I know life is not about what happens to you but how you react to it. I suppose that saying came into being because of the very nature of life itself — lots of ups and downs with a few short, flat runs along the way. In my experience, there are many more downs than […]
Archives for February 2016
Raining Threes
Number 3 is a very naturally talented athlete. And he’s playing travel basketball this year for the first time. He’s done rec basketball for the past couple years, but travel is new territory for him. Since he’s got some significant issues with anxiety, new territory and Number 3 don’t mix well. He loves basketball. But being new […]
Six Months
Last week when I picked up Number 7 from preschool, a friend of mine asked me if I had registered her for kindergarten yet. I felt the lump rise in my throat upon hearing the k word. Because to be honest, I can’t think about it, and I told my friend I just wasn’t ready […]
Four Things That Drive Moms to the Brink of Insanity (and the one thing you can do to stay sane!)
So here’s my theory. Moms are driven to the brink of insanity for four main reasons. 1) Monotony. Raising children is like the movie Groundhog Day. Whether you work outside the home, inside the home, or you don’t have a job and stay at home. It doesn’t matter. Wake the kids up, breakfast, rush to school, […]
Mom, I can really see a difference!
Thoughts on Today: I am halfway through my marathon training. 8 weeks until the Boston Marathon! Today I did my longest training run so far. I ran just under 15 miles. I thought I’d show you something — these are most of my splits (I couldn’t fit the whole thing in one screen shot). They […]
Two Stories
First story I’m a little stressed out and extremely exhausted which led to my blond moment of the day (and year, so far) today. I went to the gas station, filled up my tank with gas, returned a couple texts while I sat in my car as the tank was filling up, and then drove off. […]