After doing this with 3 of my, now, 4 adult kids I’ve seen them evolve from decent writers who needed me for a quick edit or read for validation to impressive writers who only proofed themselves as time went on getting scholarships with zero involvement from me. This makes me proud. This is THEIR growth. And now I’m seeing it with child #4 and her writing ability already blows me away.
This is why we can’t do things for our children. Do them with them but never for them. Teach them to fish!!
You don’t have to buy things. You can just walk away. Walk away from your online cart or that nonessential item at Walmart or TJ Maxx. Give yourself time to think about. Do you have a real need for it? Do you want it or need it? Will it wreck your budget? Is it over the budget you set? Ask yourself a million questions before spending. Actually, just try to talk yourself out of the purchase. If you can because it is necessary or just really makes sense AND you have plenty of “extra” money for the purchase then fine.
I still do this for a thing $10 and over. Yes just $10. That $10 stacked up on items adds up quickly. Suddenly you’ve spent $300 in one item, especially if you have a family.
This process will keep you in check. And most of all don’t buy things because everyone else is. Buy things because they would make your life better or add worth to yours. I saw a reel where Rachel Cruze said she has to ask herself “if no one sees what I bought or ever knows I have it would I still buy it”. That is a great question to ask. If you’re not buying it for your own likings then why have it. It will never fulfill you if it’s to impress others.
And have a place for it. Don’t buy more stuff you have to store away and eventually sell for almost nothing. Clutter is clutter of the mind and soul and a weight on both. Depleting clutter frees up everything and gives you space to breath. So don’t buy what you don’t need and you’ll reduce the clutter easy peasy.
Happy Chuseok 2023! When we decided to adopt from South Korea we knew their heritage would come with them. Or rather it was our job to embrace it as well as them so they could be Korean Americans and be confident in who they are and where they came from. Thankfully we love Korean food, traditions and people. And yep, we’re blessed to have adopted them and opened doors to the world and thoughts and understandings we never thought about before. I have to say I’m a little sad that Korean adoptions are slowly shutting down not because they kids have homes but because of politics.
Happy Korean Thanksgiving. For us it was a little untraditional version of bibimbap and tteokbokki!
This is what going to the doctor with my oldest daughter is like knowing any part of it has to do with a needle. And then yes, she is that loud screamer you can hear in the other room. Wow!
Carb load nights the week of a meet are a tradition where they eat and hang out together playing outside games et close and just having fun bonding. And for us parents we get one on one time as we take our turn hosing them to get to know them.
As my husband was making the lasagna the night before while I was making that nights dinner he was saying how hectic it was and that’s when it hit me. This is our LAST pasta party night!!!
We are officially done with cross country after this year. The sport we didn’t know we’d have a kid doing until half way through the freshman season as they bullied (lol) her until she tried it. And she liked it.
This. And it literally brightens the room and my face every time I walk through. It’s matte gold and has perfect led lights in it. It’s also a little bigger so it fits the space much better. Installed by us so just the price of a Lowe’s light.
Homecoming week is coming. My other 3 kiddos were never really into the spirit weeks. Even the cheerleader. The would do some here and there but never all of the days and never planned out. My youngest two. Definitely different. They’re figuring out what they have and what they can borrow. Neon, disco, characters etc. and the baby girl ended up on court so she had to quickly find someone’s suit to borrow for the newspaper photos. Thankfully she found one that fit well enough and we only had to buy the shoes. So we’re planning on getting the momma a gift card to thank her for letting us borrow and save money. But Amazon had a great supply of fun disco accessories and on the cheap. Here’s what Jae will have on…with a shirt of course. No violating dress code. Lol
