Day 131: Nieces and Links

We had a regular day, followed by a super busy night which included lots of cousin excitement. I could write an essay about how grateful I am to have been the last one in my family to have kids, and that my brother's kids are girls. His 13- and 11-year-old daughters pretty much take care of my kids whenever we are together. Tonight they got everyone in their jammies and helped them brush teeth. Winning! One of my favorite bloggers once said that the top baby thing she'd recommend for a first-time mom was an 8-year-old girl. Truth!

So since I'm tired and I barely even remember what happened today, here are a few links for you.

Podcasts! I firmly believe that everyone needs more of the sweet, soothing baritone of Father John Nepil in their lives. Today, I re-listened to The Four Temperaments podcast. I'm obsessed with the temperaments. And last week, I listened to this one about Moms. Both excellent. Take a listen.

Music! I haven't ever listened to anyone else's playlist on Spotify. I keep forgetting that I'm not too old to discover new (to me) music. Today I listened to the one Haley at Carrots for Michaelmas made, and I enjoyed it muy macho. Check it out.

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Hey! Remember me?

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Day 98: Audible

I love reading! However, as a mom with three kids under six, I don't get a lot of time to spend with my nose in a book. I do spend lots of time with my nose to my iPhone reading blog posts, which are much shorter than books and require less of a commitment. I vowed to myself at the beginning of this year that I was going to read more, since it brings me so much joy, not to mention the relaxation factor I so desperately need. I've also mentioned once or twice or fifty times that I love podcasts. Last fall, after listening to a few episodes of The Simple Show , I took Tsh up on her offer to try Audible for a month for free. The first audio book I downloaded was Patrick Madrid's "Envoy for Christ." Everything I've ready by him gets a thumb's up from me, so I loved it, and I also loved the platform. I could "read" a book while doing dishes, cleaning the bathroom, watching the kids play in the yard. I was hooked. It only took me a couple of mo...

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