Posts by Lauren
Our family loves Disney World. My husband grew up going regularly with his family. I went a few times as a kid, and my mom and I made annual trips to California for a few years after I turned 18 that always included an open-to-close 30,000-step Disneyland day. My husband and I honeymooned at Disney
How was your weekend? Did you make time for fun? This weekend had ups and downs—the biggest down being that we had to come home from Disney World (though we did spend Saturday morning at EPCOT). It was, as previously mentioned, really, really hot, but it’s hot here at home, too! And we don’t have
For the last two years, our family has gone to Disney World the second week of July. And it’s been really, really hot. In fact, it was so hot the first year I swore I’d never go back in July. But our remembering selves are generally a lot happier than our experiencing selves. So back
Last week, I shared about the funnest (deal with it) books I’ve read so far in 2025. It was a good reminder to me that reading is one of my favorite and most accessible forms of fun! And the older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve allowed myself to prioritize fun in my reading. No one
Hooray for long weekends! I really appreciated having my husband off work and snuck in a little extra reading time while he hung with the kids. Keep reading to the end to find out what I couldn’t put down! But first, we (hopefully) have a new Fourth of July tradition, the kids review The Empire
Happy 4th, y’all! I had a bookish post queued up for today and then realized that didn’t feel very appropriate for the 4th (stay tuned for it, though). It’s a little late to prep crafts (not my thing anyway), and we all know how to turn berries into a flag. But the phrase “as American
I’ve shared about how I use a time budget and a list of 100 dreams to have more fun. Today, I’m sharing about my secret weapon that’s been helping me bridge the gap between “bucket list” and “day to day.” Over the years, I’ve tried spreadsheets, planners, and notebooks to help keep track of the
This weekend was packed with fun! I also had a lil meltdown over how packed it was—and how much of my to-do list fell to the wayside. But I remembered that I’m learning to have fun, tried to prioritize it, and overall enjoyed myself! My week and my time budget have started fresh, and nothing
One of my favorite ways to add a little fun to my everyday life is to read. I’ve always been a voracious reader and even majored in English in a quest to become a professional reader. For a few years in early adulthood, I tried to read 100 books every year. Then I had kids.
Author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin is known for her research on happiness and her self-identified Secrets of Adulthood. (As an Enneagram One, I adored her books The Happiness Project and Happier at Home. Increasing your happiness, but with rules to know if you succeeded? Sign me up.) One of her Secrets is “What’s fun for
