Have a Relaxing Weekend.

Oh my goodness, I loved ALL of these links so much, but I clicked on the coin pouches last and was hit with the biggest wave of nostalgia! I loved these little pouches growing up, and I didn’t know I missed them or needed them for my four and two year olds until this post. Thank you for this sweet little childhood reminder :).

Math problems for race the race conscious was spot on.

I love the quote about walking. My now deceased friend Elizabeth, who was spiritual but not religious and who spent most of her time out exploring her wooded world, used to say, ” I pray with my feet.”

Am I the only one? I have brothers and they are truly one of the top joys in my life – but the line between their vibe and a lover is not thin. Fart humor notwithstanding, just my husband of twenty years walking around my house makes the bottom drop out of my stomach with dizzying sudden lust whereas my brothers walking around feels like seeing a friendly dog. I would think if the roommate/brother/friend vibe pops up in a marriage, it is time to worry.

Props to my brothers for making me at ease around fart humor from the cradle, though. My girlfriends with only sisters sure had a steep learning curve. (I remember the shock from my girlfriends in my teens when their gorgeous crush made fart jokes! peed on a campfire! did doughnuts in parking lots! and he looked so nice!) I don’t think it was an accident I have been happy working in a largely male career. Thanks, brothers!

Not cooking for your kids! I had a college boyfriend whose parents were like this and their whole family were runners and they were fit/healthy and everyone was happy. Similarly assuaging my mom guilt, my husband’s mother told me that she had refused to breastfeed either of her kids because she didn’t feel like it. She was 100% comfortable with this decision. My husband has miles and away a better immune system than me (my own mother was a La Leche League devotee) and has been perfectly fine his whole life. SO. FREEING.

I so appreciate the article on the joy of not cooking. I DO enjoy cooking, so somehow got it in my head that I also enjoy cooking for my family every weeknight. This week, I got the flu so we stuck to crackers and takeout, and it was amazing! I feel so empowered now to only cook when I actually want to. Here’s to more leisurely dog walks.

I find Decision #1 and #5 linked in a very real way – getting off the couch, being curious, really showing up for yourself and your kids…I think this is the path to so many good things. Easier said than done some days, but a great goal, nonetheless. I loved this article. Thank you.

Loved the 9 Decisions article! Thank you for sharing.

The 9 decisions article really spoke to me, especially #s 1 and 7.
And although I do not agree that we all need to pursue what scares us most
(as a woman of color, this seems unnecessary) the other
lessons seem really worthwhile. I love this and am going to send to a few beloved friends.