Number 5 is twelve years old. She’s on the swim team, and in two weeks there is a swim meet called Age Groups here in Connecticut. Age Groups is a swim meet that many young swimmers in CT want to qualify for. You have to have certain qualifying times in order to go. Number 5 […]
Life at My House
Meant To Be
The moment I stepped foot in this room when I checked out our new house for the first time with my parents and my friend Allyson (who was also my realtor — AND THE FORKING BEST REALTOR IN THE WORLD)… I knew. I knew this was going to be my new home, and I knew […]
Getting Back On Track (Again)
It’s always my goal to write a blog post a day. This is how I started out writing the blog. But as the blog grew into more than just the blog — the Facebook group, The Empowerment Experience, E-School — I’ve struggled to be consistent. Throw in a pandemic, homeschooling two of the kids, getting […]
A Week Of Opportunities
Today is the first day of spring break for the kids, and this is my first divorced spring break. It’s also the first time I won’t see my kids for seven consecutive days because this year they will be spending the break with their dad. It would be hard if they were going somewhere far away. […]
Stronger With Every Struggle
Number 7 is nine-years-old, and she loves to DO stuff. She’s not the kind of kid who will sit in front of the TV or with an iPad for a long time. She just likes to go go go. She’s gonna be the friend who is always up for anything when she’s older. She’s my […]
Baking With Number 7
Number 7 is the youngest of seven and as a result, she is used to having people around. She loves to be around people. It doesn’t really matter who it is. She isn’t a huge fan of being alone. Yesterday I was trying to prep some stuff in the kitchen and I kind of wanted […]