With the craziness of our weeknights, I really want to bring back the Sunday night dinner whenever I can. Tonight I did. I had planned out dinners for the week last Monday, and I had everything I needed already. Here’s what was on the menu tonight: Roast chicken: (I used this recipe from Allrecipes.com. Everyone […]
Life at My House
I Kind Of Hate Trunk-Or-Treating (except for this one reason)
Tonight our town had a trunk or treat. I don’t really get trunk or treat. Like, if you can’t go trick-or-treating — which, let’s be honest, is all treating and no tricking — then sure. I get it. But there is plenty of candy to be found on actual Halloween. How many times do my […]
Faces In The Window
Tonight we found ourselves in the rare situation where we were all home before 7 pm on a Friday night. This hasn’t happened since August. Normally I’d take this opportunity to catch up on a few things. But earlier today I came across this post I shared on Facebook two years ago: And then you […]
Making Time And Decluttering My Brain
One of the things I work a lot on with the members of Not Your Average Fitness Course is using time effectively and finding time in the day to exercise (because lack of time is one of the biggest reasons women give for not making exercise a part of their routine). Recently I have been […]
Clean Sheet Night
Back when I lived in Pennsylvania I had a friend who was also a teacher and she was about 10 years older than me. We were at a party or something and we were talking and I remember her telling me that she had a rule about no sex on clean sheet night. Meaning the […]
Number 7 Had Her Moment Today
Number 7 has grown up on and around pool decks. Ever since she can remember, she’s been at a pool. Whether it’s being on deck while I coach practice, or watching her siblings swim, the pool has always been her second home. Naturally she joined the swim team as soon as she was allowed to. […]
