It really is true that the years seem to fly by faster the older I get, and now that I’m in the second half of my 30s (and my babies are officially “big kids” now!) I’m on a quest to slow down time. Or at least, make it feel that way. The one strategy I’ve discovered that actually works? Marking the moments with occasions that break routine. Spontaneous dance parties, adventures to new places, and finding unexpected reasons to have a party, these are the experiences that carve memories into our brains that we can still recall years later.