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Katie Archer's avatar

so many of these hit home!! so curious what your enneagram number is now!? happy happy birthday! still thinking about your commitment to showing up on your mat for yoga for 30 days - been doing some early morning pilates myself thanks to your inspiration :)

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Cara Stolen's avatar

Thank you!! I’m a 1 🥴

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Katie Archer's avatar

😅... same. now i know why your essay “keeping up with anne shirley” resonated with me so much!! i have no mamas friends that are ones so i am tempted to want to rattle off a million questions about how ask 1 tendencies impact your mothering. 🤣 glad i found ya!

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Fay Gordon's avatar

Happy birthday! And I laughed out loud at the second comment-it has taken me YEARS to accept the truth that coffee with cream is just better and that is ok!

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Cara Stolen's avatar

The years I’ve wasted drinking black coffee 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

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Ruth Gyllenhammer's avatar

Love this birthday list! Happy belated, friend!!

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Cara Stolen's avatar

Thank you!!

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Ashlee Gadd's avatar

That last line 🤣 happy birthday, sweet friend!!!

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Cara Stolen's avatar

Thanks Ashlee!

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Stacy Bronec's avatar

I love all these! I hope you don’t have to cook dinner tonight! 💛☺️

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Cara Stolen's avatar

Ha, me too 🤣🥰

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Lauren Ropp's avatar

Happy Birthday! This list is great! Co signed so many of them! Enjoy your day!

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Cara Stolen's avatar

Thank you!!

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Abbigail Kriebs's avatar

Happy Birthday! This list is a treasure.

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Cara Stolen's avatar

Thank you, friend!!

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Kimberly Knowle - Zeller's avatar

Oh cara so many of these hit me. Yes to doing our own celebrations. And to early mornings and good shoes. Happy birthday. Grateful for you!

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Cara Stolen's avatar

Thanks, Kim! Grateful for YOU!

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Katie Blackburn's avatar

Love these friend. Happy birthday!

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molly flinkman's avatar

25💛💛💛 happy birthday, friend!!

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Dani Elgas's avatar

I know I’m a day late but happy birthday! I feel like I needed a lot of these reminders myself so thanks! 🙃 And I also laughed out loud at that last line! 😂

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

Decades ago, in our young adulthood, a friend said, "Whenever I feel bad, I drink a glass of water. Dehydration sneaks up on you." He's since become a mental health therapist!

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Kym VdP's avatar

Especially loved number 16 and 24 😂👏🏻 what a writing fun idea!

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