Warning: probably going to be rambly and incoherent. If you want a trip inside my weird head and day today, by all means, continue. The last couple days have had plenty of challenges and failures. Yesterday, I broke my seven week streak of getting 10k steps per day, which doesn’t matter, unless you’re an obliger […]
Category Archives: 31 days
redemptive marriage
(Photo: Sarah Lewis Photography. Again.)
giving up coffee…maybe
So… I’ve been talking a lot about Lilly’s sleep the last couple days. I love her and stuff, but she’s been the most challenging sleeper of my four. I do all the things I know to do to help her sleep just like I did with the others, but it’s still been hard. I was so […]
for the days when it’s too much
We have a few little challenges happening in the Chapman home right now. I’ve mentioned the sleep issues. Related, this morning, I got up and every noise and every light and every movement was physically uncomfortable. I recognized it pretty quickly when I was cringing away from my husband’s voice as he was talking to […]
follow through failure
Hey! I’m low on deep thoughts today. I’m not low on failure. I could actually write another post on my resentment of invisible servanthood based on how last night went. Lilly was up half a dozen times. For a while, it was hourly. Hourly. She’s 14 months old. And my husband was legitimately annoyed by her volume, since […]
like a nameless servant
Last night, I went to kiss my oldest before I headed to bed. I expected her to be asleep, but she wasn’t. She groggily asked me to reheat her rice sock.* “Of course! I’d love to do that for you.” I went to the kitchen, nuked it for a couple of minutes, and returned it […]
kids are weird
This little bundle of delight woke from her nap yesterday right as I was done on the treadmill and ready to shower, so I decided to let her play in the bath while I rinsed off. On the way, she happened to grab her toothbrush and began chomping on it. That’s cool. I floss in […]
Mornings
Get up before your kids. I know this. I have read posts by people who consider 5:30 am a morally superior time to get up and set old-school alarm clocks outside their kids’ bedrooms so that if Mom doesn’t get up to disable that alarm clock, it wakes the house. (This mom has more commitment […]
selfies, awkwardness, and friendship
Fact: I suck at selfies. I looked at my instagram feed today and figure it’s roughly 2% selfies, and they’re all pretty awful. But my friend Kat was moving and, since I don’t ever selfie, I don’t have any pictures of the two of us together. I wanted to remedy that. So this is what […]
habits, minigoals, and grace enough for all october
As many of you know, I’ve been exploring small habits one at a time throughout the year. In October, I committed to attempting my version of the Write31days challenge: I decided I’d try to post as many days of the month as possible. Here are some things I learned… I can make time. Writing has always, […]
