Don’t you love it when the first of the month also falls on a Monday? It’s almost like New Year’s Day. A clean slate. And today, Monday, also happens to be the first day in, like, forever that we have no baseball and no swim team and no anything at night. So today I made a […]
Your Daily Dose
More Than Just a Team
Sometimes you are part of a team that has a direct effect on the path your life takes. I know for me, my high school swim team and swim coach literally shaped my life. The four years I spent on that team taught me so much about teamwork and pushing myself way out of my comfort zone and that you […]
Road Trip Statistics, Part 1
On Thursday I embarked on a road trip by myself to Hershey, Pennsylvania with Number 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. It may be the most challenging thing I’ve ever attempted to do in my entire life. And since I’m not sure if I’ll live to see tomorrow, here is a quick recap of […]
Tough times don’t last. Tough people do.
One year ago today I was in such a terrible financial situation that a bunch of friends started a GoFundMe campaign to help my family. Exactly one year ago today. It was the end of a really shitty three year downward spiral where we were hit with one unlucky blow after another. And this time last […]
I’m simplifying the dinner plan.
Since declaring this upcoming school year to be The Year of No, I am really looking at every area of my life to find ways that I can simplify. We have thirty-seven days until the first day of school (not that I’m counting or anything). While my days are going to be more free now […]
The Two Things I Said NO To This Week
Yesterday I declared that this upcoming mom calendar year (which runs from September to August ) was going to be The Year of NO for me. Until I can regroup and recharge and re…. everything, I am not taking on any new projects, new ventures or new anything. I am going to strip my life down to only […]