Once upon a time, I hated February. Like loathed it. I mean, even the people who invented the calendar must have hated it since they gave it the least number of days of all the months of the year.
All in Life
Once upon a time, I hated February. Like loathed it. I mean, even the people who invented the calendar must have hated it since they gave it the least number of days of all the months of the year.
First and foremost, please know that I don’t obsessively follow the royal family. Seriously. But a picture of Prince Harry will always catch my eye scroll through my news feed or the actual news. While every other woman in the English-speaking world is eyeing Prince whatever-his-name-is, I’m oogling the little red-haired, renegade brother.
I want to touch on the path our free time takes. You remember free time, right? That’s the time we squeeze in between work and sleep…and chores and errands and running the kids everywhere? I specifically want to talk about putting your weekends on a path where free time actually feels like free time.
True story - I really hated reading growing up. Like from the time I learned to read until about 22, it was torture. I was (am) a slow reader, so it took me forever to get through books. It was just not fun for me.
I’d like to hunker down and focus a bit – specifically, about the paths we find ourselves on. Each week, you’ll see a new post centered around this topic.
I’m going to do something a little different today. I want to share a few thoughtful gift options for this (or any) season. And the very cool thing about these gifts is, get this…When you buy these gifts, you’re ALSO supporting an awesome cause.
Whaaaaat? You get to love on your family and friends thoughtfully AND give to a worthy organization? Sign. Me. Up.
With mixed emotions, we decided yes. Yes, we would make this crazy choice. Yes to less activities. Yes to fewer stores. Yes to shorter commutes. Yes to less.
The journey of a working mom leaving her career, choosing joy, and slowing down in a high-speed world.