I rarely share such personal information about my family, especially about my kids. And I really try not to do it so close in time to when the event actually occurred. However, this was such a powerful moment and so relevant to the practice for the 8th Day of the series that I just have …
Parenting
Everyone is Doing the Best They Can
I firmly believe that everyone, yes everyone, is doing the best they can. Really. They are doing the best they can with the information and resources they have available to them at that moment in time. Pause on that for a moment. Yes I even believe this about people whose words and actions offend me …
Conscious Breathing and Meditation Part 1: WHY do it?
I’ll be honest, I was already planning a series on mental health and mindfulness before it became such a hot topic at the Olympic games this year. Naomi Osaka, and now Simone Biles are setting the perfect examples of what self care looks like, and I am so glad they have raised this issue to …
I’ll Take it Under Advisement
Are you all familiar with the book, Yes Day? It’s a short children’s book that is just about the worst thing you can let your kids read. I’m pretty sure they managed to make it into a movie (that I refuse to let the kids see). The premise is that for an entire day, the …
UGH…team sports…I mean, GO TEAM!!!
Yes. There are benefits to participating in team sports. Yes. My children will learn valuable life lessons by being involved in them. Yes. It is an important part of life, developing the skills to play and work well with others. Blah, blah, blah. Don’t get me wrong, I am one hundred percent on board with …
My children are not MY children
I can’t remember the conversation that we were having, or what prompted it at all, but I do remember my first yoga teacher sharing this poem with me and it has stuck with me ever since. After carefully considering its deeper meanings in preparation for writing this post, I’ve concluded that I don’t actually struggle …
Another Trip Around the Sun
I am not one to flaunt and celebrate and make a big deal out of my birthday. I don’t want to draw attention to myself, and it’s definitely not my birthday “month” to make the shenanigans last even longer. In fact, I don’t even have it on my social media pages ON PURPOSE, so don’t …
Life happens…..
I believe I had been practicing Mysore style Ashtanga Yoga for about 5 months when school started up again in the fall for my kids. I had been blissfully practicing in the studio three days a week that summer and arriving back home casually around 8:30. Swim practice didn’t start until 10:00 which gave me …
I Didn’t Mean to be a Homeschool Teacher (Part 2): But here’s HOW I did it!
I’m cheap and I didn’t buy ANY CURRICULUM! If you are a veteran homeschool parent and are cringing as you read this, sorry. I knew we weren’t in this for the long haul and I also didn’t want to spend a lot of money. I also didn’t want to “waste” weeks / months trying things …
I Didn’t Mean to be a Homeschool Teacher!
Let me preface this entire post with the fact that I am fully aware of my PRIVILEGE. I had the ability (due to time, money, resources, etc.) to homeschool my son this last year. The pandemic threw everyone under the bus, but some of us could duck and cover, others got run over by both …