This year I took on the role of head coach for the middle school swim team. I did this mostly because Number 4 had been on the team the previous three years and this would be her last season and there was talk of no longer having the middle school team and when I told […]
Lessons I've Learned
The (re)Institution of Family Movie Night
If you’ve been reading my blog posts over the last couple weeks you know I’m going through a little bit of a… thing. An awakening. You know, as I sit here typing this, it’s really probably my version of a mid-life crisis. Or more like a mid-life breakthrough. I turned 50 last September, and I […]
The Universe Is Flinging Reminders At Me Left And Right
Last week after a near nervous breakdown due to majorly overextending myself over the last year, I did some serious soul searching. And I started making changes immediately. For the past couple years, I have confused the words busy and productive. I have been busy for years. Like really, really, REALLY busy. Non stop. All […]
The One Thing
For the past few years, I thought I had it figured out. But I didn’t. Not even close. And it wasn’t until today that I had a major wake up call. Actually, that’s not true. The wake up call started about two weeks ago. Two weeks ago I lost it on my kids. Like massively […]
Your Decisions Can Be UN-decided.
I have had a rough couple weeks. It’s why I’ve been virutally absent here on the blog and also on the Facebook page. The details aren’t important. I don’t need any sympathy or empathy or Oh, that sucks. What I do need is to reevaluate, and I need to look at the life and the […]
Mom, Why Are You So Salty?
When I was in high school, I was voted Class Clown my senior year. When I was in college, I was given the PMA Award by my college swim coach. That stands for Positive Mental Attitude. If you asked my friends (both past and present) to choose one word to describe me, I can’t say […]