Number 7 is nine-years-old, and she loves to DO stuff. She’s not the kind of kid who will sit in front of the TV or with an iPad for a long time. She just likes to go go go. She’s gonna be the friend who is always up for anything when she’s older. She’s my […]
moving out of your comfort zone
Living in the Could Be
One of the things holding me back from pulling the trigger and going through with a divorce was taking the kids away from the home they had grown up in. Whether their father moved out or I moved out or we both moved out and the house was sold, they were going to be spending […]
More Lessons From Number 4
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Evolution, Growth, and Self-Awareness
Everyone knows we are a big swim family. We’ve done lots of baseball and basketball and cross country and track. We’ve done karate and we’ve done lacrosse and soccer. This year we added wrestling into the mix. Wrestling is new territory. And it’s no joke. I went to Lehigh University, and they have — or […]
Embracing Discomfort
I am of the mindset that my purpose is to be constantly growing and changing. In order to be the best version of myself and the person I aspire to be, I need to embrace change. We all do. But change is not easy. Easy is doing what you always do. Easy is doing what […]
I’ve Got Big Plans And No Time To Waste
When I was in my late twenties I lived in Pennsylvania, and I was a sixth grade teacher during the school year and the pool director and swim coach at a country club during the summer. This was about twenty years ago, and at the time I was thin and thirty or forty pounds lighter […]
