being introspective – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Pregnancy is different this third time. /post/2019/03/15/pregnancy-third-time-around/ /post/2019/03/15/pregnancy-third-time-around/#respond Sat, 16 Mar 2019 04:53:48 +0000 /?p=8187 Preparing to add a third kid to our family feels so different than preparing to add a first or second. I mean, when I was this pregnant (36+ weeks) with Clara, I was thinking I could go into labor at … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/03/15/pregnancy-third-time-around/feed/ 0 What I learned during Seattle’s Snowmageddon /post/2019/02/18/seattle-snowmageddon-2/ /post/2019/02/18/seattle-snowmageddon-2/#respond Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:34:39 +0000 /?p=8156 Last week I wrote a post about the ‘Snowmageddon’ we had in Seattle this month. And I complained about it, a lot. I must admit, though… There were some perks of being stuck at home for so long: Tim worked … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/02/18/seattle-snowmageddon-2/feed/ 0 Being an Enneagram Type 7! /post/2019/01/24/enneagram-type-7/ /post/2019/01/24/enneagram-type-7/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2019 19:18:54 +0000 /?p=8089 One of my obsessions of 2018 was the Enneagram. Anything and everything related to the Enneagram. I first came across the Enneagram in high school, when we did a mini-study of the nine types. Back then I enjoyed it, but it … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/01/24/enneagram-type-7/feed/ 8 What if I thought about my to-do list differently… /post/2018/06/12/to-do-list-2/ /post/2018/06/12/to-do-list-2/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:56:08 +0000 /?p=7946 The other week I was talking to my counselor about my to-do list and how miserable it was making me. I told him that my list felt like it was never-ending, and I felt a lot of pressure because it seemed … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/06/12/to-do-list-2/feed/ 3 What I Learned in Jan/Feb /post/2018/03/03/what-i-learned-jan-feb/ /post/2018/03/03/what-i-learned-jan-feb/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2018 20:52:33 +0000 /?p=7850 I’m a little late on this (what else is new?!) but I wanted to share a few things I learned in January and February. January One word: SLEEP I learned how to do it. Guys, this sounds crazy, I know. … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/03/03/what-i-learned-jan-feb/feed/ 4 What I did well in 2017 /post/2018/01/14/2017-2/ /post/2018/01/14/2017-2/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2018 17:25:36 +0000 /?p=7778 Yikes, we’re almost midway through January and I’m still in major New Years mode. The self-reflection is out of control over here, and I am loving every second of it. It’s daunting, but I’m learning so much about myself and … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/01/14/2017-2/feed/ 6 Thoughts on being a SAHM (an excerpt from ‘Love Warrior’) /post/2017/10/19/love-warrior/ /post/2017/10/19/love-warrior/#comments Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:32:49 +0000 /?p=7662 Let’s pretend this is Tumblr and I can get away with an entire post being someone else’s content because it’s just the truest thing I’ve read in a long time. Right now I’m living my slowest life possible (which is still … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/10/19/love-warrior/feed/ 6 100% extrovert, right here! /post/2017/08/28/extrovert/ /post/2017/08/28/extrovert/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2017 21:20:44 +0000 /?p=7600 I was talking with friends the other day about friendship in general – specifically, introverts and extroverts. I am an extrovert. Like, an off-the-charts extrovert. I actually have a hard time relating to introverts, even though a lot of my very best friends … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/08/28/extrovert/feed/ 3 The good stuff /post/2017/02/28/the-good-stuff/ /post/2017/02/28/the-good-stuff/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2017 11:47:30 +0000 /?p=7243 This past weekend was a good and simple one. It involved Scandal (the show, obviously). A good book. Or two. A hike with a friend. Attending church service. Getting together with our small group (which was also an opportunity for … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/02/28/the-good-stuff/feed/ 14 Treading water /post/2016/09/13/treading-water/ /post/2016/09/13/treading-water/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:15:53 +0000 /?p=6914 I feel like I’m over here treading water lately, guys. I’m not going to lie, this mom-of-two thing is kicking my butt like none other lately. Do you know those days/weeks/months when everything just seems especially hard? I’m in the … Continue reading →

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