Because It’s Good To Share

I’m slap-dab in the middle of a week-o-craziness, and I imagine that I’m going to be a sporadic blogger at best for the next several days. I have a tendency to bunch deadlines and major life events into an uncomfortably jam-packed stretch of time, and the next two weeks are evidence of that. I tried to be really proactive and productive and other pro- words by making myself a schedule on my Google calendar, but do you know what that calendar did after I typed the various appointments and activities and obligations?

It laughed at me.

And then it mocked me.

So I had no choice but to nap and then watch several episodes of Say Yes To The Dress in order to recover from the calendar’s unnecessarily harsh tone.

Anyway, here are some links I’ve been meaning to share.

– Annie Downs (whose book is out soon!) wrote a great post last week that addresses why moms should think about seeing Katy Perry’s movie with their daughters.

– Sweet Ann Voskamp reminds us How to Really Live – and then tells the rest of the story in Part 2. So beautiful – and so true.

– My friend Shellie shared a link on Facebook this morning that absolutely cracked me up: The 21 Absolute Worst Things in the World. Oh, it tickled me.

– Nester used some duct tape to put the finishing touches on her bedroom – and the results are gorgeous.

dotMOM is just a little over a month away. We would love to have you there with us! I’m already thinking about what pen I want to use to write down every single word that Esther Burroughs says. And I’m only half-kidding about that because SWEET MERCY at the wisdom.

Hope y’all are having a great week!

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Comments

  1. So glad to hear from you tonight. I was having a personal melt down on my kids going to school next week. I already miss them & they are in the room with me :)
    I need to know more about this dotMOM thing!!!
    It will get my mind off of my meltdown!

  2. Hey Sophie, are you and Mel going to emcee the dotMOM in Frisco, TX in Feb? Would so love it if y’all would. And if the breakouts are similar to the B’ham event I would so try to come. I will so try and not say would so all the time!:)

  3. Just curious – has the google calendar become your “go-to” more than the Erin Condren you mentioned a while back? I’ve bookmarked Erin’s site and had planned to get one, but I keep using the Chick-Fil-A calendar we had on the fridge in Germany, and I wonder if it will be worth the investment. In hindsight, have you found it helpful and would you recommend it?

  4. I read Ann Voskamp and bawled, and then clicked over to the worst things in the world and laughed and laughed. “Laughter through tears, my favorite emotion. ” Truvy from Steal Magnolia’s.

  5. The worst things link was a hoot.

  6. I think you’d like my friend Torry Martin’s new video: http://vimeo.com/47384803. It’s a parody of “Red Solo Cup” called “White Dixie Plate.” Torry writes for “Adventures in Odyssey,” created the “Wooten Bassett” character. If you’ve ever attended a church social event and eaten off a Dixie plate, you’ll love this!

  7. Oh man, number 16 on that Worst Things list really cracked me up. I experienced that a lot during both pregnancies (although I was never truly comfortable, just in less pain than other positions).