Phylicia Masonheimer

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Enneagram Types, Favorite Podcasts, and More

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Lisa and I have dropped episodes on a lot of serious topics lately, so we thought we would mix things up with a fun episode. In this one we discuss personality tests, podcasts, and a handful of our favorite things.

We discuss three personality tests. On the Myers-Briggs, Phylicia is an ENTJ and Lisa is a INFJ. We’ve both recently dug into the Enneagram and Phylicia is a Three: the Achiever and Lisa is a Eight: the Challenger. On Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies, Phylicia is an Upholder and Lisa is a Questioner.

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That Mom Who Has It All Together… Doesn’t

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I’m going out on a limb talking about this; a limb the mommy wars might saw off at any moment, and I’ll go tumbling to an untimely internet death.

But this message is worth the fall, if I take it. Because I’m really over the assumptions we’re making – these assumptions we women make about each other.

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A Few of My Favorite Things: March

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When I looked up “March” in my stock photo site, this flower picture came up. I’m actually laughing as I type this post because flowers, here in Michigan, are still a good two months away. I’ll try not to be bitter when the calendar says “first day of spring” and it’s blizzarding outside. The window at my elbow reveals a yard still covered in a blanket of snow! We need as much springtime hope as possible to make it through these last weeks of winter.

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The Ultimate Advent Activity List for Toddlers

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Who knew it was so hard to find toddler activities for Advent and the holidays? I certainly didn’t! When you have a toddler, it can be hard to find activities that are both seasonal AND age appropriate, especially if you wish to highlight Advent. While I was searching for toddler activities, most of what I found was geared to older children.

We are in that awkward stage of marriage where the holidays are no longer the “free and easy” of our dating days, when events could be attended without coordinating a babysitter. But we’re not quite to the stage of parenting where our girls can really engage with the holiday, either. But I don’t want to wait until our girls are older to start making family traditions and enjoying the Christmas season.

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What I’m Loving: November

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“But there is always a November space after the leaves have fallen when she felt it was almost indecent to intrude on the woods…for their glory terrestrial had departed and their glory celestial of spirit and purity and whiteness had not yet come upon them.” (L.M. Montgomery)

November is upon us – November! Wasn’t June just yesterday? In typical northern Michigan fashion, we’re already covered with a blanket of snow. And since Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, I’m utilizing pumpkin in as many recipes as possible (such as my favorite pumpkin baked oatmeal and vegan pumpkin scones).

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