Bucket lists are not a new idea, but I don’t have one. Or a 40 before 40 list or 100 places to visit list or the like. I want to have a list although I’m just going with bucket list, because 40 is only 3 years away and I want to include some longer term goals. Plus I don’t want to think about how soon 40 is. So I guess I’m going to spend the next little while thinking about the things I really, really want to do in...

It’s not dark, but it is getting late. The kids have been bathed and are watching Men in Black II with dad. Even grandma has already put on pyjamas and is winding down for the day. Everyone is relaxed and tired after a day in the sun, not to mention soccer practice that included a little parents vs. the kids action. Well, everyone but me is relaxed and winding down. Tonight I’m running at night. Running long at night. I often...

My 10 year old sat snuggled up next to me this morning. We sit this way for a few minutes most mornings, but on a Sunday we aren’t in any rush, so we can all relax together for quite a while. The littlest boy thinks I’m only his to sit next to or on, but always at some point he leaves (for some cereal, or a drink or just to run around like a crazy child) and then my oldest slides into the right-next-to-mom position. He sneaks...

My new motto needs to be sleep more, stress less. Because really it is crazy to go to bed at a semi-early hour and then not sleep because your brain keeps whirling away wondering what drills you should run in your next practice, and if the game was lost just because the kids haven’t been playing long or if they lost because of YOU and your coaching skills (lack of coaching skills to be honest). I truly had no idea that coaching soccer...

This weekend I finally got around to watching the most recent episode of Glee. To be honest, I skipped over some parts because the songs weren’t my thing, but I didn’t skip the parts about Coach Beast and her experience as an abused spouse. I hope no one skipped those parts, because it’s a problem we too often shy away from. We don’t want to think about it and we certainly don’t want to think we, or people we...