>The Rules

>All right, I’ve settled on some rules for my first resolution in order to make sure I make it to my second.  While I’d love to think that I could do a month straight of getting all of my Effective (daily) Habits done, I’m realistic enough to know that life gets in the way sometimes. …

>Simplification

>I started with one blog, increased to two, and found myself with three before too long.  Well, three is too many.  I’d resisted the urge to have a “mommy blog” for many, many reasons, most of which have disappeared after reading so many wonderful blogs by other mothers.  The main purpose in having two separate…

>Resolved

>So it’s the first week of January, and that means that my first post back after a very long holiday is required to be about resolutions, right?  And since most of my posts have been about my goals, resolutions, and Happiness Project, this ought to have been easy.  Unfortunately, my head was about to explode…

>The Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Travel Day

>Our family New Year’s Resolution is not to travel more than two hours from our house for a very, very long time.  It’s not that we don’t love you, family and friends across the country, it’s that I cannot face another experience like the following until I have plenty of time to forget it.  I…

>Gearing up for Christmas

>I’d been looking forward to the Reindeer Festival at our local zoo for about a year, ever since my neighbor told me what a good time her daughter had at it last year. Real reindeer, meeting Santa in his own little “house,” no big mall crowd. Sounded great. Her daughter is a year older than…