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Trying to Do Better in 2024
As 2023 was winding down, I started thinking a lot about what I did well throughout the year, and what I could do to try a little bit harder. It became blazingly obvious to me – I’m either on fire or I’m not. There is very little in between. When I left my job in May, my goal was to fulfill my lifelong dream of becoming a writer. Reality is, I didn’t write at all – for MONTHS. Life was crazy, we had a lot going on, and I wanted to focus on my family. Writing was not a priority. I decided writing would happen when the kids went back…
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The Official Epic Story of Us-California Adventure Part 3
Welcome back to the third and final installment of the epic tale of our most adventurous family vacation to date! So far we’ve covered flying to California, our time in San Fran, Monterey, whale watching, finally stepping foot on a Pacific beach, dinner with friends, and our arrival in Hollywood. If you missed out on the first two episodes, you can check them out here and here. We pick up the story with our first full day in LA… Day 6: Monday – Los Angeles Monday started with a tour of the Warner Brothers Studio in Burbank -it was one of the few things we booked ahead of our trip.…
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The Official Epic Story of Us-California Adventure Part 2
I’m back with episode two of our California vacation! When we left off on the last episode, it was Friday and we had just hit up Costco in Seaside, California for some needed supplies – namely bottled water! I can’t stress this enough – if you are going on a lengthy vacation – go to Costco and buy water! You will save a TON of money! (That is if you have a Costco membership, otherwise Target, Walmart, or any supermarket would definitely save you $$!) Anyway, now back to the vacation details! Day 4: Saturday We started Saturday by grabbing breakfast at The Butter House in Seaside. The wait was…
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Trying to Focus on the Gratitude of Productivity
I admittedly have not been doing great on my plan to write every morning. Life continues to throw challenges our way and to be honest – I’ve been tired. Its far easier to scroll my phone in the morning than force myself to do something productive. But last week I managed to work out every day despite multiple things that could have thrown me off track. As I sit here this morning staring at the glow of our beautiful Christmas tree – I feel motivated and decided its time to add another improvement to my schedule this week. The things that have *sort of* kept me sane in the last…
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Trying to Get Back on Track
A little over two years ago, Zoe and I launched our website, and for a little while we did pretty well posting sort of regularly. Then life happened and it fell by the wayside. The funny thing is, I have SO MANY posts I have started and not finished. Like I closed THREE before I started writing this. I write a lot. The problems are – sometimes I write just to vent about things and realize it would be bad to actually post it, sometimes I chicken out for fear of offending someone, and more often than not, I just don’t prioritize time to write. Writing makes me happy, so…
