Category: Motherhood
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Finding Your Own Thing as a Mom
As a mom, it’s so easy to get caught up in guilt! Are we spending enough time with our kids? Are we providing them with healthy food? Are we teaching them how to be kind and responsible? These questions race through our minds at night, just as we’re trying to drift off. But let’s remember:… Read more
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Let Them Be Little
It’s no secret that kids grow up fast—really fast! When I look back to my late twenties, when I first started having kids, it feels like it was just last week. But here I am, eight years later. Having kids young gave me a physical edge, but now at 35, I know so much more.… Read more
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Traveling in the Car with Three Kids
We’re heading to Boston this weekend to celebrate our eleventh anniversary with our three boys! Our anniversary is on a Saturday, and instead of the usual dinner out with a babysitter, we’re taking the boys to Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox play. We’ve decided to start exploring different baseball stadiums to add a… Read more
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Coaching My Kids
Coaching is an invaluable experience that everyone should try at least once. Whether you’re coaching your own children or someone else’s, it can help you prepare for parenthood and teach you how to develop patience. My coaching journey began at 17 when I started as a soccer trainer for Dadjogger’s family. We worked together as… Read more
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The Pursuit of Perfection
The “perfect” parent is an ideal no one can live up to, yet many of us waste time trying to achieve it. Letting go of this ideal is often a long process, and perhaps you’re still in the midst of it. What helps you let it go? What hinders you? How have you reordered your… Read more
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Summer Homework with three kids at home
Summer is a time for fun, rest and relaxation and while all three of those are incorporated into our day, we also like to keep up with our academics as well as athletics. Being a teacher, I see the importance of keeping up with learning concepts so that they are ready for the grade ahead.… Read more
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6 Ways to be Fulfilled as a Stay at Home Mom
Being a stay-at-home mom was the best decision I ever made. I loved being the one to walk through every milestone with my kids, taking them to library classes, feeding them every meal, and spending quality time with all three of them. However, as wonderful as all of these experiences are, they can also be… Read more
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6 Weeks on After Your 6 Weeks Off
I have been asked many times, where do I begin and it simply starts with taking that first step, literally! This training plan is after your 6 weeks or 12 weeks depending on the birth of time off and then this plan gives you 6 weeks of a workout plan to ease back in! You… Read more
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Boy Mom
The term “boy mom” and “girl mom” have only become popular recently and I as a 8 year “boy mom” veteran am embracing and loving the title. While I do grieve at the fact that I will never be able to buy my daughter a sweet 16 dress, or watch Dadjogger and a girl have… Read more
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Solo Momming
I feel incredibly fortunate to have a supportive and wonderful husband, but there are moments when I find myself solo parenting my three boys as a stay-at-home mom. Whether my husband is at work, attending events, or out for a run, managing everything can be quite a feat. Solo parenting happens during Will’s ultra marathons… Read more
