Last week I took a solo road trip with five of the kids to Hershey, Pennsylvania, and I’m getting ready to embark on another one to North Carolina. The trip to Hershey was only 235 miles. The trip to North Carolina is three times as long. Just under 700 miles . If we didn’t ever […]
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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 […]
Road Trip Hacks — First Aid/Medicine Kit
Today I’m heading out on a road trip with (most of) the kids, and it’s my first solo road trip with them. I’m not gonna lie. I’m a little bit nervous. Not for the car ride, really. I mean, yes, since we couldn’t even make it 2 miles down the road the other day before […]
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 […]