Since October, our free time has been consumed by the Princess' Ballet Company production of The Nutcracker. It all culminated in a jam packed, 5 shows weekend right before Christmas. I walked away from the experience with some new insight on myself and what it means to be a dance mom. I also learned how extremely unprepared I was to dive into this ...
Motherhood
When You Feel Like Running Away
Sometimes I just feel like I want to run away. With my whole family, um not like those weirdos that leave everyone they claim to love behind. I just want to pick us all up and move someplace new. New people, no drama, less stress, and an overall fresh start. Stop laughing and shaking your head. Yes I realize that drama isn't ...
4 Tips for Finding Time For You by Lydia Richmond
As a mom of three, I literally beg, borrow, and steal every quiet moment I get to myself. When one kid finally goes to sleep, it seems like someone else wakes up or needs me. Working from home doesn't help matters much. When I taught face-to-face at the high school, I got some "me" time. Granted, I squished that "me" time into my 25 ...
Why I Decided To Stop Yelling
If you are the perfect mom with the patience of a saint this blog post is not for you. For those who know me in real life you might think I hold my stuff together pretty well. And that is true, in public at least. I think we all have the face we wear around others and then the other, the true self that only surfaces when we are at home.For me, I ...
Tips for Preventing Summer Learning Loss
I hate to be the Debbie downer of your summer fun but the facts are the facts. According to the Children’s Aid Society, children lose on average 2 months of grade level equivalency in math and reading during the summer. That can cause serious issues when school starts back up. You don’t want your child to fall behind but you are not trying to ...
