Sharing what I did/read/discovered this past week…
1. Signed up for online therapy. An email came through from Cigna, my insurance company, saying, online therapy, covered! Me: huh, been meaning to go to therapy to talk about anxiety and personal growth. So I signed up. My take-in appointment is this Monday. And it’s covered by Cigna!
2. An idea from Kendra Adachi: divide your to-do list into Have to / Hope to. Isn’t that amazing? In other words, non-negotiables and would-be-good to dos.
3. Purchased a few book box sets for L. Magic tree house series, Amelia Bedelia series, Ivy and Bean, and others. She is reading on her own, and I want her to continue so having books that are her reading level is key. There is always our library, but you know, new stuff. Tsk-tsk.
4. Stopped by the library on Monday night with the kids. Becoming a regular routine, just as I wanted.
5. L had her field trip to Camden aquarium on Monday. The pictures looked lovely! Especially those two sleepy hippos. I didn’t go with their class, had to work, and L had a good time. She kept talking about all the sea creatures she saw, and even could touch a star fish?…
6. T was away for two days and I survived it 👌
7. Three book recommendations. I will not buy them but I really want them! House Rules by Myquillin Smith, Uptime by Laura Mae Martin, and the 5 Resets by Aditi Nerurkar.
8. Student projects in Spanish 3 Honors were presented. The project was “if I won the lottery…” or “if I were an animal…” The projects were funny, and colorful, and whimsical. We had gibbons who lived in New York City, and dolphins who lived in caves and listened to music. Well done.
9. Made progress on “in case of death” folder and estate planning. The forms were sent to our attorney an hour ago!
10. Bring Your Child To Work Day with L and R. I had the biggest headache when the day was over but we had a lot of fun! L and R danced, played games, colored, and watched cartoons. In all my classes, we did work for about 2/3 of the class and then we played games 🙂
11. Purchased a 2025-2026 calendar – too soon? Placed big rocks: 2024-25 winter break, 2025 spring break, end of school for 2025. Also added birthdays. Did not touch 2026. Not yet.
12. 2024 a year-in-review family photo book – caught up for March-April in ShutterFly. In Paris, I took over 1K photos.
13. Figured out that my lucid, crazy dreams come from magnesium supplements that I take at night. Heard about magnesium on I’ve got 10 things to tell you podcast. Apparently, with magnesium, you fall asleep faster and sleep deeper and better and because of deep sleep, you dream. I decided to scale down and only take it once in a while.
All trivial, good things. How was your week?
Mom of Children 