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The Act of Noticing

Jan 16, 2015 By elinwaldal 20 Comments

For years I had been in the habit of carrying a notebook, a catch-all where I collected bits and pieces of things that interested me — quotes, observations, facts — all […]

Filed Under: On being a parent Tagged With: life observed, Love, mother and son, The Act of Noticing, Writing

When Failure is the Solution

Jan 9, 2015 By elinwaldal 5 Comments

It’s been a long five weeks. Now, with the clarity that only comes from getting through a rough patch, I feel relieved to be in a quiet room alone with […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: failure, Self-Love, Sickness, solution

Books and Memories

Dec 9, 2014 By elinwaldal 14 Comments

Books and memories…for me they go together in a way that elicits feelings of love. When I look back as far as my mind’s eye will take me, I can’t see a […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Dec 14, On being a parent Tagged With: Bedtime Stories, Children's Books, memories, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Parenting, reading, Rituals

4 Ways to Shift Internal Chatter

Dec 6, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 15 Comments

I have found 4 ways to shift what I think of as “my internal chatter,” for the better. In keeping with the theme of “joy” in this month’s NaBloPoMo challenge, I thought […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons, NaBloPoMo Dec 14 Tagged With: goals, Internal Chatter, Little Voice, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Powerful Thinking

Staycation 2, Biergarden

Dec 5, 2014 By elinwaldal 1 Comment

On November 23, I shared with you the trip we took to Julian, and it was the first of three things we did during our “staycation,” aka, a weekend at home. […]

Filed Under: NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Travel Tagged With: #SDBLC, Biergarden, Encinitas, Food, Micro-Beer, Restaurant, Staycation

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