It’s always my goal to write a blog post a day. This is how I started out writing the blog. But as the blog grew into more than just the blog — the Facebook group, The Empowerment Experience, E-School — I’ve struggled to be consistent. Throw in a pandemic, homeschooling two of the kids, getting […]
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The First Week
It’s been a week since I watched Number 4 walk away from the existence we had known for the last fourteen years and into a new phase of life. Last Friday I dropped her off at boarding school for her freshman year of high school. This was not something I ever envisioned doing. I imagined […]
Worth The Wait
A couple days ago I wrote this post about Number 6 and his very first wrestling meet this past Thursday: It was a tough (but good) day for him. He only had one match, and he did a great job. Although he lost and was extremely emotional both during and after the match, he handled […]
I’m Taking Massive Action
Today I was doing a live training with the members of Not Your Average Tribe, and I was talking to them about setting goals and then taking massive action to get there. Taking massive action doesn’t mean you have to do something HUGE every day. It doesn’t mean you have to spend hours upon hours, […]
What I Learned At The Swim Meet Today
I have been at this pool since 6:15 this morning. It is now 6:15 p.m. I have been here for 12 hours, and I have (hopefully only) 2 more hours to go. I’ll do the same thing tomorrow. And again on Sunday. It’s a three day meet, it’s trials in the morning and finals at […]
When Life Gives You Lemons, It’s Okay If You Just Want To F*cking Chuck Them At People
This post is for anyone who is struggling. For anyone who is sick and tired of blow after blow after blow. For anyone who feels like they can’t catch a fucking break. And I hate vague posts. Vaguebooking. You know, when someone posts something on Facebook along the lines of I just don’t know what to do […]