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You guys, I wish you were there last night to witness me at an all-time parenting low. While we were on the Cape this summer, a nearby library would run a weekly LEGO Club that was open to all kids to come and, in an organized guided fashion, build creations for an hour and have them displayed at the end for all to see.  We, myself included, looked forward to it every week.  Almost nothing…

One of the characteristics that I find to be most impressive in another person is this: someone who actually listens to what you are saying instead of using the time you are talking to formulate what they are going to say when it’s finally their turn. I will fully admit that it’s something that doesn’t come naturally to me.  I don’t know if that means I am a bad person or a horrible friend or…

Saturday Sunday

While I love girls nights out just because it’s fun to hang out with a bunch of chicks and chat and tell stories and laugh at all of our ridiculous shenanigans, I particularly love moms nights out because…if you’re in a good circle of moms…you’re likely to walk away from there feeling like your not as bad of a mom as you usually think you are. Because while I know no one’s kids are perfect,…

I’ve been doing so much preaching about “living a life of transparency”: I was a guest on Ben’s podcast this week talking about it, I wrote a blog post yesterday about it, and we had a lengthy talk with Jonah about it last night at dinner. Then I went to see a therapist.  And, for some reason, while I told a few people close to me, it was definitely one of those things I was…

A few years ago, Ben had had it with me being stressed out the week leading up to Christmas. All he wanted was to have me enjoy the holiday week of parties, Christmas movies, family time around the fire, and just enjoying the holidays for what they’re actually supposed to be: the season of joy. Not the season of me not sleeping, overdosing on caffeine, missing training sessions, being short-tempered with everyone who crossed my…

Ben invited me to be a guest on his Chasing Excellence podcast today to talk about transparency and the idea of living an unfiltered life.  Ben and I have been talking about doing one of these together, and I’ll admit that I was psyched that this was the topic he chose for our first one. I think there’s something really powerful about living a life of transparency, when you’re willing to let down the veil and…