I committed to family dinners when schedules permitted. Coming off of school, there is a lot of unlearning from the lunchroom that has to be done, eating as fast as you can, talking at the same time as everyone else, only looking out for your own needs and no one...
I slept in, it was raining, it felt glorious. Don’t you love sleeping in on rainy days? I do to. My kids slept in or indulged in screen time. When it came to breakfast and intention setting time…. it was painful for me. I felt like I was trying to move...
We could give a lot of reasons why a child needs to be in the driver’s seat of their learning, but in the end, this issue really comes down to taking a leap of faith. A parent must have the ability to put their faith in their child’s inherent wisdom (or at least...
What if your education track wasn’t based on a “career assessment” you took in 8th grade? What if you valued what you were learning and saw its purpose? What if you understood how you uniquely interacted with others and felt unaffected by other people’s opinions?...
I’m investing in a lot of me- time. I am an extrovert and the youngest in a big family and have a big family— my whole life I’ve been surrounded by people, they give me energy. But recently I began to discover the joy of being alone. My goal this year is to spend...
I decided to quit my job. I told my kids I had a new job. They all looked at me with sad faces and said “so we won’t see you as much?” I said No, but I’m not going to do for you what you can do for yourself anymore. AND I’m not going to yell. What I told myself is...
