About a month ago, we discovered that our kitchen counter needs to be replaced. Well, technically it needed to be...
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Have you ever followed a preschooler on a tricycle? Or gone for a walk, holding the hand of a toddler?
The pace is unbelievably slow. Like, pull-you-hair-out-just-for-the-stimulation slow. I could take three steps backward for every step forward and still outpace my child. I could walk to our destination and back 62 times and my kid would still be in the same spot, staring intently at a snail. Unless the snail was moving too fast for my kid to keep up with.
It’s taken me a long time to really understand that this slow speed is actually a gift.
This blog is about that slow pace of life. I’m not perfect — in fact, many of my posts are about my struggle to live up to my ideal because, well, my failures are often spectacular and hilarious.
Are you trying to live life in the slow lane? Let’s do it together. We’ll figure it out as we go.
This winter we've had some unexpected guests. They're insects of some sort, kind of beetle-like, about the half the size...
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"I can't read," River told me sadly last year. "Everyone else in my class can read, and I'm the only...
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The problem with taking a blogging break is that it's difficult to start up again. When I sit down at...
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Looking for a quick and easy Halloween costume that is baby-carrier friendly? It's actually not that easy. Most costumes are...
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Yesterday when I got home from work, I found a jar of freshly roasted coffee on my porch. We're three...
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