Staying Open – April 20

Staying Open – 110

 

There’s so much joy in the ordinary. I am letting myself feel all the feelings, not dismissing anything. And I am holding it all alongside gratitude. Because what’s the alternative?

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Staying Open – April 20

Staying Open – 109

 

Can you see it?.

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Staying Open – April 19

 

Staying Open – 108

 

I think one of the things I gave up last year was the need for there to be a purpose to what we do. Life is too short and it goes by in the blink of an eye. What matters most is to be kind to others and to enjoy our time here and if we can, to leave it a bit better than we found it. So that’s my purpose. To live with intention.

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Staying Open – April 17

Staying Open – 107

Hard conversations don’t get easier when you put them off. So just take the step.

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Staying Open – April 16

Staying Open – 106

 

Happy Sunday. I’m not afraid of Sundays anymore. I no longer check my email on Sundays. I try not to get triggered and worry about what’s waiting for me during the week. I let it all be what it is.

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Staying Open – April 15

 

Staying Open – 105

 

Quiet Saturdays are my favorite. Today was full of reading, learning bridge, practicing my.letters, taking a walk with kids and now I’m off to do some Korean.

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Staying Open – April 14

Staying Open – 104

 

Another day spent with my beautiful sister before she leaves town. We had coffee and burgers and sunshine and laughter. A lot of laughter.

I love you Yonuka, miss you already.

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Staying Open – April 12

 

Staying Open – 102

 

Yellow is my favorite color.

Got to spend so much of today with my sister again and it was such a gift. We sat in the sun and ate ice cream. We walked. We talked. We laughed.

And it was sunny the whole time.

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Staying Open – April 11

 

Staying Open – 100

 

I have been thinking about being open lately. And how the last two months have been a lot and how I feel closed. It’s time to work on opening up again.

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Staying Open – April 09

Staying Open – 99

 

I bought more flowers today. I am still working on recovering. While some parts were faster than I’d hoped, others are going more slowly than I’d like. Teaching me the value of patience.

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Staying Open – April 08

 

 

Staying Open – 98

 

I spent most of yesterday sleeping and working with my kiddos. Forgot to post :).

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Review: The Bird Hotel

The Bird Hotel
The Bird Hotel by Joyce Maynard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love love loved this beautiful story of a lost girl who becomes a lost woman due to a terrible personal tragedy and then travels far far away to unintentionally start life all over again. It definitely did give me vibes of 100 years of solitude. I am a huge fan of magical realism and character-driven stories and this has both with the added bonus of a lush and beautiful setting. Unforgettable characters, love, betrayal, kindness, grief and remorse. And so so much more in this unforgettable story. I cannot recommend it enough.

with gratitude to edelweiss and Simon & Schuster for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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