• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Not Your Average Mom

Not Your Average Mom

Always evolving.

  • Blog
  • Home
  • About

swim practice

My Dad Is The Best

November 7, 2019 by not your average mom 5 Comments

We swim at a pool that’s about 45 minutes from our house. Four of the kids are on the team, and they are in 4 practice groups. Number 3 and 4 swim six days a week, Number 5 swims five times a week, and Number 7 swims three times a week. On Mondays and Fridays […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Life at My House, Parenting, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: Coloring books for grown ups, dad, grandfathers, sudoku, swim practice

Better Than Nothing

September 3, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Today has been a really productive day, but a few unexpected things came up which sorta threw me off course for a little bit. Today is also the first day of swim practice, and that presents a whole other set of challenges including: Having 4 kids on the team in 4 different groups at 4 […]

Filed Under: Funny Stuff, Life at My House, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: blog post, massive action, swim practice, weekday schedules

At Least I’m Enjoying The Ride

April 26, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

When we switched swim teams we went from a five minute commute to a forty-five minute commute (thirty-seven minutes on the way  home because the traffic is gone). Some people told me we were making a huge mistake but most people just ask, “HOW IS THAT DRIVE?” It’s definitely an adjustment. It’s a bigger investment […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: car rides with kids, commutes with kids, hysterectomy, swim practice

5:00 On A Friday Night

June 23, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Yesterday I had a significant freakout about the arrival of summer. I was panicking. And I wasn’t at all physically or emotionally prepared for the transition. I was so exhausted that as soon as I got Number 6 and 7 into bed, I crashed on my own bed before 9 pm. My husband was working […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: happy hour, relax, Scandal, shitshow, summer, swim, swim practice, swim team

Today’s “You’re Not The Only One Who F*cked Up Today” Moment Is Brought To You By Me

May 9, 2017 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I fucked up last night. So I thought I’d share this with you just in case you are beating yourself up over your own fuck  up. First of all, let me remind you of this: Whether you have one kid or ten kids, whether this is your first kid or your last kid, whether you […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: BFF, fuck ups, mess up, mistakes, momfails, swim practice

Swimming 101

January 2, 2017 by not your average mom 4 Comments

Swimming is one of the best gifts you can give your body. It’s a great cardio workout, but it’s also much gentler on your body than running is, and it works your entire body. I know if you aren’t a swimmer, getting in the pool for the first time can be a pretty intimidating thing. […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: beginning, laps, New year, novice, resolution, swim practice, swimmer, swimming, triathlon, workout, yards

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Looking for a particular post?

Follow Me!

Categories

  • Exercise
  • Food
  • Funny Stuff
  • Lessons I've Learned
  • Life at My House
  • Mental Health
  • Parenting
  • Self Care

  • Home
  • About
  • Blog Posts
  • Privacy Policy