Tag: life lessons
Lessons Learned in Irish Dance
The leprechaun is here, and there is no busier time for an Irish dancer than St. Patrick’s Day. My daughter and her school are...
Fashionably Stubborn
Today was crazy sock day at my son’s school. He used one sock each from two pairs of my husband’s more colorful dress socks,...
Motherhood and Fitness: Not One Size Fits All
Before I got pregnant with my first, I was weight training. I had a routine, a trainer I loved, and the ability to go...
To Share or Not To Share? That Is The Question
What are we teaching our children if they think they can get everything they want just because they want it? Forcing our children to...
Play Time: The Last Mile
As anyone with kids knows, changes can come slowly, and changes can come fast.
Suddenly, your child grows assertive and refuses pants. Suddenly, there is...
My Six-Year-Old Is Not Getting a Stanley
The trendy thing, the hot new item, the status symbol. These are not new concepts.
Millennials had the white Louis Vuitton shoulder bag (fake from...
Why I “Let” My Kid Wear Shorts in Winter
It is 26 degrees. There is frost on the cars. A wind whips through the bare trees. My fourth-grade son barrels down the stairs....
Embrace the Chaos
I remember when my kids were younger, regularly thinking, I need to get through (insert infant or toddler phase), and life will surely get...
Small Habits That Can Make Our World Better
One of the many challenges of parenting is teaching our children how to help make the world a better place. The world and all...
Budgeting Improved My Marriage
When my husband and I married almost 20 years ago, we were both in our early twenties and right out of college. We had...