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
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
For a full six months before her seventh birthday, my middle kid was planning her party. She had a running list of guests. She had activities. And themes. Her expectations were really, really high. And she talked about them constantly. Ramona Quimby–style, she started inviting people to her party months in advance. And she wanted
We’ve all been there: You get the dreaded phone call from school that someone has thrown up. You get sick yourself. The car gets a flat tire. Life happens. And the best laid time budget can easily get off track. But the good news is that a time budget is flexible. As an Enneagram One,
Do you have a summer fun list? Over the past few years, I’ve been leaning into seasonal changes more. I shift my menu plans, my wardrobe, and even the puzzles I choose based on the seasons. And as my kids get older, I want to embrace seasonal fun with them! Author and time management expert
Breakfast is the best meal of the day. I would eat breakfast food at every meal (and occasionally do). Of course, on special days, I want a special breakfast. There should be sugar. There should be carbs. I want something Buddy the Elf would whip up for Jovie. So there I was, May of 2020,
It will come as no surprise that Gilmore Girls is my favorite television show. Sure, it’s cliché, but Rory was a year older than I was and seemed like the perfect role model for my Enneagram One self. I was on track to be valedictorian and dreamed of attending not Harvard but “the Harvard of
I am not exactly…fun. I love a spreadsheet. A to-do list. An Oxford comma in the right place. But fun? Seems a little irresponsible. As an Enneagram One, I tend to be a black-and-white thinker. My categories are right and wrong. And fun doesn’t seem to fit well in either bucket. It’s ok once in
