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
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
We agree that Friday morning is part of the weekend adventure right? Because I got some seriously impressive latte art at brunch on Friday: How fun is that summery flamingo? My “aunt” (ok, one of my mom’s closest friends since childhood) is in town, so we kicked off her visit with a trip to one
Have you heard that kids actually play better if they have less stuff? Me too. Have you been brave enough to try it? Me either. But we’ve let our playroom situation get out of control. And with the kids home for the summer, I could really use some more independent play from the toddler. The
I love lists. Is that an Enneagram One thing? I’m sure it ties into being a completionist. I also love planning. Of course, I had a bucket list. But most of the items on my bucket list seemed too far off in the future. They were ideas for when the kids were older or even
