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Can you believe it’s 2019? I took two weeks off to enjoy the holiday break, but it seriously feels like a lifetime.
If you know me, you know that my planner is my life. It contains every appointment, task, goal, and event in my life coupled with cute stickers and fun notes. I write in it every single day and couldn’t live without it. Some people find it easier to use their phone or simply keep it all in their head, but my planner allows me to see the bigger picture, stay focused, and feel accomplished.
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Happy Halloweek! As every parent knows, Halloween week is overwhelming – we’ve got parties, last minute costume changes, shopping for treats, trying to organize where the treats are going, decorating, and staying sane on our lists.
For our family, the night before Halloween has always been busy. First, I have to make sure I have all the school and daycare treats made and sorted by classroom. Second, I have to make sure everything is laid out for Trick or Treating. By the time we get home from work/school and eat dinner tomorrow, we’ll be super limited on the getting ready time.
One thing about living in the blog world is that it’s very easy to get caught up in the perfection that photos and social media can portray. Day in and day out, I look at photos of seemingly perfect homes wishing I could change mine. It’s a real struggle learning how to be happier in your home.
The truth of the matter is that we purchased our home for a great price, but we knew from the start there would be work to do. Although we’ve been making changes since we moved in 2014, our home is nowhere near where I would like it to be. Regardless of the fact that we have a good sized functional home, I find myself stressing over the fact that our kitchen has yet to be redone, our upstairs is still covered in the home’s original carpet, and our front yard has no landscaping. I’m slowly learning to be happy in the home we have, but it’s difficult.
2017 was a year of settling into a somewhat more simple life for us. It was our first year with no huge life events occurring and no big plans on the horizon. It was finally our year to do what we wanted. This past year I learned to go-with-the-flow more than ever, and to be honest, I’m really proud of that.