Every day the first thing I do (after getting myself a cup of coffee, feeding the cat, and putting a load of laundry in the washing machine) is write down three things I’m grateful for in my bullet journal. Starting my day off by thinking about what I am thankful for helps me focus on […]
mindfulness
Whole 30. I’m doing it. Here’s why (and it’s not because bikini season is upon us).
I started the Whole 30 Program on Monday. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, The Whole 30 is “a short-term nutritional reset, designed to help you put an end to unhealthy cravings and habits, restore a healthy metabolism, heal your digestive tract, and balance your immune system.” I don’t have any agreement […]
I’m no Nadia Comaneci, but I’m getting there.
Balance has never been easy for me. I’ve always been an all-or-nothing kind of person. And all-or-nothing means that one end of the seesaw is always either way up in the air or way down on the ground. My seesaw, historically, has never looked like this: It’s only recently that I’ve started to get a […]
I’m no Nadia Comaneci, but I’m getting there.
Balance has never been easy for me. I’ve always been an all-or-nothing kind of person. And all-or-nothing means that one end of the seesaw is always either way up in the air or way down on the ground. It’s only recently that I’ve started to get a handle on balance. And that’s because I had […]
Who the hell took my water bottle?
Last week at the end of swim practice, I said goodbye to the other coaches and collected my stuff to leave. I grabbed my phone and keys from the shelf and headed toward the door. Oops. I forgot my water bottle. I walked over to the end of the pool to get it. It wasn’t […]
