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If we are friends on social media, you know that 2 weeks ago, our family got a dog. I can sit here and tell you that this was driven mostly by my teenage daughter’s constant pleading over the last few years, but if I’m being honest, I will tell you that I’ve wanted a dog…
I love yoga!!! Did I mention that? It makes me feel calm, and strong, focused….did I mention strong? I can’t believe what I can do today that I never could do years ago. It’s so beneficial in so many ways. We end each class in the shivasana pose – sort of a deliberate rest period…
As a parent, I often struggle. Heck, I feel like that’s the understatement of the year. At the end of the day though, it usually boils down to one overarching question: Am I doing this right? I doubt myself hundreds of times a day, whether it be in the way that I deal with a…
It’s been over 6 months since I’ve posted. There, I said it (or wrote it) out loud. Deep breath, Chanie. It started with a busy summer, and then an even busier start to the school year. The holidays came, school got in the way, and there was just never a good time to stop and…
It started innocently enough. The week of Christmas, I ordered myself a new desk from Amazon. It came a few days later – in the wrong color. I called Amazon and they said they’d pick it up the following business day, but the right color was out of stock. I hung up the phone, and…
As you know from the subject of some of my previous posts, I’ve been listening to a lot of podcasts recently. Usually, the podcasts I listen to fall under 3 categories: podcasts that tell good stories, podcasts that make me feel educated (because, you know, mom brain), and podcasts that focus on self-improvement (but not…
