Someone Who Influenced Me – A Birthday Post for My Mom

Day 2 of the 10 Things to Tell You Instagram prompt coincided perfectly. The day’s prompt Someone who influenced me fell on my mother’s birthday. Combining them both together, I wrote the following.

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Crowds {FMF}

My first bout of claustropbia came in my favorite city in the world. Many moons ago, before that part of the Statue of Liberty closed to tourists, and crowd safety issues were a thing.

I Grew Up…

One of my favorites on Instagram, Emily P. Freeman passed along a fun prompt series hosted by Laura Tremaine. Over the next 10 days, prompts will be provided to encourage social media discussion going beyond the surface level.

{August} Month in Review

Ordinarily I take a look back at the previous month by writing a Share Four Somethings post. Heather hosts a monthly link-up encouraging us to write about things loved, said, learned and read. I’m running a bit behind and the link-up has already closed, so I thought I’d freestyle with my August recap.

On Falling Behind and the Slow Wait

Each day I’m getting further and further behind. I’m sure you know the feeling of not knowing when – or how – you’ll get around to doing what you’ve missed, much less what you’ve got on your plate for the coming week.

Helping Others Feel Loved

My extracurriculars finally catching up to me, I slumped on the couch. “What’s this?” she asked, noting my energy level lower than normal.

Believing the Tiny Little Lie

I’ve been fighting a lie for the past week or so, wrestling with my thoughts on how small changes affect outcomes in a big way. More specifically, I’ve bought into the lie that changes must be grand and dramatic in order to be effective.

Training Through Weekend Warrior Injuries

Small changes add up to make a big difference. SciFi movies teach us changing even the smallest sliver of the past can radically affect our future, and yet, do we truly live as if we believe that to be true?

Marking Time – Months to Years

How do you note the passage of time? Are the candles on your birthday cake enough to give you a sense of the present? Or is it your kiddo’s current grade in school? We do it a bit differently at Camp Fradd.

Jay and I have been celebrating monthiversaries since around the 3-month mark. Is that right? Or did we start before that? I remember clearly our half-yeariversary celebration. Each month he did something special for dinner and bought me a different kind of flower.

Share Four Somethings {July}

Nearing the end of month, its once again time to consider some things from the past month. These snippets – loved , said, learned, read – are a small look at how I’ve spent this summer. My morning walks, which I started only a few weeks ago, are already noticeably darker the same time each morning. Like it or not, the days are getting shorter. All the more reason to cherish the small moments.