Henry's first hair cut

Henry's first hair cut

It has been a couple of days since Henry’s first hair cut and I’ve been able to emotionally process this milestone. (Just kidding, I’m still crying.)

I had been meaning to give Henry a hair cut for a while now because, as much as I adore his little curls and flippy ends, he was having trouble seeing. His hair would fall right in front of his eyes and only let me tie his bangs back some of the time. I was debating going to a professional, but alas, I decided that we would all be less traumatized if I did it at home.

I have been cutting Paul’s hair for our entire marriage and while I am by no means an expert, I thought I could figure it out. Now that we’ve washed it and it’s been a couple days, I see a few areas I want to touch up, but overall it’s okay (I think…).

He was a champ throughout the trim and I’d like to give a big shout out to Daniel Tiger and organic lollipops from Trader Joe’s. You’re the real MVP.

Now that he has this little hair trim, he looks all grown up and like a big kid and not a baby and again, I’m crying. He’s also talking a lot more and while I know that has nothing to do with the hair cut, he suddenly seems like such a big boy now.

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November reading list

November reading list

I don’t know about you, but I usually have several books going on at once. I have a few paperbacks, a few ebooks, and a few audiobooks all going at the same time. I like to bounce between books depending on my mood. Is anyone else like that?

I have a goal in 2019 to read 26 books, I figure that’s about a book every two weeks. It seems like an easy enough goal, but with three kids and working full-time, I will be hard pressed to find alone time. I think this goal will encourage me to spend less of my “free time” on social media and more on my hobbies.

Here is what I’m reading this month — some are old favorites and some are new to me. What are you reading this month?

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Planner set-up week 47/52

Planner set-up week 47/52

Wow, it’s almost December and Advent and Christmas and 2019 and woah, I need to sit down. Setting up my planner has become one of my favorite parts of the week. Between the washi, the stickers, and the stationery, I get to go to my happy place while I set up my weekly spread in my Blessed Is She mini planner.

This week’s highlight is Thanksgiving, OBVI. I am planning on making a meal at home for the five of us and I am looking forward to having a few family days. We are also doing a Friendsgiving on Sunday with our church community.

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