Always evolving, Never Average
Back in 2012, a few months after I started this blog, Number 3 and 4 swam in their first swim meet. It was a little, rinky dink summer league meet. Today, six years later, they are swimming together at a meet with some of the best swimmers on the East Coast. I really just wanted …Read More
One of the challenges of being a swimmer is that swimming is not a seasonal sport. It’s a year-round, full-time commitment once you really decide to commit. The year is broken into two main seasons (in the Northeast, anyway). September through March is known as short course season. That’s because all meets are held in …Read More
Number 3 and 4 first joined the swim team six years ago. They swam on the town team which only swims in the summer and practices in the lake at the town beach. It’s a rinky dink little team, but it was the perfect introduction to swim team for them. They both loved it. Of …Read More
We did something awesome today! If you follow NYAM on Facebook, you may have seen my post a couple days ago asking readers to share some of their stay-at-home-for-spring-break-plans. I thought it would be fun to compile a list of activities and ideas for those of us who aren’t off to Disney or somewhere tropical. …Read More
Number 4 left for the Eastern Zone Swimming Championships (Zones) last Wednesday. If you missed the post last week, this was the first goal in a series of goals she had set for herself last year. And for the last six months, she worked her butt off, never losing sight of her goals. The first …Read More
As you all know, I spent this past weekend at a pretty big swim meet with Number 3 and Number 4. And at this meet, it was Number 4’s goal to swim well enough to qualify for an even bigger meet where the best of the best on the East Coast swim called Zones. She …Read More
As many of you know, Number 4 is a pretty good swimmer. She’s got lots of natural talent, plus a body that was made for the sport. That’s part of the reason she’s a good swimmer. But the bigger part is that she also loves it. Last night as we were driving home from practice, …Read More
With all the excitement of everything going on with the house, I never had a chance to tell you about Number 3’s trip to Zones. (If you are new here or you missed that post, read this. And then this.) I first thought there were three reasons I wanted to send Number 3 to this meet. …Read More
Number 3 packed up all his stuff for Zones last night. He had to have two bags packed — his swim backpack with his stuff for the pool and then another bag with pajamas and regular clothes and some extra towels. This morning I checked to make sure he had everything he needed before …Read More
People often tell me how “brave” I am for putting stuff out there. I don’t really see it as brave. I guess it started out as trying to let moms know they aren’t alone in their struggles with motherhood or depression or marriage or weight loss or whatever. The more I shared, the more I wanted …Read More
