Ok, I’ll admit Halloween is a fun time of year. Around here it’s more about the girls since it’s not particularly my favorite holiday, but I do enjoy watching them create and enjoy their own festivities. I at least can embrace Halloween for what it gives to them, and inadvertently gives me as well. Halloween is about death, and letting go, which has to happen in order for there to be renewals (Like spring….) I have to let go in order for them to really blossom. I also have to recognize (and celebrate) how far they have come. Halloween in our family has always been a holiday that I leave…

Ok, so I have mentioned that I was an Aviation technician prior to starting a family before. I know a bit about having an untraditional experience. I’m sure you might assume I’d be all into all the feminist movements, right? Wrong. This is why. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all about women doing anything and everything they choose to do with their lives. I absolutely LOVE learning about women who were or are first or only females in their field. (It doesn’t matter which field, though I do have a soft spot for aviation, which is rich with these stories.) Sometimes we need potentially uncomfortable experiences to broaden our horizons…

So, this spring I restarted Tae Kwon Do. Like many things last year it was canceled last year. The class ended just prior to the season of tournaments and testing. In a normal year it would have ended shortly after testing until starting in the fall again. I was “this close” to earning my yellow belt, then it all got called off. As nervous as I was for testing and such it was a bit disappointing too. I have always felt strongly about finishing what I start. I’m also quite aware that we do need to be active for ourselves. Instead of ending my first season, having a couple months…

So, It’s Independence Day. I’d like to write about the importance of either maintaining your independence or regaining it while also running your family life. It’s a good time to reflect on the importance of not just how our country gained its independence, and how important that is but how important it is to appreciate the independence we maintain for ourselves. I believe that can be the best catalyst in actually helping society in general. The trick is to do it with an open mind. Great minds that don’t always agree but are willing to work together is how truly great things happen. Getting married doesn’t change this fact. So,…

My whole life I have been a very late riser. Seriously, stayed in bed in the morning as long as I could get away with it! Since having kids that wasn’t all that late very often, but if I could get away with sleeping in I definitely did! I also felt like my most productive time was later in the day. The only time I got to myself was after everyone else went to bed. That was getting later and later. I had finally worked out an evening routine I felt good about, but included me taking time for me. It was getting later and later due to kids getting…