This is Post 9 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I already mentioned that I like the outdoors. Taking time for downtime always leads to inspiration for me. Rather though than write an essay, I'm just going to make a bullet list of things that inspire me. Perhaps some of these… Continue reading Things That Inspire Me
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Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset
This is Post 8 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Probably the most useful piece of information I've gotten that has helped me with combatting anxiety has been learning the difference between having a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. I also keep this in mind when talking to my kids… Continue reading Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset
Just Add the Outdoors
This is Post 7 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimate Blog Challenge. As a kid, I spent hours in my backyard. We were lucky enough to grow up with a huge yard that backed up to a hill. I was only a Brownie Girl Scout for a year and while I bridged to… Continue reading Just Add the Outdoors
There’s No Instruction Manual (AKA Simplify)
This is Post 6 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimate Blog Challenge. This post contains affiliate links. No matter how many self-improvement, business, productivity, parenting, success, etc. books line our bookshelves, the truth of the matter is that when it comes to life, there is no instruction manual. How convenient it would be… Continue reading There’s No Instruction Manual (AKA Simplify)
A Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Your Shit Together
This is Post 5 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Don't we all need this after the year and a half we've had? I know I feel like I do. I created a set of pages in Notion called "Project Get My Shit Together." For this very task. I feel a… Continue reading A Step-By-Step Guide to Getting Your Shit Together
Our COVID-19 Story
This is Post 4 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimtate Blog Challenge. This is hard to write for many reasons. A big part of why it's hard to write is that there are still, a year and a half into this thing, people who believe that the pandemic is a big hoax and… Continue reading Our COVID-19 Story
Looking Forward
This is Post 3 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimtate Blog Challenge. Looking forward is hard to do right now, I'll be honest. There are a lot of things I would like to do and accomplish, but at the same time my emotional bandwidth is short. Between dealing witth the pandemic and adding… Continue reading Looking Forward
Looking Back
This is Post 2 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimtate Blog Challenge. What a year, eh? When I was a kid, I really wanted to grow up to be a writer and a teacher. In the sixth grade, I spent a lot of time turning my weekly vocabulary words into an ongoing story… Continue reading Looking Back
What I’ve Been Doing
This is Post 1 of a 31-Day Blogging Challenge hosted by the Ultimtate Blog Challenge. It's been a bit since I've updated this blog, much less this site - and the site update is definitely on my to-do list as a lot has changed in the past couple of years. The biggest news this year… Continue reading What I’ve Been Doing
Happy New Year!
2020 was a hard year for our family. I won't get into too many details, but we did wind up with COVID-19 in our household and that impacted everything. My oldest son has permanent lung & heart damage from the virus, and recovery has been slow. My husband and I are expecting baby number five… Continue reading Happy New Year!
Ronda Bowen 