Eye to Wonder

   The view from our Airbnb        It was Spring Break last month, and we decided to get an Airbnb in the mountains for a change of scene. It was a lot of fun! I feel like our expectations were a lot more reasonable about what a vacation with a toddler during a pandemic would be like, and we ended up having a great time. Some highlights:   *Going to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. It was a super snowy day, but it was still an awesome experience. Avi LOVED feeding the baby giraffe lettuce and was obsessed with watching the river otters. I think she would have stayed there all day had the otters not gone to the indoor part of their exhibit, and she she still talks about the "awthers." This is also one of the first memories I've noticed she's held onto. She will make signs for giraffes eating and talk about lions sleeping and mention the otter in the bath.  *Going on a hike and seeing the river and canyon near Canon City and drivi...

      I definitely fell out of the habit of blogging. I think when Avi switched to only one nap a day it threw off the routine, and I haven't quite been able to fit it back into a regular routine.      So today, inspired by the book Tiny Habits . I thought I'd start tiny and write a short post about my goal this month.       This month I'm experimenting with drinking more water and hydrating. I'm hoping it will help me reduce the amount of headaches I get and overall just feel better. Teaching with a mask on makes it easy to go throughout most of the day without taking a lot of water breaks, so I wondered what might help me.      B.J. Fogg, the author of Tiny Habits , recommends picking a tiny habit that links to your overall goal. The habit should be easy enough that you can do it even on your busiest days. In the book he gives the example of flossing one tooth to get started with a flossing habit. Normally if you floss o...