For my turn for Teach Me Something I chose to focus on the lower back. Mine has been tight from bending over pack n plays and changing tables and my husband’s has been nursing his with heading pads and ibuprofen. So I lead him through a thirty minute low back sequence with a five minuteContinueContinue reading “Yoked at the Heart”
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Math for Mates
Day 2 of Teach Me Something was yesterday. If you want to get caught up on my Growth Plan so far, check it out here, https://mountainmindset.org/2019/03/02/the-plan/ Yesterday it was my husband’s turn to teach me something. We sat down and next thing I knew, the entire page was filled with greek letters and formulas. OneContinueContinue reading “Math for Mates”
Couples and Therapy
Day 1 of Teach Me Something was yesterday, and I volunteered to go first. If you want to get caught up on my Growth Plan, check it out here, https://mountainmindset.org/2019/03/02/the-plan/ I’m sure my husband loves being dragged into my crazy social experiments, but at least he is a good sport. I decided to give himContinueContinue reading “Couples and Therapy”
Teach Me Something Good
As the week comes to a close, I am getting ready for next week’s resolution, which I’m calling, “teach me something”. Before I explain next week’s resolution, let me recap last week: Read a book a month. I already finished one book and am on to my second book this month. Yes, I am anContinueContinue reading “Teach Me Something Good”
The Right Way to Read
Part of the reason why libraries are so magical to me is because I love holding books. When I read, it is a complete experience, I love the smell of the books, I love holding the book in both hands, I love turning the pages, I love marking my page with a bookmark, I loveContinueContinue reading “The Right Way to Read”
Magical Library
Being surrounded by books feels like magic. At the library, I feel like Belle from Beauty and the Beast. When my family and I went to the library last weekend, it was a special moment. Memories of spending hours in my local library as a kid came flooding back. I used to get lost inContinueContinue reading “Magical Library”
Your Brain on Books
Growing up, I can remember teachers and my parents telling me to turn off the TV and go read because it was “good for me”. Turns out they were right. I have been reading several articles about the effects that reading has on your brain. Here are some take-aways that I have found through myContinueContinue reading “Your Brain on Books”
A Book A Day Keeps the Nightmares Away
Happy Monday! I am excited for this week’s resolution: read a book a month. I went to the library this weekend to pick out the perfect book for this month. I actually picked out a book that will help me get ready for Week 4’s Resolution: meditation/spirituality/religion. Like I mentioned in a previous post, (ScreenContinueContinue reading “A Book A Day Keeps the Nightmares Away”
A Book/Month
Next week starts my next resolution: read a book a month. My aim for this resolution is to challenge myself to turn off the TV, get off my phone, and read a book from start to finish. We hear numerous stories about how increased time on social media is correlated to rates of anxiety, depressionContinueContinue reading “A Book/Month”
Journal and Beyond
Well, the first week of my Growth Project is coming to a close. This month’s theme is challenges of “The Mind”, which is why I chose to do a 1 sentence journal. I wanted the challenge of sticking to a daily habit. The journal provided me with that accomplishment (so far) but it also taughtContinueContinue reading “Journal and Beyond”
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