Week in review: May 30
Going to the zoo when your week was also...a zoo
What a week. After a fun MDW in Semiahmoo, I hit the ground running this week in preparation for my company’s customer conference in June. (Side note, June 1 is tomorrow and I’m at a loss for words with how fast May flew by.) In addition to prepping for this conference, I had a two day training to attend. One of our kids started a summer sport. And the other one is in a very clingy mommy-phase that is exhausting and adorable all at once.
Momma needs a minute.
This weekend was a full one. We spent time in the yard doing some heavy manual labor clearing out ivy, cutting back bushes, and digging out weeds. On Instagram this week, I talked about the tradeoffs our family does to keep a house manager once a week. We were quoted $1400 to do the landscaping (which was the bare minimum clean up, nothing fancy). Do I like yard work? Absolutely not. But I really like having a house manager and I like having a nice yard — so the tradeoff was a weekend of yard work. I’m going to start sharing more of the tradeoffs we do as a family to make some of the financial decisions we make. Feel free to join me on Instagram Subscriptions to hear more about my low buy journey.
Purchase of the week. We do not need another boat and tote for our collection. Or do we? I was tired of having to take two bags to the pool with the kids. We couldn’t handle all of the towels and swim gear in one bag. So I grabbed another extra large in the regatta blue. I must say, she looks great with all the navy handles.
J and I went to the zoo with some girlfriends in her preschool class this weekend and it was a fun mommy-daughter outing. The conversations were fun and it was really special seeing J with her school mates. I watched the girls’ mannerisms and realized that much of J’s personality is just a bunch of cute inside jokes between her and her friends. What a special thing to watch.
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June is going to be an insane month. In addition to prepping for our 30K customer conference, I’m prepping for a launch in July, a webinar recording in July as well as Father’s Day, the World Cup (we’re headed to Bosnia v Qatar) and a myriad of nights at sporting events for the kids. I’m already tired. Or, am I thankful? I keep reminding myself this life I’m living, the one where I’m tired and exhausted, and so so sleep deprived is one that I deeply desired for much of my 20s and 30s. It doesn’t change how hard this season is — it helps me get perspective when it all feels really overwhelming.
Friendly reminder that if you’re a mom to young children, you should make sure you’re stocked up on this. There’s nothing more demoralizing for parents, or kids, than running out of something during a lazy summer night of independent play.
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