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I was born a helper and there is little more satisfying to me than making a positive impact.

So, if you ask me to help you and I like you and the cause is a worthy one, I have a hard time saying no…

… until now.

You see, I reached my yes threshold this year. I said yes too many times. Too many yeses resulted in crabbiness and burn out. And… eventually… the Year of Nope.

My Year of NOPE

If you’ve been following us, you’ve seen the signs.

There were signs in August. It’s not like me to forget to renew my license:

There were also signs in September:

And in October:

And then the holidays hit and life was so busy that I didn’t even bother to post anything about it.

And then the winter hit.

And February. Ugh.

When spring rolled around, I had an epiphany of sorts. Thanks to a friend, I realized the joy of NOPE.

It was time to say no … to all the things.

Today, over on The Homeschool Sisters, I am talking about The Year of Nope. Will you join me?

I’d love it if you could head over there and give it a read and leave a comment. You’ll get bonus points if you follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. And we’d love you forever if you send us a message or leave a comment with ideas for future podcasts. Kara and I have so much fun planned for you guys, and we definitely want to hear from you!