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Unlocking The Next Life Level
16 years. I’ve been a stay at home mom for 16 years now, and for every one of those 16 years, I have had at least one child home with me. Sometimes several. But always at least one. Even during the pre-K half-day stints, there was still a kid home with me for at least part of the day. Until now. For the first time in 16 years, every single one of our six kids is in school full-time. And for the first time in 16 YEARS, I am home… alone. And to say that it feels strange is a vast understatement. I had planned to go back to teaching…
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Just Keep Swimming…
The summer’s flying by, & we’ve spent most of it either at home or at the town pool. As I look back on our last five or six summers, I can probably say we’ve spent them doing the same exact thing. But THIS summer? A total game changer, baby! First, here’s the deal with our town pool: it’s cheap. By cheap, I mean $160 for a summer pass for the whole family, & for a family of 8, I’ll take an entire summer at the pool for the cost of a single family trip to the movies with popcorn. It’s also close by. I have found that my motivation to…
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Amazing Moms Book
Mother’s Day is soon approaching, so chances are that you’ll find yourself sporting a macaroni necklace & eating burnt toast made with childlish love as you attempt to nurse a wilting school-plant-sale geranium back to life. Or, maybe you’ll be spending your Mother’s Day up early on the sidelines of a peewee soccer game, because let’s face it- even on Mother’s Day, the majority of us still end up putting our beloved babies first. If you’re anything like me, even though you truly appreciate the sentimental gifts & efforts, what you’d really like is a day off, recovering from the other 364 days of gritty motherhood effort, no? 7y.o: “Mom, what…
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If The Bit Fits…
So yes, I’m obviously way behind the curve. Fitbits are so 200… I don’t even know how old they are, because I live under a parental rock. Yup, I’m that person. I’m perpetually behind the times. I was the last to know that Bruce Willis was dead the entire time in The Sixth Sense. I couldn’t wait to discuss the finale of The Sopranos with people… five years after the finale was on. Because, again, I live under a rock. I wasn’t initially even interested in Fitbits when they became popular; since I’m constantly moving around the house each day, the idea of increasing that activity wasn’t very appealing. A Fitbit? Nope.…
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