Tag: life lessons
20th Wedding Anniversary – Advice To Myself 20 Years Ago
Twenty years together is no small event. I am proud and happy to celebrate with my husband and family.
It gave me an occasion...
How I Got Back Into Shape After Having Babies
Pop quiz: On a scale of 1–10, how easy is it to talk yourself out of a workout? We’ll say 1 is impossible —...
Parenting a Preteen
Naturally, since my daughter was a toddler, I have dreaded the idea of her becoming a teenager.
Not for sentimental reasons like missing that...
Feeling Helpless? Help Someone
Eleven years ago, I found myself sitting in a fundraising committee meeting for an upcoming event that would benefit the childcare center my daughter...
Parenting and Life Lessons Learned Training for My First Half Marathon
On September 26, I joined fourteen friends and neighbors in a small unofficial half marathon through our local area in Northern Westchester. Before I...
“You can’t have it all, all at once” ~ RBG
In September, we lost one of the greatest advocates for civil rights of our time, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was not...
Candles Burning
I have a confession to make, and I finally want to come clean. I have an addiction to candles. Candles of all shapes and...
Mommy You’re Perfect
About a year ago, a very dark spot suddenly appeared on my upper lip. At first, I was able to cover it up with...
What Your Child Really Needs To Know Before Kindergarten
Recently I was asked a question I seem to get at least once every Spring. It starts with some form of, "You're a teacher...
The Memes and Tweets of 2020
2020 has been some year. And the fact that we still have a few months to go seems unreal. How much more "2020" can...