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The Sunday five....
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Reader! Hello. When I came up with the five things for this newsletter, life looked a bit different for me. Since then, it's become a little...intense, and it's made me acutely aware that having solid conversations with your kids requires three things: time, emotional energy and intention. This week, I've had the intention and the time but not the emotional bandwidth to act. I've felt grateful for the in-built accountability of writing this email that keeps me focused on my priorities and remembering to make space for the things that really matter to me. I didn't nail it this week, and I can live with that. Tomorrow is a new day. This is a "what I'm going to talk to them about" inspired by Russell Crowe in Gladiator...surprised? Yes me too. Bare with me.... You know when you watch movies from an earlier time, and there's an intense scene where loads are at stake, and someone has to place a high level of trust in someone else? At that moment, they exchange a look as one says to the other earnestly, "You have my word." The other person earnestly replies, essentially, "Yeah, Okay—that works." And then they essentially move forward with trusting each other with their literal lives! Imagine living in that kind of world!? It always blows my mind. So this week I'm going to talk to my kids about being people who say what they mean and do what they say. Does it matter? Should it matter? What do they think and is there a cost? I will report back next week! This podcast episode touches on some of the things I find myself talking about often—the expectations we have of friends and allowing people to be in different places with different capacities at various times. It also touches on the value of building friendships with people in your local context—something I have a lot to say about (I just need to catch my breath!) Eat Chewy, delicious choc chip cookies Ok, this is one of mine, but my husband made them for the kids' lunchboxes this week...and we've eaten half of them already. I figure that makes it a recipe worth sharing! They are the perfect blend of soft and chewy. My hot tip is to add some pretzels to the mix. Delish! Sing along to Love My Anyway by Chappell Roan This is a new addition to the Skipping Girl Playlist, and I'm here for it. A couple of years ago, my sister and brother-in-law decided to have Friday arvo bubbles all year. They thought that ending the week with bubbles would give them a celebratory mindset...and it did. Whether you drink bubbles or a non-alcoholic version, I think this is such a great idea! Ok, that's it for this week! If you want to share this issue of The Sunday Five via text, social media, or email (then please do!) Just copy and paste this link: https://skipping-girl.ck.page/posts/the-sunday-five-aug18 Have a great week Reader! Louisa |
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Skipping Girl is for folk who are... passionate about the people they love, curious about the world and inspired to build their village.
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