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    Saying Farewell to 2017 (See You in 2018!)

    We are so close to the end of the year, my friends! 
    I do feel like I’ve made the most of this year. I am so grateful for all that I have, and I want to savor every last bit of it. 
    I’m still brainstorming what I hope to manifest in 2018. I started writing a lot of different things on one single page: savor, being rather than doing, family goals, slow to say yes and fast to say no, sustain, friends/connection, ukulele, tennis, Saturday Suppers, starting an Austin chapter of Navigators, 40th birthday party, podcast, a weekend away with Matt, getting our will done, therapy, beautiful office. 
    Then I
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    Family Goals

    A new year is almost upon us! 
    My wheels are turning about our family goals. I made my family brainstorm some ideas with me when we were held hostage in our car for a 20-hour trip back from Florida for Thanksgiving. 
    Our template holds 9 goals, so that’s my target (#lazygirl).
    Here’s what we have on the list so far:
    1. Save up money for a hot tub (um, after we eradicate our credit card debt). 
    2. Start an Austin chapter of Navigators. 
    3. Go on at least four day road trips.
    4. Host at least 10 Saturday Suppers. 
    5. Visit at least 12 Austin parks.
    6. Go on at least 5 hikes. 
    7. Go mountain biking
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    Cultivating Entrepreneurs for Change

    Henry and I had such a fun experience preparing for and participating in the Magnolia Makers Market!
    I’m conscious of helicopter-parenting and over-parenting, so I tried to let him lead the process as much as possible (which is hard for me because I am naturally controlling and perfectionistic!). 
    The main thing I did was collect kids craft ideas in Pinterest. Then I let him browse that page to pick out what he wanted to do. He selected painted wooden keychains. 
    He then made a list of everything we would need to get for the project (including all the math associated with doubling things and figuring out how many we would
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