Weigh in on programs, child tech, and our renovation!
Super large bubbles of concepts!
New Course Ideas
I’ve been toying with the thought of constructing some new programs in matters I’m enthusiastic about: well being and residential organizing.
Fun reality: once I dreamed up the Digital Clutter Course, I had actually needed to do a house organizing one first. But it felt a bit too overwhelming and never area of interest sufficient on the time, so I made a decision to focus in on simply the digital matter.
Now that I’ve constructed and marketed one course with success, I really feel extra assured in doing it once more!
I’d like to gauge curiosity in these two matters:
Prioritize Your Health:
If you as soon as had been health-focused however life received in the way in which, this course will make it easier to shift your psychological area on getting again to wholesome. Refresh your information on diet fundamentals, study strategies for intuitive and conscious consuming, and prepare to prioritize your well being once more with like-minded ladies.
I’m imagining this course to have two tiers: a inexpensive self-guided content material that covers a breadth of matters after which an add-on group / group teaching / live-taught side within Kajabi Communities.
I’d love to listen to your curiosity in every degree.
Home Neat Home:
Declutter and arrange your property high to backside. Use strategies to go room by room and declutter, simplify, type, and arrange. After you’ve organized, implement methods to make your family run like a well-oiled machine. Honestly this course may come later in 2023 or 2024.
If you have an interest in one in all these or each, and they’re one thing you’d pay for, please choose in right here.
Gizmo vs. Apple Watch vs. iPhone vs. Gabb
I believe I’ve written earlier than that Mazen has a Gizmo Watch. It’s a Verizon product that’s about $79 to purchase and $9 a month for the cellphone line. The evaluations will not be glowing general, but it surely has been an amazing starter look ahead to us. He’s had it for 3 years now.
I actually like the power to trace him through GPS and name or textual content him if wanted when he’s out within the neighborhood or staying to play Gaga after faculty. He can also be capable of name us when he’s at his dad’s home and vice versa.
Mazen’s Gizmo is operating on its final leg, and I’m undecided we’d purchase one other one when this one bites the mud.
Communication and Tracking are extra for me than for him
At age 10, Mazen has been wanting extra freedom to do issues with out dad and mom: stroll to highschool, stroll to the downtown mall together with his buddies, play across the neighborhood, and go for bike rides within the neighborhood.
At this level, we really feel that having some type of GPS and textual content/name gadget is changing into mandatory not a lot for him however for us. It’s an enormous peace of thoughts for me. So I’ve been debating choices for attainable Christmas presents.
Plenty of his buddies have began getting telephones
Before you roll your eyes that I’m going at hand a ten 12 months outdated a model new iPhone with social media – please know that not the plan! His buddies who’ve telephones have older generations and plenty of parental controls, no social media, and many others. That could be our plan too.
I had one other mother of Mazen’s buddy inform me that she seemed into pay as you go choices, flip telephones, and many others. however including her youngsters to her Verizon plan and getting them outdated iPhones was one of the best steadiness of GPS and use-ability for her.
I really feel {that a} watch could be the best for him to hold round, however a cellphone (in an Otterbox) would allow him to do primary pictures and Facetime when he isn’t at our home. I fear he would break it or neglect it at house!
The Apple parental controls are improbable and we’re an all-Apple House
We use the parental controls on Mazen’s iPad, and I’m able to monitor app exercise, set display deadlines, and switch off all apps at a sure time. He can also be unable to obtain new apps or make purchases with out approval from my account. So I’ve been leaning towards getting an iPhone.
I’ve been researching the brand new Apple Watch SE (it’s marketed nearly as good for youths) vs. an older iPhone vs. an alternative choice like Gabb wi-fi.
I’d love to listen to from dad and mom of preteens and teenagers you probably have any recommendation!
Renovation Update!
This isn’t a lot a query however an replace on our house renovation! (Read this put up to get the context.)
We’ve been going forwards and backwards with our architect, Ruth Ellen Outlaw of Outlaw Design, for months. We FINALLY have selected a structure for our first ground.
We thought we had one after which after we plugged these plans right into a 3D program we nearly began from scratch.
The first model of our plans additionally had a storage shed on the entrance of the home (the entrance left nook of the storage) however that has now been vetoed in favor of a much bigger pantry and a real mudroom nook.
Most of the issues we retailer within the storage may be unfold out within the different storage areas of our home, together with a small gardening and power shed within the yard.
The solely puzzle piece I haven’t found out but is the place to throw all of the cardboard packing containers that come within the mail!
Here’s the newest structure for the primary ground:
Here’s the issue we’re making an attempt to unravel:
Everyday “mudroom” chaos!
3D of the brand new kitchen
Believe me, I can’t be utilizing these barstools, haha. And in fact it is a primary program so the kitchen won’t be grey with brown counters. Look for spacial design solely!
And right here’s a screenshot of my Pinterest board. Think trendy farmhouse with muted coastal colours. We’re planning to begin March 1!!
