Our unbusy years were beautiful.I mean, I was physically exhausted, like all moms of young kids are, but I was living in a way that felt right for me as a person and for our family as a whole, and there's peace and beauty in living a life that fits.I enjoyed one hundred casual meet-ups at …
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I knew I was right on the brink of saying something I'd regret.We'd been with our extended families for eight days straight. When you live 600 miles away, your visits tend to last long when they happen. And because that time together is so rare, you want to make every minute count.So for the …
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Day after day ended the exact same way: me, exhausted and longing to climb into bed... but instead walking around our apartment, gathering the random toys our kids had pulled out, played with for two seconds, and left in the middle of the floor. For way too long I accepted this as part of my …
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We were standing in my garage when my friend asked—"Excuse my language, but where do you keep all your CRAP?"I looked around and shrugged. "I don't know... I guess we don't have that much crap?"The next thing I knew I was showing my friend every nook and cranny of our house—the pantry, …
Continue Reading about 10 Benefits of the Simple Life | at Becoming UnBusy
Has something significant ever happened to you that made you think—It's so weird that just a few minutes ago, I had no idea this was coming. This happened to me once when I slipped in a puddle while carrying a toddler on my hip and a baby inside my belly. Thankfully, both of my babies were …
Continue Reading about 36 Things to Appreciate About Your Normal, Ordinary Day
I believe in the power of the words we tell ourselves. Our inner monologues have so much influence over how we feel.The problem, though, is that our brains are wired to over-learn from negative experiences and under-learn from positive ones. Thankfully, we can practice disrupting these cycles by …
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