Number 4, my 15-year-old, is a sophomore in high school at a boarding school about 5 hours away. She LOVES school. Her school (like the rest of the country) is experiencing an upswing in covid cases. The protocol at her school is if you test positive you need to go home for 10 days. Since
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Mother’s Day 2022
I’ve never made a big deal about Mother’s Day. The kids are all in middle school now, so there weren’t going to be any school-made Mother’s Day gifts coming home from school. I didn’t mention anything about it to the kids. I didn’t have any expectations. I’m not into forcing them to do something for
I’m Learning To Keep My Judgments To Myself
A couple months ago I was scrolling through Facebook or Instagram and a food blogger/influencer’s video came up in my feed. I don’t remember anything about the food because I was so distracted by the woman’s nails. They were really long and they were very nicely decorated but really long nails just aren’t my thing.
12 Week Weight Loss Progress Update
I gained 25 pounds in 2021. I basically ate my way through the discomfort of the second half of the year. By December all of my clothes were too tight (and they are pretty much all elasticized) 😂 I decided to join a weight loss/healthy living program at the Y called Lose to Win. It’s
This Week In Self-Care and Weight Loss: I’m (Still) Okay With People Being Wrong About Me
A little over three years ago I wrote a blog post entitled I’m Okay With People Being Wrong About Me. I’m still okay with people being wrong about me, but, like all of us, I sometimes revert to old behaviors and defend myself unnecessarily. Sometimes it takes me a minute to realize it, but I’m
This Week In Self-Care and Weight Loss, Episode 3: The People Who Matter Most
On Friday night the kids and I did something we haven’t done in a couple years: We went to see the high school play. Our first experience with the high school play was in 2014 when Number 3 and 4 were extras in the Sound of Music. Here’s Number 4 with Captain von Trapp. 😂