Hello all! It’s been a busy weekend for blogging here at our happy, but currently messy, home. Remember those organizing projects I was going to complete last week? Well, I only really made it to the “rip everything apart” stage, but have not yet put anything back together. More on that tomorrow, but I wanted to share a few links worthy of a Sunday afternoon read:
- Isabel Kallman asks, do you have a “life list”, and what’s on it?
- Stephanie Precourt ponders the idea of having a “favorite” child:
“Over the years I’ve definitely seen that ebb and flow of mother-child relationship and how it’s changed from baby to tween. Almost like seasons I’ve felt closer or needed more by one than the other, but it’s not about favor- actually that is where the scientific instinct kicks in. Not out of survival of the fittest, but from a healthy dose of independence and growing up, and being their mother.”
Could not agree more. (Watch the video at the end of Steph’s post; the reader/writer is Adam Kellogg, one my fellow Listen To Your Mother cast members. I loved his essay, and all I could think was how proud I would be to be his mother in the audience.)
- I basically have to have every soup in this round-up at My Blessed Life. Would it be weird to eat soup three times a day for a week? (Thanks to Simple Mom for the link!)
- Did you know Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, is writing a book about being happier at home?
- Speaking of which, did you catch my post about why fall is a special occasion in our house?
What great links have you discovered this week?
See you tomorrow for Mindful Monday!
Oh, I’m glad to hear that I’m not alone in the “didn’t complete my weekly organizing goals” category! I got Baguette’s room cleaned and organized-which was good, because it turned out that today is the day that her crib got dismantled and her toddler bed was installed (post to come on my blog). But beyond folding a ton of laundry, I didn’t get anything done in our room-and that means that The Pile, consisting of clothes (primarily Baguette’s) to go to other babies or the local thrift store, is still intact.
Thanks for the informative post. I am especially excited about Gretchen Rubin’s new book. Thanks for letting us know!
I am totally in love with Think Simple Now. It has many useful tips on living fully and gratefully no matter what the circumstances you may be going through in life, and it is delivered in an inspiring way. Here’s the link: http://thinksimplenow.com/.
I found this: http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/
One minute summaries of books. I really like Pride and Prejudice, but a whole lot of them made me laugh out loud!
I can definitely relate to the “Tear everything apart” phase of home organization. It’s easy to decide that the status quo is completely intolerable and Has Got To Change Right Now and not be able to finish up because you didn’t think it through properly or life just got in the way. Liam just celebrated his birthday and I went through this with the new toys he received, needing to put away and organize them. But then my cheap instincts took over and I don’t know that the solution we came up with is going to be the one we keep. But looking on the bright side, at least you will have a well-thought-out solution when you finally get back to the “Putting everything back together” stage.
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