Just in case you were feeling like you didn’t have your shit together, let me take this opportunity to make you feel not so alone. Every year I have a hard time taking the Christmas tree down and putting the decorations away. I just love my house when it’s decorated for the holidays, and I basically […]
Parenting
Your Kids Know When They Are Out Of Control
Sometimes I think when our kids’ behavior is worse than usual or really out of control, for many of us our first instinct is to yell, threaten and ultimately punish. You know, so we can make sure they understand just how horribly they are acting. We do our best to make them feel really, really […]
Leveling Up And Meeting Yourself Where You Are
Have you heard the term leveling up? If you’ve ever played a video game, especially back in the seventies and eighties, you understand the significance of moving up to the next level. I don’t know how many hours of my childhood were spent trying to get to the next level of Space Invaders and Donkey […]
Going Outside In Winter Won’t Kill Your Kids. But Staying Inside Might.
We live in a time when kids are more overweight than ever, more disconnected than ever, more immobile than ever, and more depressed than ever. This problem isn’t coming from the public schools. It’s not the teachers’ fault, it’s not the school administration’s fault, and it’s not the board of ed’s fault. It’s not the […]
“I Do Feel You Have A Good Shot.”
If you’ve been around here for a while you know I had a little brother who died when he was three years old. I was sixteen at the time, and a junior in high school. My brother’s name was Christopher, and he was diagnosed with leukemia at about eighteen months old, had chemo and radiation […]
5 Simple Ways To Begin The Habit Of Meal Prepping
There is no doubt that meal prep is a great way to save time and money and create healthy options for you and your family that you can heat up quickly on busy week nights or just grab and eat. But if you’ve never done it before, it can seem overwhelming. Especially if you venture […]
