Today at work, walking between buildings, I came across something low and moving and soft off to my right. It was the most awesome quail family I’ve ever seen. Mama, dada, and maybe 15 babies.You might have seen baby quail before. These were BABY quail. Utterly tiny and perfect, stepping back and forth and into …
We’re trying. Mornings can be a bit crazy. We basically missed a sit-down breakfast this morning because we were running out the door. But, I’ve been praying morning and evening more systematically and doing more regular/organized tooth brushing. Good! Also focusing on baby more. Once I started paying more attention to her, things started feeling …
Lately baby cries at everything I do. I thought I might be exaggerating or making this up until my husband commented that he’s noticed this, too. Suggesting clothes; putting on diapers; offering food; doing anything myself; trying to get her into a bath, brushing her teeth, brushing her hair. And particularly trying to change or …
Things are going to change around here.They have to. We’ve had too many late nights, too frequent crying baby, not enough good food, and insufficient progress towards our goals. Starting now: My new priorities. 1) Spirituality. Praying morning, evening + obligatory prayer each day. Doesn’t have to be long. Does have to be focused and …
Things have been happening at work. More things, harder things, faster things. Magic! I started being systematic with one productivity/anti-procrastination strategy of making a to-do list for the following day at the end of each workday. I’ve been taking time to do it – up to 15 minutes – as I work through my to …
I really don’t like broccoli. At all. I actively avoid buying it as a vegetable for our family. There’s really only one reason why: it takes absolutely FOREVER to cut it up. The thing is, I really don’t like the tough skin on the stalk. No matter how much you cook it, it’s still this …
Hey everyone, something strange is up with WordPress today. I went to my main page and my eye noticed a strange number on the top right of the screen: 539. As in, 539 followers.Now, that can’t be. As of yesterday, I had 21 followers. However, it is an interesting mystery! I will keep you posted. …
Over 300 posts, and just over a month until the 1-year mark of doing this blog. Wow indeed! I must say, my motivation for writing is low. Probably because time feels seriously compressed, energy is low, and other priorities loom larger. The weekend is gone. How? Lots of house cleaning and chores. Lots of time …
Last night didn’t go so well after all. Baby’s 3rd wake-up was just before midnight when I went to bed. She was awake, and did not want to go back to sleep. There was much happy awakeness, much crying. We fed her, nursed, played, read books. The stand-off started when I wanted to lie down …
Two separate thoughts. Husband and I watched one of Dave Ramsey’s finance videos tonight, and we’re totally on board with actually getting on top of our finances. It is a great feeling to be tackling our money and future again, improving on what we’re doing now. It’s also wonderful and fortunate to have a partner …