How many times have you gotten to the end of the day or the end of the week and accomplished very little of what you had hoped to get done? Or conversely, how often have you checked off all the items on your to do list but still not really made an headway toward reaching […]
Mental Health
The Art Of Surrender
I teach a lot of swim lessons. The kids who struggle the most are the ones who don’t relax in the water. The ones who avoid getting splashed in the face at all costs. The ones who tense up and flail their arms frantically in an attempt to swim. Most of these kids are already […]
Opportunities
At some point today — and every day — you will be uncomfortable. You don’t know where on the scale of discomfort your this sucks moment(s) will fall. It could be something minor and close to the low end of the scale. Like you drop a glass on the floor and it shatters or you […]
Yesterday We Discovered The Coolest Place
The kids and I went to the coolest place yesterday. Everyone loved it. EVEN THE TEENAGERS. It’s called the Mine Hill Preserve in Roxbury, CT. It’s only about 20 minutes away from our house, but for some reason we’ve never been there until yesterday. It was perfect hiking weather here in CT. The Mine Hill […]
Five Mindset Shifts To Make About Exercise
It’s no secret how I feel about exercise. It exponentially affects the quality of my life. In a good way. And when I hear women talking about how frustrated/overwhelmed/tired/inefficient/unproductive/whatever they are, the first thing I want to know is, do you exercise regularly? As far as I’m concerned, exercise is as much a non-negotiable as […]
I’m Tired
It’s day eleventy-skillion of being home with the kids. I still enjoy the down time. But I’m tired. I’ve completely given up on the distance learning. If the kids don’t feel like doing something or the assignment is a little (or a lot) over their head, or if it requires my intervention and assistance, then […]