![]() ![]() We’ve been going to bed earlier and earlier, and it’s amazing to wake up and not feel tired. Just laying down with my eyes closed for 20 minutes works wonders, and I don’t feel quite so exhausted when I go to sleep at night. I’m endeavoring to give myself a 20-minute siesta each day, and it’s a life-changer. I’ll realize some days that from the moment I wake up until I go to sleep, I haven’t taken a moment of down time. I’ll be sitting on the couch and realize that I need to dust or throw in a load of laundry, so I’ll do it. I’m one of those people who always feels like I have something I need to do, and I know that a lot of it is self-imposed business. On the same note: taking down time every day. Currently LOVING “Dad is Fat” by Jim Gaffigan) I only read high-qualtiy literature, too. ![]() Even when I feel like I don’t have “time,” reading every night for even 10 minutes keeps my brain from feeling like mush. (In all fairness, I’m very glad, because she’s a smart little thing.) I’m clumsy, my vocabulary has dwindled by at least 30%, and I have a hard time remembering things. I feel like I seriously birthed my brain almost two years ago. All of the things I want to reply to are still there waiting for me when I get a chance. I don’t anymore, and guess what? I don’t miss anything. I’ve always been pretty good about doing my blogging/emailing while she’s sleeping, but I was guilty of checking my phone often throughout the day. Since we’ve returned from Italy, I’ve made a conscious effort to remove myself from technology, especially while Liv’s awake. ![]() With the transition from summer to fall equinox, it’s a perfect time to assess goals that you want to accomplish, changes and habits you want to create, and start “fresh” with the changing season. I’m already clearing out clutter, bringing in the fall and Halloween decorations, and thinking about some personal changes I want to make. It gets even more exciting, which I didn’t think was possible. You think you really love the holidays, and then you have a little one. I love the comfort foods, the holiday excitement, and the fact that Liv will understand what’s going on. I especially love having all of the family together, especially since -who knows?- it could be our last holiday season here for a while. In addition to wearing boots and sweaters even though the current coolest temp is 70, and that’s for about 5 minutes, there are a lot of things I look forward to. We tend to get a little excited about these things, especially when it comes to the pumpkin love fest. As we’ve already established, I’m all aboard the cliche blogger fall train. ![]()
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