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On wanting more patience.
I took these photos weeks ago. We were so “in the moment” here; me snuggled up with Natalie (she’s about 8 weeks old here) and Zack chasing after the always-exploring Maxwell. When I look at these...
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A tip for achieving “the best”.
There’s no non-embarrassing way to share this, so I’ll just be brave and say it: sometimes I’m shocked over my ability to make a task overly difficult. Of course I have seasons where I don’t struggle...
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The two things I need every day.
Every Wednesday morning I meet with a group of women at church for Bible study. One of my girlfriends, Joanna, introduced me to this group of women (over a year ago) and I’ve been going ever since....
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Relishing in the simple moments.
I’m learning from this mamahood thing with every passing day, and so far my two years of experience have taught me this: the easiest way for me to move through mamahood is by relishing in the simple...
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A lesson from my neighbor on creativity.
On Tuesday I shared that I have been feeling pretty empty creatively, but after reading through the comments I suddenly felt so rejuvenated. You are all so smart and encouraging, and I felt my spirits...
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Overcoming an impossible creative hurdle!
GREAT NEWS! I’ve been working on all sorts of creative projects, mostly little things and mostly with my babes beside me, but it’s progress! Great, wonderful, fun, “making the day fly by so fast”...
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A different kind of perspective.
It’s not so much about having too much or too little to do each day. It’s not about cleaning up the living room once the babes have gone down for their naps It’s not about having a multiple-page to-do...
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Hearts of gold.
The month of May is nearly over, and for me that signifies a few things: Mother’s Day has passed, our wedding anniversary will be here so soon (seven years!), and my 30th birthday is the month...
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What is your purpose?
It’s been almost seven years since I wrote my first blog post. I’m not going to link to it or re-read it, but I can only imagine it holds a bit of scatter-brain text, with the purpose of those posts...
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Love your (curly) hair.
Natalie is 7 months old and already she has big, loopy curls with lots of natural volume. Her hair is so fun (hello, hair bows!), and it’s made me think about how important it is that my actions &...
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A great purpose.
Today I’m doing something I’ve never done before: I’m speaking to a summer enrichment class at UCLA in the morning. I’m not nervous, I know what I want to share with this group of pre-college...
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Exactly how it feels when I run.
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and healthy mama®, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #gethealthymama http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV I...
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An update on my running journey (with FAQs).
(This is part II of my running journey, click here to read part I.) I’m 5 months into my running journey, and some days I can hardly believe this. It’s been inspiring, refreshing, and super hard at...
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10 easy ways to grant yourself the gift of self-care.
Something I’ve come to realize is that we as women need to be better at taking care of our selves. We have perfected the art of doing “just one more thing”, but that’s not the best action plan....
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Working in 20-minute increments.
I’m a dreamer. An idea-maker. A plan-outliner. A talk-it-out-er. When something new comes to mind I instantly feel like I can conquer all of my ideas with the snap of two fingers. It feels so easy....
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“I can do hard things.”
I’ve found myself in a little groove lately. Not necessarily one I want to be in, but one that’s easy to settle into, especially when things get a little crazy and I need to “get the job done.” It...
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Like drops in a bucket…
Friends, let’s gather in my living room and chat. I have plenty of room for you, and we have so much to catch up on :) I’m in a season where the words I have to share are more like slow drops in a...
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Life > social media: an update on why I deleted you.
Over 18 months ago I confessed something that probably made many of you gasp: I deleted Facebook and Twitter from my iPhone. You can read more about the honesty behind my choice here. I thought it...
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How to experience joy & beauty through social media.
We recently talked about Facebook and Twitter and how quickly social media sites can pull us in and suddenly an hour has passed and we’re still endlessly scrolling, hardly digesting what we’re reading...
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HEY MAMAS: don’t give up on your creative gifts.
Many years ago, I was a newlywed fresh to the handmade scene. To be specific, it was over seven years ago that I had discovered Etsy.com, and I was obsessed with the idea that women my age knew how to...
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