Lyme Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/lyme/ purposeful parenting and simplified living Sun, 16 Jul 2023 20:40:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.overstuffedlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/favicon.png Lyme Archives - Overstuffed Life https://www.overstuffedlife.com/category/lyme/ 32 32 Why You Should Do Hard Things https://www.overstuffedlife.com/why-you-should-do-hard-things/ https://www.overstuffedlife.com/why-you-should-do-hard-things/#respond Sat, 22 Oct 2016 07:40:00 +0000 Doing one hard thing each day is proven to make us happier and more productive. What hard thing will you do today? This morning we went on a hike. This is a hike that is fairly difficult, but one I have done many times before. I used to go nearly every weekend while I was...

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