One of my absolute favorite podcasts is Happier with Gretchen Rubin. She is a happiness expert and studies human behavior. One thing I learned from her are there are two kinds of people; Moderators and Obstainers. Moderators can have one bite of a nice chocolate bar every day and be satisfied. Obstainers can't stop at one bite and has to eat it all or not have any to begin with. Read more about it here. Andrew and I are obtainers with most things. This brought about Andrew's chocolate fast. For a whole year he went without chocolate, because it was easier than trying to modify his intake. He also went without potato chips and soda for the remaining of that year and today was the first day he could have chocolate again! Of course his first bite was of his beloved candy bar, a Mars bar. This one was saved since our family visited from England last summer. I'm so proud of Andrew for sticking to his goal!
Elliot started swim team today! Kino ended up being full so we went with Carson. He's also training with a younger age category since his age is full, but he'll be able to compete with his age. This is all new to us so I look forward to seeing what swim team is all about. Elliot was especially excited after we purchased the team uniform jammers and competition goggles. I can't wait to see how he grows through this experience as a swimmer and a person.
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