Another week has passed and I’ve made progress on my things-I-must-do-before-this-baby-comes list!
Meaning, I picked out a bassinet (we borrowed one for Clara so we don’t actually own one to use for Baby Beni) and we bought a crib! Yay! I mean, the crib isn’t set-up yet and there isn’t actually a nursery for it to go into, but we’re taking baby steps (no pun intended).
Things I’ve Read on the Web:
// Battle Lines: “Or a President Hillary Clinton might argue for the virtues of democratic compromise, and not claim that she can magically give her core voters everything they want all of the time. If she were able to pursue a different kind of politics, one that seeks to deal with some Republican concerns as well as Democratic ones, she might just hold the new consensus together for longer, reshaping the parties, making the country more governable and burying Mr Trump’s offer of an America turned against itself. This is the distant promise that 2016 holds. As the battle lines are drawn, try to bear it in mind.” (here)
// A Gentle Warrior’s Manifesto to End Busyness: “The opposite of a busy life isn’t a lazy life, it’s a full life. Don’t apologize for daydreaming, stargazing, or any activity that speaks to your soul. Take a long walk, a short nap, or sit quietly. Others may not respect the value of slowing down, but you know what’s best for you.” (here)
// 8 Secrets of People Who Don’t Have Clutter: “They Don’t Have A Junk Drawer – Yes, it’s tempting to have a place to store the stuff you’re not quite sure what to do with. But mark our words: Once you allow that old cell phone charger into junk-drawer purgatory, it’s a slippery slope toward total chaos. Best to throw it out, or assign it a proper home in the first place.” (here)
// The Zen Habits Guide to Letting Go of Attachments: “When we’re worried, we are tightly attached to how we want things to be, rather than relaxing into accepting whatever might happen when we put forth our best effort. When we’re frustrated with someone, it’s because we’re attached to how we want them to be, rather than accepting them as the wonderful flawed human they are. When we procrastinate, we are attached to things being easy and comfortable (like distractions) rather than accepting that to do something important, we have to push into discomfort. And so on.” (here)
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Do you have any big plans?!
