As I have chronicled in other blog posts, our family was looking to buy a house this spring. Part of the reason (ok the whole reason) I haven’t posted in a bit is due to said house purchase. It wasn’t easy. In fact, it was like having a 2nd full time job. That part of […]
Stress. We all know what it is. For most of us, it is as much a part of every day life as breathing or eating. The definition (as found on Google), “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.” Kinda vague and ubiquitous right? What are adverse […]
I know you are probably thinking, “Oh boy, another ‘I hate winter’ rant is on the way,” well you are only ½ right. I love winter (see previous posts about skiing, hockey, etc.) but what I love more than winter is balance. Let me explain. Winter is an incredible season, it offers us the chance […]
It seems like we are in a perpetual winter… every Facebook post, every tweet, every person you see in line at the grocery store… everyone is saying the same thing, enough. I don’t feel the same way, I love winter! I would take a bundled up -20 morning to hazy, hot and humid any day […]
Have you ever given thought to how your media choices affect your children? Most parents censors what their kids can and can’t watch on television, the iPad, movies etc., but have you ever really thought about how those choices resonate with your kids? Recently on a freezing cold Sunday afternoon we decided to pop up some […]
In a previous post, I said something along the lines of “don’t hibernate unless you are a bear” meaning get outside and enjoy winter… I want to elaborate further on that and offer some tips/tricks for enjoying winter fun with a family. These tips are specifically families with young-ish children. Winter activities are very different […]
Tis’ the season, right? That phrase seems to be tossed around a lot this time of year. Tis’ the season for laughter, family, friends, parties, recitals, pageants, stress, anxiety, and more! If you have kids you know exactly what I am talking about. You hardly have time to breathe let along focus on what batch […]
That’s right, unless you are a bear there is no reason to hibernate during the winter months. We have been exposed to an “early” winter this year, with the Thanksgiving snowfall and the recent cold snaps this winter is shaping up to be a doozie. That is no reason to say, “Except for traveling between […]
As we embark on this very “short” week before Thanksgiving I wanted to take a moment and talk about work and working. Have you ever had a job that you loathe? Something that you just did for a paycheck or benefits? Or is the inverse true? Have you always had a job you loved? I […]
You don’t have to look too hard to see that we are getting closer to the Christmas season. It seems as though we go from Back to School to a brief lay over at Halloween and then, boom Christmas. Retail and marketing professionals don’t really put too many advertising dollars into Thanksgiving. Why should they? […]
