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 […]
Mental Health
Without The Bad Stuff, The Good Stuff Is Just… Normal.
When Number 3 was little, we watched a lot of Sesame Street. A LOT OF SESAME STREET. We amassed quite a collection of DVD’s. One of his favorites was Elmo Saves Christmas. I remember watching that thing over and over and over. And over. If you’ve never seen Elmo Saves Christmas, Elmo loves Christmas so […]
Renovation Commencing
I teach an online course called Not Your Average Fitness Course. It’s not average because it’s not a workout program. I don’t give out specific fitness routines. I don’t kick anyone’s ass in the exercising department. What I do is teach women how to make exercise a habit. How to find things they enjoy doing. […]
Day 42: A Happy Story
How about a quick, happy story? We could all use one of those. My friend’s son had a birthday a couple days ago. He turned five years old. Celebrating birthdays right now takes some creativity. My friend made a poster and put it outside of her house for her guy’s special day. A local tow […]
Day 40: Making Freakin’ Luck
I usually listen to podcasts when I run. One of my favorite podcasts is the Jocko Podcast. Jocko Willink is a decorated retired Navy SEAL officer and author of the book Extreme Ownership: How Navy SEALs Lead and Win. I love him. He is the co-founder of Echelon Front, where he teaches businesses how to […]
Day 34: Just Because Flowers
This morning I got a notification from USPS that my package had been shipped and would be arriving sometime between 11:15 am and 2:15 pm. I ordered some replacement parts for my vacuum early this morning — like around 5:30 — so I knew it wasn’t that. I could not for the life of me […]