Apparently, today is National Women’s Health and Fitness Day. Who knew? I swear, there’s a day for everything now! But honestly, I love it. Any excuse to reflect on the importance of fitness and inspire others works for me. I’m part of a few online fitness groups, and the other day, my gym community—shoutout to […]
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Birthday Musings: Balancing Growth, Toddler Chaos, and a Little Fun
It’s the eve of another full rotation around the sun—my birthday! 🎉 Honestly, after you hit your mid-40s, birthdays become a little blurrier. I still tell people I’m 38 because it just feels right. 😉 Of course, I want the day to feel special, and it usually does with all the texts, phone calls, and […]
The Art of “Good Enough”
The other day, I found myself in a familiar scenario: FaceTiming with my cousin (or my “sister-cousin” as I like to call her), running through my jam-packed schedule for the week ahead. But her puzzled expression stopped me mid-sentence. “How are you not freaking out? How are you so calm?” she asked, genuinely curious. It […]
You’re only human … give yourself (and others) grace
Each morning I try to set myself up for the day by having some quiet, alone time. It’s more to get myself in the right frame of mind as I embrace a day of unpredictability. #toddlerlife I will undoubtedly have many learning opportunities throughout the day and make mistakes along the way. It’s amazing how […]
It’s the day after a long weekend … how’s it going?
The day after a long weekend can often feel disorienting. Especially if you got away or did something you might not normally do. Maybe you’re playing catch up because you didn’t get anything done all weekend. Or you’re like “NOW I’m going to start that new eating regime!” And then Tuesday feels like “Monday” and […]
Fresh starts, new beginnings, every day
It’s been a minute since I’ve written. I have some long time readers who have noticed. LOL. Thank you for that. Life. Life gets in the way, right? And then summer comes and goes. And all the things. And now it’s the start of another school year. As a teacher, I feel like the beginning […]
Birthday reflections
It’s that time of year again. Another trip around the sun. My last year in this decade. (I am calm. Very calm) It’s the eve before my birthday and I can’t help but be reflective and think back upon this year. Let’s see. Just a few things that happened this year: I started off the year […]
The value of routine…
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted. Nearly 3 months. That’s mainly because we were galavanting all over Australia and New Zealand. Eating all the food. Drinking all the wine. Walking all the miles. LOL. I tallied that we walked nearly 300 miles over the span of 6 weeks. It was incredible. A trip we both […]
TBT: Wedding Ceremony
Our rabbi recently reached out to us asking for a copy of our wedding program since she was working with an interfaith couple and wanted to share it with them. I dug it up and read over it again, reminded of the beautiful and very special ceremony we created. I’ll be honest. I was nervous. […]
I don’t do New Years Resolutions…
Well, it’s January. Which means it’s time for New Years Resolutions. I used to do that. I can’t remember how successful I was with it. It almost feels like a social pressure to make resolutions at the turn of a new year. Then I decided to focus on a word each year. Balance. Receive. Simplify. […]