visiting friend h...

It's an amazing start to the week.  

Why?

Because I organized the silverware drawer…

which led me to determining which of our 37 water bottles & travel mugs matched the 5 lids conveniently tucked under 23 baby spoons...right next to the stuff we actually use.  

(Turns out zero.) 

And before ...

Ever feel like you shouldn't think or do something because it doesn't make sense to OTHER people? 

Yesterday the boys were at their grandma's, & when I picked them up, Miles was creating something by pounding nails into the ground & connecting string in various places throughout her yard.

He was s...

At what point in life do we really start expecting the unexpected?  

I mean REALLY expect it? 

I planned to do yoga before the boys woke up this morn, but I just couldn’t help myself & decided to do just ONE more thing first… 

I’ll JUST fold the basket of clean towels…Certainly they’ll sleep at l...

It’s been a crazy week.   

In case you didn’t hear, Iowa was hit by a derecho last Monday.  I’m guessing you’ve either lived it & heard SO much about it you’d almost rather hear about covid again OR you’re wondering what the hell a derecho is.  So I’ll tell you just in case. 

A derecho is a large ...

Do you know ANYONE who is good at EVERYTHING? 

I mean really? 

No.  

Maybe everyone else APPEARS to be good at everything, but no one actually is.   

But we often expect that WE should be good at everything, right? 

Why can’t I figure out how to be successful in my career AND spend quality time...

Any idea how many decisions we make in a typical day?

I guessed somewhere between 70 & 10,000.

But Psychology Today estimates about 35,000.  35 THOUSAND.

What should I wear today?  

It’s ok if I wear a t-shirt on ANOTHER Zoom call, isn’t it?

Did I wear this one in last week’s call?

Do I have t...

I joined the Panera “coffee club” this month, which clearly requires me to spend several hours there drinking several cups of coffee to get my $8.99 worth. 

I do recognize simply drinking four cups of coffee throughout the month would make it worth it, but I love a deal too much to stop at four.

A...

Do you ever feel like you “shouldn’t” feel a certain way?  

 Ever find yourself feeling mad about something?  Then becoming even madder because you’re mad at yourself for feeling mad?  

Or sadder because you’re sad?

Ever feel like it’s easier to stick with what you’ve been doing because it’s some...

Ever feel like you CAN figure something out on your own so you SHOULD?  

 Maybe it’s an assignment at work…

Maybe it’s how to get your kids to sleep before midnight…

Maybe you’ve even figured out how to get somewhere with an actual map rather than your phone, & the thought of stopping for directi...

I had a fantastic workout yesterday...The kind where I dripped sweat everywhere & felt like I could take on the world. 

But oddly…or not so oddly for me...

Mid-workout, a Culver's caramel cashew sundae popped into my head.  More specifically, a caramel cashew sundae with hot fudge.  (Because that'...

I don’t think I’ve ever once witnessed either of the boys sitting next to their Legos & saying, "I don’t know what to build."

And I certainly haven’t witnessed them saying, "I know what I WANT to build, but I don’t know how."

They just start.  

Nowhere along the way do they say…

"Is this ok?"

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