Enneagram One
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Many years ago, my husband’s grandmother gambled on a birthday gift for him: an Indiana Jones LEGO set. Why was this a gamble? Don’t 8-year-old boys love LEGO sets? Of course they do. But he wasn’t 8. He was in his 20s. And this was before LEGO had really started marketing to adults. (GG was
As an Enneagram One, staying organized is fun for me. I love a planner, a list, and a reward system. I have to hold myself back from buying a new planner every quarter even though I’m happy with the one I have. And of course, what could be more fun for the whole family than
My toddler loves to look at photo books. I make an annual album showcasing the fun of the last year. We’ve gotten photo albums from school (such a treasured labor of love from the teachers!). And I’m planning to make a vacation-specific album to help keep our trip memories alive. But my favorite album to
Ok, I can’t believe this entire weekend is AUGUST. July flew by thanks to vacation and vacation recovery. Certain school districts near us went back to school on Friday, and our start date is rapidly approaching too. But we’re still trying to make the most of our summer vacation! The book I finished this week
We’ve been home from Disney for almost three weeks, and I’ve been reflecting on how our anticipating, experiencing, and remembering selves experience a trip. In general, my remembering self thinks about the trip more fondly than my anticipating and experiencing selves do. So one way to increase the fun of a vacation is to really
My love of books runs deep, and reading aloud is one of my favorite things to do with my kids. I take the “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” challenge to mean 1,000 unique books. (It doesn’t actually—you can and will read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie a thousand times. That counts.) But I like
How was your weekend? I feel like we hit the ground running after getting back from Disney. I appreciated a slower weekend to try to regroup and recharge—though the reason it turned out to be slow was a bummer. We still tried to fill it with pockets of fun where possible though! Frozen: The Musical
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
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
