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Already? Getting Ready for Back to School

When did going back to school get so complicated? Okay, well part of the complication is sending 3 kids to school. Our kids attend a charter school, so it is a little different because they have uniforms and we have to purchase books for the school year. With all activity around getting ready for back-to-school,…

5 Tips on Packing for Family Vacations

Family vacation, what a wonderful concept. The idea that the whole family gets to escape everyday routines and create memories while relaxing together. Ya, right. There’s a reason there’s a classic Chevy Chase movie about this very topic. Rarely does the reality live up to the dream. For me, the stress starts with packing. Getting luggage…

Striving to be Ringmaster in My Four Ring Circus

Duht-duht-duhtduhtduhtduht, duht-duht-duhtduhtduhtduht… that familiar circus tune plays through my head sometimes when I’m juggling, balancing and being shot out of a canon (okay, maybe not that one) to try to ensure I spend individual time with each of my precious kids. It started out simple enough, when there was just one kid – he got…

Proud to be More Than a Mom

Do you ever have one of those days when you are just grateful? Grateful for your life, your family, the experiences you have and the people you meet? While riding my bike today and letting my mind wander, I became filled with gratitude. I don’t think that I had ever let myself imagine I would…

Filling BIG Shoes

Lately I feel like I have stepped into some BIG SHOES. I have this feeling I am destined to do greater things. I know I have been inspiring people with my story and that every day I am helping people become better versions of themselves — this I am comfortable with. Recently though, I committed to…

Heavy Equipment, Dust & Noise – Signs of Big Things to Come

It started last week, and now that it is here I’m still feeling nervous & a little scared. Six years ago when we first looked at our house, we knew it would be a great place to raise our family and had the potential to be the house we always dreamed of. It is one…

Tetherball – It’s My Kind of Sport

I wasn’t athletic as a kid. I grew up trying all kinds of sports (the key word here being ‘trying’). Every recreation program there was, I think I tried it out. Even the oddball ones like ragball, soccer, tennis, etc. I remember thinking, “I am just not cut out for this.” What I didn’t realize…

Stop trying to be someone else

You would think I would have known better. I worked hard to create the life I have. In fact, I love my life and I don’t want to be anyone else. HOWEVER… over the past year or so, without knowing so, I was shutting myself out of my life. It is amazing now when I…