Life

Just like everyone else, you’ve probably been in home quarantine for longer than anywhere else you’ve been this year. The first couple of weeks may have proved to be tolerable, but with continued community lockdowns, you’d wish you could go back to the life you enjoyed before. The good news is, you don’t have to …

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As we’re gearing up for a fall where we’ll be homeschooling, a lot of people have asked how I get things done. The short answer is, sometimes I don’t get things done, and maybe that’s more okay than I think it is. The longer answer is I use a lot of lists, and I try …

Today’s going to be no different from any other day since the start of summer – well except for the fact that I’m a bit more spry than I was even a few days ago. We’ll start our day out with a healthy breakfast from Skinnytaste. Then we’ll have our morning clean-up hour. This is …

It’s close to anniversary time, again. My husband and I just celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary in May – in probably the weirdest way possible considering current events. That’s okay though. It also means that it’s been about eight years since I shifted this blog from being “Not Quite Ally McBeal” – a blog where …

You may have noticed that there’s been a long pause between posts. I’m working hard to get caught up, but I’ve been sick. Despite our best and most careful efforts, my oldest got sick – very sick – at the end of April. We suspect he became infected when doing what was supposed to be …

Please excuse my hyperbolic statement for a moment, but it’s been a tough month. We all have them, but not a lot of us talk about them. Here it’s been the being broke in the aftermath of an expensive December, the grief of having lost a beloved pet, and then! Then! My adult child has …

I’m part of a group on Facebook that embraces setting 20 goals for 2020. I decided, in my bullet journal, that I, too, would set 20 goals for 2020. Here’s a rundown of my 20 with reasons for choosing each one. 1. Hike 20 Trails So this one’s fun. I’ve already completed 1/20. I hiked …

I wrote the below post 2 1/2 years ago and never posted it. All three of my younger children suffer from sleep difficulties, and it’s now been 6 years since either my husband or I have had a solid night of sleep. We recently got bunk beds, so we’re hoping that might help – but …

It’s 2020. I don’t know about you, but I’m kinda struggling with the fact that I’m not quite where I want to be in terms of my life goals and just, well anything. I have a lot of irons in the fire, I have a lot that I’ve started. I want to make it to …