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The 5-Minute Mindset Exercise that Will Revolutionize Your Day
I’ve been working lately on trying to get my morning act together. Not so much my routine, but my mindset upon waking. I’d fallen into a habit of opening my eyes, tossing out a quick mental, “Hey God, it’s me, Annie,” …
Breaking Bananas (and Other Ways to End the World)
“I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD ALL KNOW THAT THE WORLD IS ENDING,” my friend wrote on Facebook. “The reason the world is ending is because I broke the bananas and poured the yogurt on top instead of slicing the bananas and …
10 Awesome Open-Ended Building Toys for Kids of All Ages
When our family packed up all of our belongings and traveled the country last year, about 75% of our kids’ toys went bye-bye. And frankly, good riddance. The only toys we kept were open-ended toys that encouraged creativity and would hold the kids’ interest …
Parents: Don’t Get Rid of Your Kids’ Silly Bandz and Rainbow Loom Bracelets!
Any parent in America with school-aged kids knows about Silly Bandz and Rainbow Looms. Our kids don’t even go to school, and our girls still got sucked in by both fads. (If only we’d known rubber bands would be the big …
Why We Stopped Using Screen Time as Currency (and What We Do Instead)
“If you don’t stop whining, you’re going to lose your screen time for today.” “If you get out of bed again, you’re going to lose your screen time for tomorrow.” “The timer went off a few minutes ago. If you …
The Night I Didn’t Have a Heart Attack But Laughed at a Woman with Dementia
I may have failed to mention—even to my own mother—that I spent the evening in the ER a couple of weeks before our move. (Sorry, Ma. We were a little busy.) The whole story requires a little background, so bear …
The Unsettling Reality of Settling
In case you didn’t know this about me already, I have a bit of a wanderlust problem. That might be obvious, considering our family’s year of living nomadically around the U.S. I can’t help it. I like to BE different …