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The Friday Five v. 7
We made it to another Friday! Here are five links to carry us through the day and into the weekend. Enjoy!
This "Dad Bag" is too funny
152 Unbelievable Examples Of Things Being Worn Down Over Time (Omg! I own those Burger King Cups!)
Dad writes 270 lunchbox notes to daughter for each day he’s deployed I love this!
portraits of women wearing amazon’s strangest beauty devices
21 Goals for 2021
Looking back on my goals for 2020 is a little depressing, just because I feel like half of the year was taken from us. Even so, it was a good year for us as a family and I love working from home. Here were my 2020 goals, and what I actually accomplished.
✓03. Pay down debts. Getting the new car was awesome, but having two kids meant that Neil had to get a bigger truck too so the car seats would fit. Not done, but way closer! It was a focus for us this year.
04. Family vacation, not somewhere too far or fancy, just something fun for us all. (Well... Covid...)
✓05. Get a desk, put the computer on it, actually use it.
06. Pack healthier food for lunches. Sometimes it's so easy to just throw the granola bar in, but the sugar in it is no joke.
✓07. Pack up baby stuff for the Team Hurwitz for Pancreatic Cancer Spring yard sale. We are two and through, so it's time to get rid of stuff either by passing it to others or selling it in our spring yard sale. Even with Covid, selling online and our spring sale raised $3,000! We have another one in March if you're looking for somewhere to donate!
✓08. Clean out my car. But, dirty again. Forever filled with crumbs.
09. Compliment at least one person a day, because everyone loves getting them!
10. Finish the books we have. Neil and I both have several books on the self that we want to read but we just haven't gotten to. I'm putting myself on a book buying limit until I finish the ones I've got.
Barry Art Museum
Built from the collection of Carolyn (who taught math at ODU) and Richard (whose father taught math at ODU and who served on the board there) Barry, the Old Dominion University art museum focuses on being a center for glass art as well as outreach, education, and research. Located on the Southern side of campus, the museum has free admission and free parking. The museum has lots of class, but upstairs it also has a historical doll exhibit. In February a orchid exhibit is coming.
Whenever visiting museums, I try to let the kids do the talking by asking them what they see, what it makes them think of, or what colors stand out to them. They will surprise you with how they interpret things!
The Friday Five v.6
The past few days I've been torn between being glued to the news and having to turn it off. I'm so sad for our country, for the double standards that we live with, and for our kids who are having to watch grown adults act like this. If you're like me, here are few links to take your mind away from it for a few minutes. Keep standing steady mamas.
Working parents: how to magically "level up" during quarantine?!
This sweet mama patch
New On WHRO FM: 'Classics For Kids'
Steve Kornacki Explains Accidentally Drawing A Penis On Live TV