I have spent the better part of my life going through layers of phases of trying be the best: the best athlete, the best mother, the best wife…writer, homemaker, friend, dressed. The voice inside my head was always wanting more than what I was seeing in myself. I’ve wanted my kids, and even their friends, to like me the most. I’ve wanted to be the best athlete in our gym. And, I’ve spent probably my…
When I was snuggling Harley Love to sleep last night, I said, “I love you so much, Harley Love.” She replied with, “I love you more.” “Oh, Harley Love, that’s impossible because I love you with Mommy love.” “What’s that?” “It’s a very special kind of love that is different than any other kind of love in the whole world. It’s even different than the way I love Daddy.” “Is it SECRET???” I laughed. “No,…
I’ve been doing these weekly Coaches Talks for our CFNE community, and my specialty in the rotation is on sleep. My YouTube Channel holds all 7 of my recent Sleep talks, but HERE is the one that is linked to this post. That’s not to say I’m a “sleep specialist”, although the title “sleep doctor” does make me sound far more intelligent than I could ever be. It just means that my talks a couple…
Whatever our pre-pandemic routine was likely had some sort of discipline worked into it. In other words, the schedule we kept before likely helped us settle into some sort of rhythm that instinctively kept us from mindlessly snacking all day to fill the void of boredom, drinking more caffeine and alcohol than we do now, and subbing leisurely walks in for our more intense forms of exercise that we found at the gym with our…
Ever since the kids were little, I’ve always woken them up by saying with the absolute most amount of drama and excitement I’m able to muster at an early hour, “Guess what!?! Did you hear!?! TODAY is going to be the best day of your entire life!” It’s actually a great way to wake up. You’re still so foggy and vulnerable that you could be told, basically, anything and would believe it. And, while the…
Today marks the 2nd week of CFNE being closed to avoid the spread of COVID-19, and I am still being surprised at the many phases we’ve gone through so far. All of these phases have been so unique, too. Some as a parent of young children, some of older ones. Some as parents with Ben, and some as a parent as a stay-at-home mother. Some as an owner of a small business, some as a…
If you’ve read my blog for a while now, you know that Jonah is THE middle child in our family. Nobody gets interrupted more than him, called the wrong family member’s names more than him, or told I’m running 20 minutes late to pick him up more than him. Yes, there are four children in our family (not including Kat), but because there is a 9 year difference between the two older kids and the…
