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5 Activities to Do with Your Kids this Summer

by | Jun 16, 2023 |

Schools out for summer (cue Alice Cooper) which can bring a love/hate experience for parents. On one hand, you're excited to be done with another year of scholastic hustle & bustle and dress up days but on the other hand, now you have to figure out filling in the...

Burnout: Identifying, Treating, and Preventing

by | Feb 4, 2023 |

Burnout Definition: "A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long term involvement in emotionally demanding situations." – Ayala Pines and Elliot Aronson Work, family, school, and social life. These are just a few factors that can contribute to...

When Sports Begin to Die Out for Girls

by | Feb 23, 2022 |

I first picked up a softball when I was seven years old and never put it down. I fell in love with sports. In middle school it kept me busy. In high school it kept me out of trouble. I continued my passion to play into adulthood and try to stay active today. Softball,...

Rainy Days

by | Dec 30, 2021 |

As Echo and I watch the rain play a game of tippety tap with the outside world, I’m reminded of my love of the sound of rain. Being wet in it? No. Having to do anything IN it? Also no.  I remember as a child, in the house on Seville, anytime it rained I would grab an...

Let’s Talk About When it’s “One Less”. Back to School Edition

When my daughter Maddy graduated high school this past June, I had a set of emotions that mirrors trail mix. My feelings were very mixed with excitement for her, nervousness about her new path in this world, and sad that she was wrapping up what seemed like an incredibly quick K-12 career.

So, summer came along and we enjoyed the time off for her and my son Deegan, per usual for summer months. But then the time came for school prep. Prepping for one less. One less interdistrict transfer, one less set of school supplies, one less stack of paperwork coming home for signatures. One less.

I guess I should have some relief having to do one less of everything, right? So why do I feel like a piece is missing?

Because it is. And it’s OK to recognize it. Every new year is a transition in its own right. The year you no longer need crayons, the year the binder only needs pens and pencils, and the year the backpack purchase is no longer needed.

So feel it, grieve it, and be OK with not being OK with it.

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