Our last day of school was on Thursday, so it is officially summer for us here in CT now. But we unofficially kicked off our summer last Monday. I have been determined to make this summer one that is close to the kind of summer I had as a kid. An unplugged, less scheduled, more relaxed, […]
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This summer just got a little bit better.
A couple weeks ago I wrote this post where I described the kind of summer I wanted to have this year. A more relaxed, old school kind of summer. And I kind of wrote it as a list, but I didn’t necessarily think that I was actually going to do every single thing I […]
Five is Seven and Six is Six.
Happy Birthday to my favorite six and seven-year-olds! (And yes, they are EXACTLY one year apart, and no, I didn’t have C-sections!) It seems like this was just yesterday. I can’t stop you from growing. So instead, I guess I’ll do my best to be mindful on the ride. Please keep voting!
Mission Accomplished
I started writing a post earlier today. But then I started working out in the yard and the day got away from me. And I have a whole other post to write on this topic because I totally sucked with updates… But yesterday was Day 30 of the Whole 30. I totally did it! And […]
Reading is Fundamental. For Number 4, anyway.
Even after teaching for twelve years and coaching hundreds and hundreds of swimmers, and having a whole bunch of my own children, it still surprises me how two kids in the same family from the same parents can be so different from one another. This was illustrated to me again yesterday after I said goodnight […]
It’s 5:00 p.m. Have you slowed down yet today?
Today is the official start of the #ShowYourSlow challenge. In case you missed it, I have teamed up with my good friend Eileen from Little Acorn Learning, and it is our mission to encourage and (hopefully) inspire moms to slow down, unplug, unschedule, and enjoy more mindful moments with your families this summer. In order […]
