Tag: personal quest

  • Noticeably better

    We seem to have a higher floor now with regard to the order in the house. I have maintained the dishes for several days now even as people are cooking more now that the kitchen is clean. I am consistently able to relax with a book in the evenings (even on evenings like yesterday where…

  • A step from Laura

    Laura told me today that when she met with her therapist yesterday she talked about wanting to start doing more. Her therapist suggested one activity per month. Laura said that she wanted something smaller and more consistent and her therapist suggested doing one errand with each child every week. I really like that suggestion. I…

  • More baby steps

    I’m not sure what to say about today. I managed to get my work done for the day and I was deliberate to spend time reading rather than getting on my phone. I read a good chunk from The Boys in the Boat. I also think I found a key to getting the ActivityPub plugin…

  • Probably too soft

    I’ve been wanting to talk to Laura to challenge whether she is actually doing anything new. I’ve been trying to think how to do it without having her think I was accusing her. I approached it today with a “we” approach—we aren’t ready to start breakfast schedule tomorrow. Laura didn’t feel accused but I don’t…

  • Dishes tamed

    I did three more loads of dishes today to get caught up. I also failed to mention yesterday that I told Mom what I wanted to do for spring break and she accepted the plan. I told Noah and Ezra about it today because Noah asked. Savannah and I also talked on the phone for…

  • Tackling dishes

    Today was the day for me to start battling the mountain of dishes. Mickey has done a load before I got home so I had to wait a while to start but I did one load and did a little organizing of some of the remaining dishes but I’m staring at at least 2 more…

  • Hikes selected

    I have found two hikes I really want to do in Capitol Reef in two different areas in the park plus I have identified 4 or 5 other hikes that could be good. I’d like to drive down and possibly do a very short hike before dinner on the first day. The second day I’d…

  • Baby steps

    It’s amazing how often I am getting bits of inspiration and I’m confident it is because I am taking action and not waiting to build more of a plan before I move. I finished cleaning the closet today and found some interesting things in the process. Laura and I also had a conversation this evening…

  • A plan begins to form

    The words of Lehi to his sons began to open a vision in my mind for our next step. We want a complete overhaul of our family culture—removing the put downs and derision between people, curtailing the media dependence, and accepting the fact that work is a natural part of life that need not be…

  • Sacred times, holy places

    I was listening to an interview Elder Bernard did with a son and daughter of Jeffrey and Patricia Holland about what their home was like growing up. They described a home I would love to have but definitely don’t. As they talked I was drawn to the concept of establishing sacred times and holy places.…