Yesterday I ran the Hartford Marathon (recap coming tomorrow) and today I felt surprisingly good. While my thighs are super sore, I don’t feel nearly as bad as I thought I would. But I was pretty tired today, and my husband worked all weekend so he wasn’t around at all, and with my focus really […]
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Life Lessons From The Saxophone
A week or so ago I wrote a post about Number 4 and how she was feeling conflicted about continuing to play the saxophone in band in school. This was a tough call for me because 1) she’s talented, 2) she LOVED it last year and 3) I think, like many of us, she may […]
Digging New Grooves — What I Discovered 6 Weeks Into My Yell-Less Journey
So I haven’t yelled in six weeks. It feels good. It feels good knowing I have maintained control over myself. It feels good knowing that I have set a good example for the kids (not in every department, but at least in this one). And it’s not like it’s been easy or that it’s become automatic. […]