Uh huh. My theme song of the day courtesy of the Indigo Girls. Look . . . I heard them this summer on the On Being podcast, I thought it was an awesome interview, it brought back a lot of happy summer camp memories (all girls' camp in the early 90's = many happy memories that include... Continue Reading →
Hope RX’D
I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Kelly Anne Graham this weekend at the Crossfit competition. She is an absolutely amazing woman who has put together an absolutely amazing book. She, herself, was a Masters Crossfit Games athlete who suffered a back injury that ended her career as an elite athlete, and her ability to... Continue Reading →
If Not Now, Then When?
I spent the day yesterday at a Crossfit competition. In the weeks/days leading up to these competitions, I always question my sanity for signing up; with the workouts not being revealed until the day before/day of of the competition, there is the anxiety of wondering if you'll be given a movement you can't do; you... Continue Reading →
Occupation: __________________
This September really felt like a new year for me. For the first time since the surgery, feeling no longer like I was in recovery mode (physically or mentally), and with the kids both in school a bit longer, I faced every stay-at-home mom's dilemma . . .without really littles ones to take care of... Continue Reading →
Kindness Part II
I've been thinking a lot about kindness since our little study of Cinderella last week. It's a theme that came up again Peter Pan over the weekend, and it's a theme that seems to pop up in a number of the stories we'll be looking at over the next few weeks. Earlier today, a friend commented... Continue Reading →
Cinderella Ate my Daughter. And I’m Ok With That.
My daughter loves the Disney Princesses. She loves the movies. She loves reading stories about them. She loves playing with toys themed around the Princesses. And she loves to dress up in Princess dresses. And I've always found it pretty adorable. And I've clearly encouraged it - after all, I do buy most of the toys/books/games that... Continue Reading →
Have Courage and Be Kind
Everything has been going so well this week, and with the Husband out for a work dinner on Wednesday night, I decided to do something a little crazy, and let the kids stay up a little later than normal and watch a movie with me. Specifically, I let them stay up to watch the live-action... Continue Reading →
Normal Day
"Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me now pass you by in a quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I... Continue Reading →
Mommy School
I'll start with the backstory: My kids wake up early in the mornings. Like 5:30 early. Consistently. It's been this way since they were born, it never changes, no matter when they go to sleep, and I don't foresee this habit changing anytime soon. I will freely admit that this used to really bother me.... Continue Reading →
Well That Was Awesome!
I'm no stranger to planning ahead. But the little bit of extra prep work I did yesterday (pre-packing all the activity backpacks) seemed to make a MASSIVE difference to the cadence of our morning this morning. I initially thought that perhaps I was just more relaxed knowing that I didn't have to run around the... Continue Reading →
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