Each year I eagerly await January 1st so that I can share my goals for the new year! But the process actually begins about a month before. In December I spend some time reflecting on the year: what worked, what didn’t, and how I did on my goals. (Be sure to take a look atRead More
How I Did on My 2018 Goals
It is New Year’s Eve. I am sitting at home, alone, while my family is out at the movies. Recently I had the flu–or as I like to call it, the “REAL flu”–and am trying to recover my strength before school starts in two days. All of this time to rest and recover has beenRead More
Our 2018 Christmas Fun List
Each year we sit down as a family to plan fun activities that we can do together during the Christmas season. There are some traditions that we want to do each year–like decorating a tree. Other items on our list may come from our Boston Bucket List, our children’s current interests, or our family’s prioritiesRead More
What To Do When Your Child is Scared
Halloween is just around the corner, and I am both looking forward to it and dreading it. You see, my children are all fairly sensitive. We are pretty strict about what they can and cannot watch on television, and so they haven’t been exposed to very many scary images. They also can get overwhelmed byRead More
My List of 100 Dreams Part II
Last week I shared part of my List of 100 Dreams. Today I want to finish by sharing my personal dreams and my dreams for my family. These were particularly fun to write! As you will see, some are super easy–like buy nice pajamas. Others will take far more work. But, that’s ok. It’sRead More