Last week, I caught my daughter reading her book while also doing her homework. I bet you can guess which thing wasn’t happening. If you guessed the homework, you’d be right! I asked her to put away her book and focus on her homework, and she replied, “But Mom, I’m multi-tasking!” Dear friends, I do not know where she learned…
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Last year, my friend Anna chose BASIC as her word of the year. Here’s what she said about it (read the whole post here): Frankly, as of late the basics have eluded me, and I miss them. I miss who I am when my basics are met and up-to-date and happening at all. My heart and head are craving basics…
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I’ve been doing a lot of reading this summer. I’m probably most proud of the fact that I read through all 7 Harry Potter books (again) in just 3 weeks, which basically means that I’ve gotten nothing else done, but whatever. That’s what summer is for! But I’m not here to talk to you about my love for Hogwarts. Nope!…
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Last week I got to go on a field trip with my daughter’s class. We took one of those super nice buses to LA to visit the California Science Center. I’d like to say that I’m a cool mom who enjoys field trips, but let’s be honest – I’m just far too paranoid to let my daughter go to a…
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Listen friends, I have been floored by your response to last week’s post. It’s been shared so many times, I’ve lost count. And I’m still working through the emails that flooded my inbox. It seems as though you guys are learning how to make some space, too. We are all weary, every single one of us. And we all feel like we…
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