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A Little Reminder

May 27, 2018 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I’m not really sure what the actual order of events has been in this whole process, but I coached a little girl for about a year up until I quit a couple months ago and this little girl also happens to be in the same class as Number 6, and I think the mom may […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Lessons I've Learned, Parenting, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: complaining, gratitude, Hartford marathon, inspiration, macroburst, marathon, motivation, perspective

52 Things You Can Do To Effect Change In The US

October 4, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

The past month has been pretty brutal for the United States. There have been multiple hurricanes.  Controversy over standing or not standing during the national anthem. The largest mass shooting in the history of the country. Name calling.  Racism. Millions of people suffering. Hundreds of deaths. What do we do? We voice our shock. We […]

Filed Under: Personal, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: charity, complaining, disaster, government, gratitide, kindness, mental ilness

Someone Told Me It’s All Happening At The Zoo And Whoever That Person Is Should Never Be Listened To Again. Ever.

April 13, 2017 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Two years ago I took the kids to the Bronx Zoo for the first time. I took them on a Wednesday, which (unbeknownst to me at the time) is the free day, and the whole entire world goes then, and the trip didn’t exactly go as planned. It took me a while to build up […]

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: adventures, Bronx Zoo, complaining, day trips for kids, free activities to do with your kids, spring break, trip, whining

Decluttering Isn’t Only About “Stuff.” Less Yes, And More NO.

February 6, 2017 by not your average mom 3 Comments

When is the last time you said No? And I don’t mean no to things like Mom, can I stay up until the Super Bowl is over? or Mom, can I eat chocolate chip cookies for dinner tonight? or Mom, can we get a kitten? I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, reflecting and evaluating in […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting Tagged With: chaos, complaining, craziness, crazy, overscheduling, saying no, weekend

Your Kid Is Probably Not In The Top .05%

July 18, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Your kid is destined for greatness. Your kid is different. And every second of his or her eight or nine or ten-year-old season is determining his or her success starting…. yesterday. One misstep by a coach, one bad call, one wrong move, one unforced error, one bad event, one missed opportunity, and your kid is now […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: athletes, baseball, complaining, little league, major leagues, MLB, Number 3, Number 4, olympics, professional, swimmer, teammates, yankees

Does it really matter?

July 1, 2016 by not your average mom 3 Comments

Today I found myself texting a friend and telling her I was livid. And I found myself getting really worked up over this thing that, in the big picture, was not a big deal at all. It was an inconvenience, and it was annoying, but ultimately, it’s irrelevant. A year from now, it won’t make a […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: complaining, gratitude, Number 6, Number 7

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