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Number 7 is like a box of chocolates.

October 2, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

We had our first swim meet of the fall season today. And this year, Number 7 made her USS swimming debut and swam in her first serious, legit swim meet with Numbers 3, 4, and 5. She was the only 4 -year-old in the meet. She is just a couple days from her fifth birthday, […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Number 4, Number 7, pool, swim meet, swimming

5 Things You Can Do To Help Your Child Become a Stronger Swimmer

July 19, 2016 by not your average mom 6 Comments

Number 7 recently swam in her first swim meet. At four years old, she swims  all four strokes legally, which, at that age, is pretty unusual. And so we officially have 5 kids ranging in age from 4 to 11 on the swim team. I’ve been coaching swimming in some capacity since I was a junior […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: goggles, hum, humming, kindergarten, puddle jumper, swim lessons, swim team, swimming, swimming tips for kids, swimteam

What can you say NO to this week?

July 6, 2016 by not your average mom 4 Comments

My midlife crisis continues. But my MLC isn’t about doing things to reclaim my youth. I’m not about to buy a Harley or a Ferrari. I’m not making plans to get plastic surgery and I’m not on the hunt for a twenty-something boyfriend. My midlife crisis is more of a midlife reevaluation. A look at what […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: baseball, birthday, decluttering, just say no, overscheduling, party, saying no, swimming, unneccesary

You never know who’s going to inspire you.

August 5, 2015 by not your average mom 5 Comments

Four weeks ago, an eight-year-old boy came to my house for swim lessons for the first time. I had never met him before, and his mom had seen something I had posted regarding lessons on Facebook, and that’s how we ended up meeting each other. This kid was petrified of the water. I am not […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: comfort zone, moving out of your comfort zone, swim lessons, swimming

Everything I need to know I learned from swimming.

April 19, 2014 by not your average mom 8 Comments

I went to a really good high school. I graduated from a great college. I got my masters degree. I would say that I’m pretty well educated. After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on my education, here is what I have ultimately learned. Everything I really need to succeed in life, all the lessons, my […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: kids and perseverance, learning how to handle failure, life lessons through sports, resilience through swimming, success, swim team, swimming

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