Earlier this month, I shared about my journey to slower living. I've been able to incorporate that mentality into my life even more these past 5 years of living in small-town Minnesota! Like I said in my previous blog post, it's been quite the adventure to get here, but I eventually settled into this lifestyle. Slower living, to me, means having a “take a deeper breath” approach to life – soaking up the small joys, relishing routines and meaningful tasks, and focusing on relationships. And … [Read more...]
What’s On My Bucket List
Wow! How is it September 10th already?! Today marks the first day of school and it will be so exciting to see all of the fresh, new, excited faces around the building. We teachers have been working in the school without the kids for a week and a half (or more) so it will be wonderful to have children fill the hallways again. :) I'm jumping in with the Blog-tember Challenge with Bailey at Brave Love Blog again! (Remember, you can join in on these prompts and the link-up whenever and however … [Read more...]
Blog-tember Challenge | What Are You Passionate About?
It's Friday!! Hooray!! :) Here's how we personally are feeling about today: How has your week been? It's been a full, busy one around here. Bjorn and I just started our back-to-school teacher training and workshops this week, which is a pretty big adjustment compared to our summer schedule! It can be a bit overwhelming to dive right into meetings with teachers, mapping out goals, finding resources, attending trainings…but it's all good things, and I know we will grow accustomed to our new … [Read more...]
Blog-tember Challenge | Day One
Happy Tuesday! Today is the first day of the 2015 Blog-tember Challenge, a month-long link-up hosted by Bailey at Brave Love Blog! Bailey has been a blogging friend of mine for a while now. She fills her online space with such joy, creativity, and encouragement - it's hard not to get inspired by what she shares! :) The Blog-tember Challenge is one where you're welcome to come and go…and to follow along with whichever days of prompts you'd like! Bailey's goal is that we all get writing … [Read more...]