The stuff in between
Real life.
Family moments, weekly roundups, work thoughts, kid activities, travel, home projects, goals, gadgets, and the regular days I know I will want to remember later.
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What kind of life update?
Some of these categories are public. Others require a free login because they include family details or photos of the kids.
Life Updates
Weekly roundups, regular weekends, work weeks, and whatever was going on at the time.
FamilyKids
Hailey, Miles, activities, funny moments, milestones, and the things I want to save.
Out of townTravel
Family trips, race weekends, work travel, and places we actually enjoyed.
At homeHome Projects
Moving, house updates, projects, and the things that cost more than expected.
Plans and progressGoals
What I am working toward and the honest updates on whether I kept doing it.
Organized in theoryDigital Planning
Planners, templates, systems, and new attempts to get everything together.
Things I boughtProduct Reviews
Gadgets, tablets, running gear, and the things I had opinions about after using them.
Looking backYear in Review
The big recap posts with what changed, what mattered, and what I wanted to remember.
Why some posts ask you to log in
Posts with family details and kid photos are protected so they are not publicly indexed forever. Registration is free and is mainly a small layer between those posts and random internet searches.
What tends to show up
The recurring themes
This is the least tidy category on the site, which is probably why it feels the most like real life.
Family logistics
Practices, camps, daycare, school, dinners, bedtime, and who is picking up which kid.
Work and everything around it
Good meetings, hard weeks, career thoughts, coworkers, and the runs that help reset my brain.
Random current interests
Coffee, gadgets, planners, house ideas, vegetarian meals, and whatever new system I am testing.