Amanda Probst - Journal

THE NITTY GRITTY

HELLO

Hi. I'm Amanda...a happy wife and mom to three awesome guys. We've lived here in Fort Collins for more than 20 years and are proud to call it home. Before moving to CO, I worked at a city attorney's office, making use of my law and Master's degrees from Duke. After settling in Fort Collins, I homeschooled my three (now teenage and older) sons and was delighted to experience music classes, soccer, karate, swim team, archery, Science Olympiad, First Lego League, parkour, and climbing (not all at the same time!). From 2005-10, I was also a contributing editor for a national scrapbooking magazine, authoring a book and a couple of monthly columns. From 2009-10, I founded and ran the Good Grief Blog. I enjoy learning new things, spending time with my family, volunteering with The Matthews House, traveling and indoor rock climbing.

Quote #39.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 09:13AM

Yes, I know it's not Monday. Tough. ;)

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails. – Bertha Calloway

I found this in a catalog recently and loved it. So true. It’s like I try to teach the boys…you don’t always have control over a situation but you do have control over how you react to it. I feel like this has been particularly relevant lately…as I’ve been working to let go of the “ideal” and focus on doing what’s within my power.

(Also, sorry for being missing in action there…after Noah’s stomach bug that I reported on last Tuesday, it descended on the whole household…we’re finally all over it now and are very thankful that doesn’t happen often, lol. Working on catching up now…)

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