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Being An Older Mom Keeps You Young

May 6, 2025 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

When I was in my twenties, I had more than one “older” mom tell me, “Being an older mom keeps you young.” I thought of this today when I saw a post on Threads about Rihanna being pregnant with her third baby at 37 years old. It was reminding women in their thirties that it’s […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: advanced maternal age, having kids later, older moms

What Would Marie Do?

April 24, 2025 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I first met Marie five or six years ago when she took an online course I was teaching to help women establish exercise as a habit. There was a closed Facebook group for the course, and eight weeks later, we were all more friends than participants. I met some of my favorite people through this […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: perspective, what matters most

The Bucket

December 2, 2024 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I do a lot of driving. With five teenagers – 2 who are in college, 3 who can’t drive yet, and 5 who all swim competitively and travel to swim meets out of state, there is a lot of driving. I love road trips, so I don’t mind doing a lot of driving. (Unless it’s […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: dealing with menopause, menopause, road trip hacks, road trips

The Greatest Victory Of All

November 21, 2024 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Last year at her high school state championship meet, Gretchen unexpectedly finished 3rd in the 100 backstroke. It was her freshman year and she was psyched to be at finals and was just hoping to swim a best time. Finishing in the top 3 was never on her radar. When you finish in the top […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: All-State, how to help swimmers with anxiety, performance related anxiety, swimming anxiety

You’re either winning, or you’re learning.

July 2, 2024 by not your average mom 2 Comments

For the past two summers I’ve been the pool director at a country club pool. I have a staff of 11 lifeguards – seven boys and four girls. Nine of the guards are college freshmen and sophomores, and two are high school seniors. This isn’t my first job as a country club pool director, but […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: how to develop responsible teenagers, raising responsible teens

A Reminder To Myself

October 18, 2023 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I had a really hard day today. One of the hardest days I’ve had in a long time. Diverticulitis is kicking my ass. It’s not the stomach pain anymore. That’s totally gone. It’s the side effects of the antibiotics I’ve been taking. They’ve been brutal for me. And no need to start bombarding me with […]

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