Looking Back on 2020
Is anyone else getting oddly emotional over EVERYTHING right now? Big things. Small things. Silly things. It’s all making me so emotional. Here’s a short list of things that made me cry in the past week: I wanted peppermint ice…
What You Need to Know About Blue Light
From gluten to red dye 40, there are a lot of warnings out there regarding things to avoid for our health. Honestly, trying to keep track of it all makes me feel like Jake Gyllenhaal Bubble Boy, only without the…
A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation
Asking me to meditate for even five minutes used to feel like asking one of those tube men at the car dealership to sit still. Not happening. That’s valuable time! And if you’re a mom who’s ever left an open…
This Is The Year Of Clarity
Human beings excel at adapting. For better or worse, we find a way to cope and adjust to the world around us. I’m not to say all coping mechanisms are healthy for us, by the way. Just that our bodies…
How to Keep Talking To Kids About Racism
This year, we made a public commitment to become better allies. As a family, we want to use our privilege to positively impact the world in any way we can. Talking to our kids about racism is a huge step.…
I’m a YES Mom All of a Sudden
I have always been a “eat your broccoli” and “do your homework first” kind of mom. I enforce bedtimes and screen times limits. We have always set expectations that our children treat us and others with respect and kindness. A…
Don’t Have 2019 Goals This Year
Scrolling Instagram last week, a post from one of our favorite podcast guests, Dr. Emily King, jumped out at me. Don’t go into this school year with 2019 goals. This is 2020. Have 2020 goals. We had just had a…
5 Helpful Online Learning Tips for Little Students
As tough as this year has been on a family like ours, my heart goes out to those with little kids. Parents can groan about older kids having to learn online, but for the most part my kids are self-sufficient.…
Preparing Our Kids For School
It’s a stressful time for parents no matter what you are doing about school. Our kids are feeling our anxiety and I want to do everything possible to help them with that. So, we brought in an expert on the…
What I Hope My Kids Learn This School Year
The start of this school year feels so unsteady. On a family trip to the mountains a few years ago, we cautiously shuffled across this mile high suspension bridge. Once we were to the middle of the bridge, huge gusts…
