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Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. Many of my new readers (welcome new readers!) have been wondering, after reading some of my posts on how to achieve your goals, and how to save money or exercise or wake up early … what exactly are my qualifications? My answer is that I have…
Yesterday I posted about Family Day, where we try to have fun together as a family, often for free or without spending much money. I thought it would be useful to list some ways to have fun with your kids without spending a lot of money: Have a reading marathon. Write stories together. Play soccer….
Last year, my family (my wife and I and our six kids) began a tradition that is one of the best things we’ve ever done: every Saturday we have a family meeting, and every Sunday is Family Day. We’ve become so much closer as a family as a result, and I highly recommend it for…
Photo by snappED up Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. I’ve found that waking early has been one of the best things I’ve done as I’ve changed my life recently, and I thought I’d share my tips. I just posted about my morning routine, and thought you might like to know how…
Photo courtesy of Shayan (USA) Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. Today I start a new habit: my morning routine (to be honest, I started a couple days ago). All this month I will focus on making my morning routine a daily habit. I’ve actually tried different versions of a morning routine…
The Babauta family. Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. See Part 1 for the introduction to this series. In Part 1 about raising six kids, I talked about finances. That’s only part of the battle. A lot of what makes raising so many kids difficult is the sheer logistics of it all….
Photo by unimatrixZxero Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. Once upon a time, my desk was cluttered with all the things I was currently working on — not to mention dozens of things I wasn’t working on: notes, post-its, phone numbers, papers to be filed, stacks of stuff to work on later….
The Babauta family. Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. Last March, my wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Noelle Cayce. She became our sixth kid, and within the space of a few years, our house had suddenly become very full. A little background is in order: my wife and I…
Let a book take you into another world. Let it be your world. Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. In December, my son Rain (who turned 9 in January) and I set out on a quest: to read the first five Harry Potter books before the movie comes out on July 13,…
Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary of quitting smoking. Well, of finally quitting … like most smokers, I had tried to quit many times and failed. But this quit stuck, and I’d like to share the top 10 things that made this quit successful when the…