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A few evenings ago, I sat down on the couch after a long day of writing, going to the gym, paying the yard men, picking up the clothes from the dry cleaners, running around playing tag with the kids, ordering takeout — oops! I mean… mowing the entire yard, doing a ton of laundry, fixing dinner… (shhhh! My husband might read this thing. Just go with me on this!)

So, anyway, I sat down on the couch after a loooong day and said, “I’m exhausted!”
My two-year-old daughter tilted her head to one side, stared at me in wonder, and finally replied,