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Sometimes Not Knowing What You’re Doing Allows You To Do Things You Never Knew You Could Do

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With it being the new year and all, I wanted to share this quote that I stumbled upon the other day. I can’t even remember what magazine I read it in, but it definitely hit home – in a good way: “Sometimes not knowing what you’re doing allows you to do things you never knew you could do.” Great quote, right? And it got me reflecting on how I’ve changed, both personally and professionally, in the past year. While I wouldn’t say I’m necessarily a timid person, I am definitely someone who hesitates to jump into things that I’m not experienced in or don’t have the confidence to take on. For example, I used to turn down video and public speaking opportunities all the time – not because I wasn’t interested, but because I was super intimidated and didn’t feel like I was “qualified” to speak to a group. Now, I create videos almost daily because I want to and even have a few speaking engagements lined up for 2019!  What changed? Realizing that I was no longer going to let fear stand in

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Snapshots From Winter Break

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There is one thing you can count on having a kindergartener with you all day: surprises! Like finding a shark in the bassinet. Or spiders appear next to your oatmeal! I was nervous about having both boys for such a long stretch of time over winter break, but it actually went quite well. Matt had Mazen for a portion of the day times, so that was super helpful. I scheduled a few playmates to come over for Mazen, and our times just hanging out went well too. He is so sweet with his brother! Tummy time. Sharing his bee and owl blankies with Birch (#bedhead!) Brothers play Pokemon together: Legos with Thomas: We did a ninja course morning workout together and went to ACAC swimming on the weekend. A walk downtown for the library and hot chocolate. We tried out the big boy seat in the stroller. B did well, but it’s not as warm and cozy as the car seat so we’re mostly using that for now. And a visit to Bounce and Play where he played hard with several other kids while we r

Clean Eating Raw Asian Noodles Recipe

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These clean eating raw Asian noodles are a deliciously nutritious side dish or even a light but filling lunch! As I write this, nearing the end of my culinary program for plant based cooking. It’s… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://bit.ly/2sdELzr