Is zero screen time even possible?

Is zero screen time even possible?
Our family has been through a lot in the past few years, and one thing I’ve noticed creeping up in our home is the amount of time spent looking at screens. Just today I realized our DVD player is on its last legs, and I think that might be a blessing in disguise… but do I really want to eliminate screen time altogether, or just be more mindful about it?

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Why we (secretly) did 1000 hours outside in 2022

Why we (secretly) did 1000 hours outside in 2022
Last week I mentioned in a photo caption that we hit over 1,000 hours outside this year… This was a huge accomplishment for our family, but when we started the year, I didn’t tell anyone (even my husband) that I planned to do it!
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Winter Prep

Winter Prep
I’m only human… which is why I prepped this blogpost, then totally forgot to send it! Our foster daughter had her birthday this week, and I have been a bit busy, plus I ran out of Mindwise, which makes me feel scattered. Long story short, here’s your post now!
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Time change… ⏰ Ugh.

Time change… ⏰ Ugh.
If there was a candidate running solely on the platform of abolishing the time change, I’d vote for them!

We really aren’t meant to “flex” the time like that, and the toll we feel in our bodies is real!
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Stress relief tips from the woods 🍂

Stress relief tips from the woods 🍂
As I’ve mentioned before, our family loves hiking and do it as often as we can. This fall has been an interesting mix, because we have been doing a hike-a-thon to raise the last of our adoption funds, and we also got the green light on doing the adoptions, so on days we don’t go hiking… I’m buried under a pile of paperwork!  
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