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March 30, 2017
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My family and I went on a mini holiday to Belgium and we visited Bruges and Brussels. We did lots of eating. Belgium is known for its waffles, french fries and mussels. We ate at a restaurant called Bones and had all you can eat ribs.They were very good. The best thing I ate was […]

I am the main blogger of our little corner of the internet. Our family temporarily relocated to Dublin, Ireland from Houston, Texas. We are traveling the world, learning and experiencing new things everyday and loving life one day at a time. We started this blog to share our travel experiences, experiences living as American expats in Ireland, lessons learned along the way and glimpses into our crazy life with our family and friends.

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This year I decided to press pause on all my book spending. I love the library and I don’t buy physical books (this pic is the 12 unread books I own) much anymore so that’s not the issue. 📚
It’s the buying of ebooks that’s the problem. I have 51 UNREAD ebooks. And, that my friends is a problem. 📚
I have a goal to read the 63 books in my possession before purchasing any more books unless I happen to fall on a giftcard for books of course. 📚
I’m participating in #theunreadshelfproject2020 to be held accountable and I am so looking forward to it. 📚
I’m starting with Uncommon by Tony Dungy. I own the hardcopy book, daily devotional and weekly devotional. The book and daily devotional I actually purchased for @harvwheaton and he never cracked it open 🤦🏽‍♀️.
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Do you have any reading goals this year?
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Day 10. This year, my word was REBOOT. I have always been a goal setter. I set goals, I create an action plan and I follow through. My mom will tell you that I have been this way since I was a little girl with pigtails. 😊
At the beginning of this year, I just wasn’t feeling it. None of it. Goals, my #oneword, new year challenges…none of it. I reluctantly chose a word and set a few goals. Out of the 7 goals I set, I accomplished (and surpassed) 1 goal. For goodness sake, my word was REBOOT which should have given me a ton of grace, only it didn’t. 😊
So, here I am…giving it another go…because clearly 2019 didn’t go.
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What was your word this year? Did you live life according to this word?
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Day 9. This year, I failed. I had plans to finally tackle my photos. Currently there are 5,559 photos and 933 videos on my phone and even more in my Dropbox. I know what to do and how to do it. But, I start and never finish. And this year I was ready to tackle this major task…and then life happened. I’m writing this project down as one of my first goals for 2020. And you know I will keep you posted.
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We met the couple in this pic in 2005 on vacation in the Dominican Republic. A year later we met up in New Orleans. And just two summers ago, they came to visit us in Dublin. As we got a call a couple of nights ago that Mr. Terry Stuart is now in heaven and these are the type of memories I want to preserve for my family.
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Terry was a friendly man that was full of life and instantly made you feel loved and and it was guaranteed that he would make you the butt of any joke. He and his wife loved to travel all over the world and their love for one another and others are all qualities I admired then and to this day. 📸
These are the memories I don’t want to lose forever. #motivation
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What did you fail at this year?
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Day 8. Last year, @harvwheaton and Bigg Dogg were gifted with Amazon Alexas for Christmas. Glitter Princess was not happy about it. So, what do I do? I buy her one for Valentine’s Day. 🛍
Little did I know, Alexa would change my life. I don’t yell as much because when I’m downstairs, I can call upstairs on Alexa. She converts measurements for my US recipes into metric units for me. And, Alexa plays my favorite music when I’m cooking alone in the kitchen. She’s also good for a random question here and there and does not get annoyed like I usually do. 🛍
We have 3 Amazon Alexa devices and we are in love.
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What is the best thing you purchased this year?
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I’m taking a break from my end of the year countdown because I miscalculated December having 31 days. 🤦🏽‍♀️
This is the last read of 2019. And it was a good one. 📖
REVIEW //⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
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Atomic Habits by James Clear is slightly different from your usual productivity book. It’s strategies are science based and researched thoroughly. I have read several productivity/self-help books and this one was different. It did not take old strategies and simply present them differently. It actually provides a new framework for creating and breaking new habits for anyone that is new to productive habit creation or needs a refresher.
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Don’t miss a habit streak two times in a row. One time is a mistake but two times will ruin your effort. 📖
According to the two-minute rule, new habits should only take up to two minutes to complete. For example, for the habit of reading more, instead of reading a chapter a night try reading one page a night.
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The more a habit becomes a part of your life, the less you need outside encouragement to follow through. 📖
What’s your last read for 2019?
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And now back to your regularly scheduled program....
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Day 7. This year one of my goals was to increase our reading minutes as a family. I’m already a #bookworm and read more than enough for the entire family. But, the other three need a nudge-more like a push.
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I decided to start buying @harvwheaton audiobooks as gifts and attach some incentives to the reading goals for the other two. 🎉
I’m happy to report: The husband listened to all the audiobooks and actually enjoyed them. Bigg Dogg just finished his 12th book (his goal) this year and gets to choose a restaurant for dinner and dessert. *This is a photo of his reading log* The Glitter Princess did not meet her goal and is completely unbothered. So, back to the drawing board for her 🤦🏽‍♀️. #jesusbeafence
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I’m looking forward to building on this small family accomplishment next year. Who knows, I may end up with another #bookworm in the Wheaton household.
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What is your greatest achievement this year?
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#2019acheivements #2019memories #4daysleft #wheatontakeover #wheatonsindublin #expattravelfamily

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30 Dec

Day 9. This year, I failed. I had plans to finally tackle my photos. Currently there are 5,559 photos and 933 videos on my phone and even more in my Dropbox. I know what to do and how to do it. But, I start and… https://www.instagram.com/p/B6tnwb9A9KH/?igshid=1aypvdd0dox8n

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29 Dec

Day 8. Last year, harvwheaton and Bigg Dogg were gifted with Amazon Alexas for Christmas. Glitter Princess was not happy about it. So, what do I do? I buy her one for Valentine’s Day.
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Little did I know, Alexa… https://www.instagram.com/p/B6rATwtgA4o/?igshid=1k01a7y11b0h4

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