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This week we pulled our February/Valentine's books This week we pulled our February/Valentine's books out of the closet and wasted no time diving right into reading them! I've set aside a few of our favorites to share over the next several weeks so keep a look out for them - there are some reeeeally good ones in our collection I can't wait to introduce you to!⁠ ⁠ >> This week we are reading: How Do I Love Thee? by Jennifer Adams. In this modern-day rewriting of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43, the writer reinvents the classic love poem into a delightful children's book. Written in simple, lyrical words, this ode to friendship and love is expressive and enjoyable. The illustrations are whimsical, diverse, and engaging and beautifully pair with the poem. ⁠ ⁠ I also particularly liked that the last page of the book is dedicated to the original poem by Browning and allows readers to see what inspired the author's reimagined version of the poem.
“Raising people is not some lark. It's serious w “Raising people is not some lark. It's serious work with serious repercussions. It's air-traffic control. You can't step out for a minute; you can barely pause to scratch your ankle.” - Kelly Corrigan, Glitter and Glue // @kellycorrigan This feels so relatable these days in particular! Does it resonate with you? 🙋‍♀️
5 random things in no particular order: 1. Grey bu 5 random things in no particular order: 1. Grey bunny (aka “Stiff neck”) got some stitches in his nose this weekend after *somebody* accidentally bit a hole in him - he’s all better now thankfully, despite my limitations as a seamstress. 🪡 / 2. I had my first official Tarot reading today and it was sooo interesting and insightful! DM if you’re interested bc I know an awesome gal who is super talented with the cards! 🎴/ 3. School got canceled because of inclement weather again today. It’s 52’ and sunny outside right now. 🤪 / 4. Everyone is napping in my house at this moment except for me. I’m having nap FOMO. 💤 / 5. The boys and I stuck a whole pack of glow-in-the-dark stickers on the ceiling of the hideout this morning and it looks amazing. It might be everyone’s new favorite calm down corner/hangout. ⭐️ // What’s the weather like where you are??? ❄️🌩☔️☀️🌈☃️🌬
Sharing a few 6-word memoirs I wrote this week in Sharing a few 6-word memoirs I wrote this week in my creative #freewriteworkshop with the delightful @sonyaspillmann through @exhale.creativity - - - - - - - - ✨ Life pieced together by these moments. ✨ Motherhood has cracked me wide open. ✨ I love you crazy, little hooligans. ✨Just wear the damn mittens already. ✨ I miss you when you’re sleeping. ✨ Things I wanted in life: this. ✨ I dreamt you before you existed. ✨ Some days last a hundred hours. ✨ Good lord, is it bedtime yet? ✨ Their laughter unfurls, carrying me through. ✨ Searching for myself beyond being Mama. ✨ Just doing my best again today. - - - - - - - - Six word memoirs are so fun to write - have you heard of them before? What would yours be?
We had the best day today playing in the snow toge We had the best day today playing in the snow together. ❤️❄️☃️🛷 #simplegram
Is it a cold? or Covid? - A Haiku by Eliza B. ⁠ Is it a cold? or Covid? - A Haiku by Eliza B. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Respiratory⁠ anything!? I’m becoming a ⁠ hypochondriac.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ // Literally every time someone sniffles... I go into covid-chaos-mode. Can anybody else relate? ⁠ ⁠ How are YOU holding up?
It’s the last day of my 2022 Reboot Challenge + It’s the last day of my 2022 Reboot Challenge + Giveaway & we are ending on a really fun note - LEARNING!⁠ ⁠ Back in college I had a hard time trying to decide on a major bc I was intrigued by so many different subjects & didn’t know how to choose just one. I was afraid to miss out on all of the other things I could learn about! Luckily, I realized I could be a lifelong learner regardless of my major! I ended up choosing to study Psychology & English & even went back to school later to study nursing.⁠ ⁠ I hope I never stop learning abt things that interest me for as long as I live. I love that technology makes learning so accessible to us nowadays. I’m amazed at the broad variety of courses, workshops, tutorials, etc. that I see offered virtually.⁠ ⁠ Some days motherhood can feel all-consuming. I don't have much time or energy leftover from my day-to-day life for learning much more than new activities to try with the kids or meals I want to cook. But this year I'm being more intentional about learning & exploring more of what I enjoy outside of motherhood - to reclaim my love of learning & let it serve up some fun for me in 2022! ⁠ ⁠ My intentions for 2022 are: ⁠ ✨ Sign up for a few creative writing courses through @exhale.creativity ⁠ ✨ Take one @skillpop online course that sounds fun to me each season⁠ ✨ Learn more about my DSLR camera & take one photography course⁠ ✨ Keep practicing guitar⁠ ✨ Play around with learning Procreate on my iPad⁠ ⁠ >> For a chance to win today, tell me more about what YOU will choose as your LEARNING intention for this upcoming year!! Is there something you want to learn to do better or improve on? What about something you’ve always wanted try?⁠ ⁠ Winner gets a $25 gift certificate from @skillpop to take one of their awesome online classes or workshops! This is one of my all-time favorite prizes & I hope it will REALLY help you get inspired for this year - maybe even discover a passion you didn’t know you have!!⁠ ⁠ If you win, I’ll send you a dm by tomorrow AM with details!! Thank you so much for joining me & sharing your inspiring intentions! I’d love to check in together throughout the year & help keep each other accountable!⁠
Happy day 6 of my 2022 Reboot Challenge + Giveaway Happy day 6 of my 2022 Reboot Challenge + Giveaway! Today's focus area is: FRIENDSHIP ✨⁠ ⁠ ⁠ I feel like these past two years of the pandemic have really taken a toll on a lot of my closest friendships. Not just in the limited ability to be physically present with one another but also because of the mental and emotional ways we've all become overextended in our daily lives. We've been carrying so much more than we ever have before and that has limited our bandwidth to connect on deeper levels with one another. For me, finding the time and energy to show up for my friendships during covid has been one of the most discouraging and trickiest parts for me to navigate.⁠ ⁠ Recently I’ve been trying some new approaches to being intentional about rekindling and embracing my friendships and I’m hoping to keep that momentum going into the new year. That being said, my relationship building intention for 2022 is to: Hold more space for showing up in my friendships. I want to be deliberate about scheduling phone dates/FaceTime coffee dates (this idea inspired by Friendship Coach @daniellebayardjackson), set reminders in my phone to follow up with friends throughout the week, plan a girls trip to meet up together once covid calms down, and send more snail mail/birthday cards!⁠ ⁠ >> What about you?? Tell me about your intentions for FRIENDSHIP this upcoming year and tag a friend you would like to reconnect with or embrace on a deeper level in 2022. The winner today will receive a hand-curated friendship themed card pack (which included 5 unique cards from some of my favorite card companies) put together by yours truly!! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ If you win, I’ll send you a dm by tomorrow morning. And if you don’t win today, check back in tomorrow for one last chance to win!⁠ 📷 : @maggiemgibbons
It’s day 5 of my 2022 Reboot Challenge + Giveawa It’s day 5 of my 2022 Reboot Challenge + Giveaway and of course we couldn’t get through it without a HEALTH & WELLNESS intention. 🍎 ⁠ ⁠ Mine are pretty simple (but also super hard! Can you relate?) - Get better sleep, drink more water, and move my body every day.⁠ ⁠ It’s so crazy to me how challenging it can be for me to prioritize these three CRUCIAL elements of my health and wellness. And it’s also remarkable to me how much my overall bandwidth for life is expanded when I make sure to check off all of these things from day to day. ⁠ ⁠ I’m working hard on carving out a better sleep routine for myself (starting with creating some new bedtime and morning rituals!). I’m getting back into the habit of carrying my favorite Yeti water bottle (a gift from my friend @lyndsjones) around with me throughout the day. And I’ve starting getting creative with ways to move my body more on days I don’t have tennis or soccer - like riding my bike, going on hikes with my family, walking to the park with the kids, dancing in the kitchen while I’m cooking dinner, parking further away from the entrance of places I have to drive so I get in a few extra steps. Overall I know that being intentional about these basic things will improve my quality of life monumentally and it’s time for me to start taking them more seriously.⁠ ⁠ >> What about you? What are your health & wellness intentions for 2022? For a chance to win one of my favorite YETI water bottles for yourself, use the comments below to share what you are aspiring to do this year using ONLY emojis!!! ✨ 🚴‍♀️ 🛌 😴 💪 ⚽️ 💃 👟 🥗 🥤 🎾 ⛰ 🥾⁠ ⁠ If you win, I’ll send you a dm by tomorrow morning. And if you don’t win today, check back in tomorrow for another chance. I’ll be choosing one winner each day for the next 2 days.⁠
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