I don’t know what I’m feeling right now. Uncertainty mixed with determination mixed with aggravation mixed with fatigue. What do I want? I’ve never done particularly well with ambivalence. I tend to do well with a clear big goal. I can put my head down and work hard and improve and get better and...
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Living creatures can endure a lot. Take for example my 14 year old dog. She’s got bad knees and a bad back but she stills manages to scale our stairs each night so she can sleep close to us. Or our son, who’s had a fever for three days now but still wants to...
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Sick kid. Long day of travel. Will post double tomorrow. Too busy holding feverish baby. Parenting is a trip. I would walk through fire for this kid....
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Tomorrow we fly back to Seattle. It’s hard for vacation to end. We had a week in a beautiful place and yet it still doesn’t feel like enough. Vacations are hard because there is always an end. Perhaps as it should be. For me vacation means a lot of things. A chance to travel....
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I have to admit something. I’ve been posting crap lately. I haven’t been giving my posts my full attention and I’ve been putting out junk that isn’t up to snuff. I’m on vacation with my family and want to be here not on my phone writing. But the goal I set on January 1st...
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Dogs love em. Kids love em. Fresh air is good for the soul. A walk is a great way to connect with a loved one or to experience the beauty of the world around you. One of the best parts about a walk is that you don’t have to have a destination. You can...
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This word. On this day. And all the days. I said to you so many times. I meant it each time. I mean it forever....
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When I was little I used to give my mom “movie star kisses” when I went to bed. I had seen people kissing in movies and thought that’s what you did when you really love some one. It’s not gross like you’re thinking. I basically just have my mom a dry kiss on the...
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Being out of your routine for a little while is a good thing. Nothing is permanent. And when we hold so tightly to our routines it doesn’t allow us to live to our fullest. There has to be wiggle room. Room to let the kiddo sleep in bed with you for example. The kiddo...
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What do you do after a long a– day of travel? Eat a bowl of pasta and crawl into bed and watch some Bob’s Burgers until you pass out. Wake up in paradise and forget about everything else for a week. Last night’s nightmares turn into fun in the sun and down time as...
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