This past weekend I went for a run. Which is not unusual, but lately not all that common either! Anyway, I went for a special kind of run. I went with my two oldest boys. They didn’t run with me, instead they rode their bikes while I attempted to keep up with them. I had to actually get them to stop/slow down so I could even attempt to get that picture of them. The sky was a nice bright blue, the weather is finally getting summery...

Doesn’t this picture make you feel all peaceful and relaxed? That’s how I feel right now, even though I’m working and not doing yoga because my house is sooooo quiet this morning. After two weeks of Christmas break it feels pretty weird to be alone in a quiet house. Actually it felt weird last night to put my boys to bed by myself. For most of the break period there were three adults and three kids (plus the two dogs!) and...

I am so excited. Starting Saturday I’m actually on vacation from work until January 2nd. When you work for yourself you don’t take full vacations very often. This is the first time I’ve taken more than a few days since I started my business 4.5 years ago. It’s hard to walk away and leave your clients waiting. But Christmas is one of the slowest times for most of my clients, so this year I decided to bite the bullet...

Well, a week ago tonight I was in a very good mood at the end of a full day spent at the spa and a couple of nice restaurants in Seattle. I may have had a pretty drink or three. The best ones were called Sex on Fire and were enjoyed at Pnk Ultra Lounge. My BFF may have had to help me walk back to our hotel. But maybe not. She did prop me up but I still maintain I could have managed on my own if I’d had to. But why try when you are...

I read an article yesterday on the Perils of Texting While Parenting. It was a somewhat helpful article, after all it’s probably good to remind many of us parents that we should pay attention to our kids when circumstances dictate. Yep, if we are at a pool with young kids, we probably shouldn’t be texting. When one is walking across the street, one shouldn’t be texting, whether with kids or not. Texting while driving...

I was reading Julie Cole’s post today about her kids’ activities – wow they sound busy! And just recently I commented over at Rachel’s blog, who decided to take a step back and say no to extracurriculars for a year. For me, these are two extremes, too little or too much going on. Not that I’m saying it’s a problem for THEM to do it the way they do, just that for ME, I want extracurricular activities to...