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How I Have Time to Read: Living Well Planner Review

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Sometimes moms who see my mom reading lists ask, “How do you have time to read?!?”

Part of me wants to take credit. I’d like to answer, “I’m so great at this whole ‘balance’ thing that I can parent effectively and read a classic novel at the same time.”

However, that is not at all true. Also, I would never say something like that because that’s weird and jerky.

The truthful answer to “How do you have time to read?!?” is, “I use my Living Well Planner, and it helps me find time to meet my goals.” [Read more…] about How I Have Time to Read: Living Well Planner Review

Mom Has to Read, Too: What I Read in May

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Spring has come to us here in the little woods…at least that’s what the calendar says. It has been a rainy and cold few weeks, even though it is the end of May.

For church yesterday I had on a sundress and flip flops, until I realized it was 48° F. Thankfully, I had time to put on something warmer. The worst part was that since I switched to pants, that means I shaved my legs for nothing.

An upside of all of the cold and rain is that it has been good weather to snuggle down with a good book. I read three really great books in May. [Read more…] about Mom Has to Read, Too: What I Read in May

4 Books That Made Me a Better Mom This Year

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Mother’s Day is coming up soon. It’s nice to have a day to celebrate our mothers. Also, for me, I have a day to feel guilty that I made my mom’s life so hard when I was growing up. (Sorry, Mom. You were right, I didn’t get it until I had kids of my own.)

It’s also nice to have a day where I get to be celebrated a little bit. I love being a mom. I straight up love it. [Read more…] about 4 Books That Made Me a Better Mom This Year

3 Steps to Create the Book Bucket List You Need

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Back in the day I wrote a huge research paper about peasants as significant characters in Leo Tolstoy’s novels. I loved Tolstoy, and I practically inhaled Anna Karenena. This was during my years as an academic, and I was reading many big and worthy books every year.

Finding time to read is easier if you have a reading list or a book bucket list

And to this day, I read Anna Karenena every year on a plush red couch that is strangely outside in the middle of a field of sunflowers.

Pshhh, I wish. (Hahahaha, y’all were like, “I’m not relating to this at all…”) [Read more…] about 3 Steps to Create the Book Bucket List You Need