Looking back, I don’t know when I first jumped onto the exercise bandwagon. I wasn’t super active in college. I barely used the gym there. It was after graduation that I really started to get interested in working out. I joined a gym and haven’t looked back since. I’m a work in progress physically, but […] Read more…
parenting
Turns out, it’s all trash
Every now and then we like to introduce our kids to things we loved when we were their ages. It’s funny to see their reactions to things we used to wear or do. One thing that we’ve kind of bonded over has been the stuff we grew up watching. We have introduced them to Thundercats, […] Read more…
Staying Sane in Quarantine
At this point, I think we all know that staying home is the way to go while we try to flatten the curve in this coronavirus pandemic. So far, my family has been in the house for about two weeks. My kids were initially supposed to be out of school until April 6. We just […] Read more…
Bird Box: The Reality Show
Coronavirus has us all on a major lockdown! What are you doing to stay sane in these times of isolation? We’ve stocked up with lots of food and supplies. Over the weekend, we woke up to our son proudly saying he’d eaten seven bowls of cereal. Luckily, I know he never pours a full bowl […] Read more…
Let’s talk about Goop!
You already know that listening to podcasts is my thing. Recently, I listened to an episode of Goop. Are you familiar with Goop? It’s the company run by Gweneth Paltrow. It’s in the news now for something pretty interesting. It started as a blog where she shared her take on health and wellness. It’s grown […] Read more…
New Year, New Lessons
My son has to practice math facts and be tested on them every week. They are a list of 20 math problems that he has to answer in 60 seconds or less. There’s nine levels. He gets frazzled with each new set. As we study, he’ll get stumped on a problem. He’ll go over the […] Read more…
Is Parenthood a big Do-Over
Here’s what I’ve noticed about parenthood. In many ways, it’s a do-over. We get to look back at what our childhood was like and decide what we’d keep the same and what we’d change. The whole idea is that we want our kids to have the opportunities we didn’t. We want to them to be […] Read more…
One of my best teachers is 8
Two of the biggest game changers in my life have been marriage and kids. I know I’m not alone in this. I always say that my husband and my kids are like mirrors. They reflect who I really am and I get to see the good, bad and ugly of me. It’s ain’t always pretty. […] Read more…
10 Reasons you rock at being mama
The hardest job I’ve ever had, no doubt, is being mama to my littles. There have definitely been times that I’ve questioned myself along the way. Am I teaching them enough? Am I teaching them the right things? Do they do enough? Are they over-scheduled? Am I weaving in enough of our heritage for them […] Read more…
Losing the Cape – Being real, not perfect
There’s something that happens when kids grow up. Once they get closer to being an adult they start to see their parents as people and lose the glaze of perfection. You realize they are real, not perfect. Was I the only one to go through this? I didn’t see my parents as perfect superheroes growing […] Read more…
