Once upon a time, I had a toddler and newborn baby and my husband came home to me "playing" on the computer while the toddler played and I bounced the baby in the bouncy chair. When he asked me what I was doing, I told him I was starting a blog. I wasn't sure what that meant or what exactly I was doing or even why. Looking back, I can see that I was searching for some sort of identity outside of being a mom--something that was just for me. I had quit my job as a teacher and was home all ...
MOTIVATION
What 30 Days Has Taught Me
Today is my thirtieth day in a row of blogging. That is a really big deal for me, which I explained at the start of this challenge. I am doing a year worth of 30 day challenges all in attempts to better myself. Challenge one: Whole30 Challenge two: Thirty days straight of blogging. Challenge three: Undecided, but you should join me. We can start on November 1st. Here are five things I have learned from challenging myself for 30 days. 1. No mental acrobatics. The decision ...
Enjoy the Little Things Printable
Today I went to a funeral. Old friends of my husbands lost their son. He was four days old. Their son was diagnosed with anencephaly during their pregnancy. They had a little fighter. They got to bring him home. They said they had longer with them then they ever thought they would and he brought them more gifts then they could have imagined. It was beautiful to see their strength and bravery and love. It was one of those moments where your perspective is fined tuned. Those reminders as you ...
The 30 Day Challenge
In September, I did the whole30. You can read more about my experience here. It was amazing to me to see the difference 30 days made. I was talking this over with my brother and he said you should do a year of 30 day challenges. He suggested things like 30 days without TV or 30 days of cold showers. My first response was, how about you take cold showers and not watch TV for 30 days? amiright? A few weeks after this discussion I found myself still thinking about his idea to do a ...
My First Job & a Printable
This post brought to you by BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. All opinions are 100% mine. I went to school for education. I really have known no work that wasn't working with kids. I held down babysitting gigs in middle school. Through college I worked at daycare/preschools and summer camps in the summer. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in English and Elementary Education. The summer following graduation I got married and accepted my very first job. I ...