285. Consistently Inconsistent
While not intentional, we have been MIA from your ears for three weeks. We originally intended to only be absent for Thanksgiving week, but one week somehow managed to turn into two weeks which turned into three. That was in large part because of lots of things happening during that time, which we tell you all about on the podcast today!
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Hear about things such as the two trips that I took to Kansas, the offer that Jesse and I put on a rental house, and how I recently took on a new position at our company! We also dealt with a round of hand, foot, and mouth disease in the family and have, of course, been prepping for Christmas.
I’m so excited to be going into 2025 in a new role in our company (I talk more about it on the podcast!). However, Jesse and I discuss how saying yes to things often means having to say no to others, so I discuss the changes I’m making in order to say yes to this.
We also touch upon the importance of having consistency and fixed times for chores, tasks, and activities during the day and also why it’s good to give yourself grace when on a journey of self-development, celebrating wins and progress despite setbacks and unmet goals. And we talk about how sometimes we’ve been consistently inconsistent! 🙂
Jesse and I also discuss three shows and movies that I watched recently, all on Disney+. Together, we watched a four-part docu-series titled Tsunami: Race Against Time, and we talk about what we learned from it. I also recently watched a movie called Out of My Mind, and I reflect on some of the important lessons that the movie offers its viewers. Lastly, I discuss a documentary titled Endurance which tells the story of Ernest Shackleton and his ship that got stuck off the coast of Antarctica.
A listener wrote in recently asking about approaching the major decision of adding more children to their family, especially when it will mean a big age gap between the kids that they already have and their new additions. As those of you who know our story know, that is pretty much exactly what our arrangement is like, so we discuss how we have made it work and what we have learned – not just us two but also our older kids.
As always, I hope that our discussion is helpful and insightful, and I hope that you will join us next time! It will be our final episode of 2024, and we will be talking about our 2025 goals!
In This Episode
[0:35] – We have been MIA lately!
[2:03] – How was I able to take a new position in my own company?
[5:07] – Hand, foot, and mouth disease — not fun!
[7:02] – Saying yes to new things and saying no to other things.
[9:41] – I describe the wise advice that Jesse gave me about my new role.
[12:59] – Jesse likes that we have set aside fixed times for tasks and activities.
[14:52] – Jesse recently signed up for a personal training coach!
[17:24] – You have to be honest with yourself and your coach to make a mindset shift.
[20:41] – I have been so much better lately about not scrolling on my phone in bed at night.
[22:14] – Jesse and I recently watched the series Tsunami: Race Against Time together.
[26:22] – I also recently watched the movie Out of My Mind.
[28:50] – Hear about the third documentary I watched recently, Endurance.
[32:20] – Incredibly, not one of Shackleton’s crew members died!
[34:30] – I open up a discussion around a question that I got from a listener recently.
[37:23] – Learn why we have enjoyed having little kids a lot more the second time.
[40:00] – We discuss how having little kids has impacted our older kids.
Links & Resources
TV Shows & Films
Tsunami: Race Against Time
Out of My Mind
Endurance
Books
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
Social Media
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