It’s FRIDAY!

Hope you’re all enjoying your lounges, your dive bars, your apartment parties, the red cups, the wine glasses, and shots of tequila. I am content with my couch tonight (and most Friday nights, to be honest).

It has been one HECK of a week and I am so thrilled to have the next two days to BREATHE.

• As with most fun fact posts, the funnest fact is that it’s Friday.
• We had January’s Women’s Circle on Tuesday. I wasn’t able to go to the one in December, so I was really excited to make it this month.

This month, we used the goddess cards for a quick check-in, but we also spent some time doing arts&crafts. In celebration of the new year, our theme was “out with the old and in with the new.” We each created a mantra to help us express this hope. To visualize these intentions, we decorated strips of paper (with recycled materials) with our New Year mantra.

I recognize that mine sounds like a middle-school comeback more than anything else. But it means something to me. 2013 was a great year. But it was also a year where I struggled to prioritize myself, my personal life, my health, and my happiness. 2014 is off to a great start. I’m taking care of me. I’m doing me this year. Follow me – or, even better, JOIN ME! – on Twitter to hold yourself accountable. Because doing what makes you happy, and what really, TRULY feeds your soul, is so important.

• Ever since the end of red cups, I’ve only gotten hot coffee ONCE. White cups just don’t do it for me anymore. So I’ve been drinking iced coffee every morning in mourning.

• In sticking with the “out with the old, in with the new” mantra, I’ve finally decided to order a new laptop case. This is a big deal, my friends. I’ve had this green case since 2004 (if you can’t tell, it’s an entirely different shade of green than what it’s supposed to be AND it’s got a big ink stain on the front. Fancy stuff). I ordered an Acme Macbook Air case which ACTUALLY holds my laptop all snug – the way it’s supposed to be.

• We had our first meeting of Books, Bites, and Booze last night. It was great to have everyone there to meet each other and vote on our first book! We were deciding between three and the winner was And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. I would have been fine with any of the options – I plan to read them all eventually! 🙂

• One of my kiddos loves taking his breaks in a huge cardboard box. We’ve gone through two, but they keep breaking. So we’re going to invest in something a little sturdier and more socially appropriate. I’m researching some cheap tents right now that won’t take up too much room in the classroom. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! 🙂

That’s all from me! 🙂 Hope you all had a wonderful week and have a GREAT Super Bowl weekend!

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What are two fun facts about you this week? 

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