I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking lately about the craziness of my life and the kids’ lives, and that led me to write this post. I’m ready for a slower summer. A less scheduled, more relaxed, old fashioned summer. You know, like the ones I had when I was a kid. And this […]
Your Daily Dose
Mirror mirror on the wall.
Sometimes when you are feeling really blue, you have to fake it. You have to pretend for the kids or your coworkers or your students or whoever that everything is great. It takes a lot of effort and a lot of focus and a lot of energy and it’s exhausting. Today I had one of […]
What’s the story you are telling yourself?
Yesterday I wrote about our day at Kent Falls. I took this picture sitting on a little amphitheater type spot where there are steps leading down close to the water. We lucked out and it was fairly quiet yesterday, but sometimes it can be pretty crowded in this area. While we were there, a man and […]
The Perfect Kick Off to Summer
Today was a great day. And old fashioned, slow summer day. Number 7 and I had a date with good friends of ours. We packed a picnic and headed up to Kent Falls, in Kent, CT. We went for a hike. We stopped along the way to take pictures and to take a little dip […]
Carpe Diem
Number 7 is in high demand. All year long, she has been asked by several girls to have play dates. And all year long I have turned people down, or said, “Yes, we’ll definitely get together.” But no day is ever convenient. And I always say the same thing. “I have too much work to […]
Breathe in to five, and breathe out to five.
A quick story about how yoga literally made me a better parent in a moment of helplessness. I mentioned a couple days ago how Number 3 got pretty sick last weekend with a nasty stomach bug. He spent the day in bed on Sunday and was in and out of the bathroom with bouts of puking. […]
