At the beginning of 2019, I sat down and took an honest look at the mindsets that didn’t serve me in 2018: the focus on more, more, more, instead of recognizing how to find more in less. Part of this reframing was to focus on more goals, fewer ultimatums, and the way I am approaching …
Why I’ll Keep Walking My Kindergartener to School Each Morning As Long as He Needs Me It was -7 at school drop-off this morning. -7. Wind chill of -24. And still Easton adamantly refused the car drop-off line. “Can’t we just park and you’ll walk me?” he pleaded. “I won’t be able to hug you …
365 days ago, I was in exactly the same place I am right now: curled up on my couch with a bulldog and a cocktail after the kids are in bed, thinking about all that I want out of the new year. But other than my current couch coziness, I ended 2018 a full 180 …
How One Annoying Toy Helped This Mama Rediscover the Magic of Christmas Dear Ralph, I know we didn’t get off to such a good start. I handed you over to 2-year-old Easton (uh, guess I should have read the story first to learn that whole no-touching rule). And Easton promptly stuffed your hat down his …
