The Universe gave Number 4 and me a big old Cher-In-Moonstruck slap in the face today. I didn’t think I needed a slap in the face. Because I have gotten much better at simplifying my life in the last year or so. It’s mainly in the athletic area that I’ve had an epiphany. My kids […]
Lessons I've Learned
Dealing With Disappointment Takes Practice. Lots And Lots Of Practice.
I think some of us might need a reminder. Or a reality check. Or whatever you want to call it. Due to a whole bunch of snow days and then an unanticipated macroburst that closed school for five days a couple weeks ago, our last day of school is June 29th. That’s about two weeks […]
Do You Suffer From Perfection Paralysis?
Can we talk for a minute about this belief (or delusion?) that so many of us moms have that we should be doing things perfectly or we shouldn’t do them at all? Where does this come from? Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we fail to start things (or not even attempt […]
He Has Arrived. And Yours Will Arrive, Too.
I spend a lot of time worrying about my kids. Too much time. I worry about whether or not I’m doing things well enough. I worry about whether or not I’m teaching them the “right” lessons in the right way. I worry about whether or not I’m building them up or tearing them down, and […]
Week Seven
I usually write my fitness/weight loss updates/new-and-healthier lifestyle posts on Mondays, but yesterday was Memorial Day and a lot of people were having parties and going off the rails or falling off the wagon and having a treat/cheat/whatever day, so I saved it for today. Because today feels more like a Monday than yesterday did. […]
A Little Reminder
I’m not really sure what the actual order of events has been in this whole process, but I coached a little girl for about a year up until I quit a couple months ago and this little girl also happens to be in the same class as Number 6, and I think the mom may […]