I read some disturbing statistics this week. It was after a quick trip to Whole Foods after a sixteen hour overnight shift at the hospital. I gathered my groceries, assembled a fresh treat from the salad bar, and as I passed the magazine rack…
Spring is here! It’s the season of new beginnings, new birth, longer days, and lots and lots of pollen! I don’t have allergies, but you really can’t get away from the yellow haze over everything. My favorite season is fall, but there’s just something about…
Ever feel like you don’t know where things fell apart? It can be really hard to trace things back to where they started going the wrong direction. Since this week is spring break, I decided to work because so many of my partners needed…
I thought I had this parenting thing going. I mean, I didn’t think I had it all figured out, but I thought I was at least keeping up. How did I end up so behind? Many years ago when we decided to homeschool…
Ever feel like you need a reset button? I certainly do. Sometimes I feel like I’m spinning around going nowhere fast. We spent the last week away on the beach in Florida and I thought that would be enough rest and time to get…
I’d like to try something different this week. Recently I’ve been writing about living in the moment. And while I’ve written about how I tend to rush through my time, and how I’m learning how important it is for me to experience the moments…
No, not that question! That’s got to be the number one most annoying question to any parent on a road trip with kids. You want to just say, “Does this stretch of asphalt look like our beach/mountain/getaway? Would you like to have me let you…
Ever feel like you’re running as hard as you can to get things done and you’re going nowhere fast? At those times I feel like my lists are growing lists and I can’t get a clear picture of what I’m getting done. I also tend…
This week has been nonstop action. I almost didn’t write this week. The interesting thing is that hardest part of it has been how I’m thinking about it. Let me catch you up. I’ve had plans for every night this week. When you add…
I’m feeling kind of purple today. I know – what? Let me explain. This morning I decided that I was going to wear pink to celebrate the day before Valentine’s Day. We’re doing some special celebrating on Valentine’s Day itself at the spa, so…