Christmas in March

Last week, it was like Christmas...in March! I walked down to my mailbox on my lunch break and found a large manilla envelope sitting inside. It had my name on it and my school name, but nothing else. I quickly grabbed it and walked to my classroom. Once inside, I opened the envelope to find…

Anxiety

Constant butterflies in my stomach. The inability to focus on any one idea or project. Quick to snap with my words. Feeling as though there is an elephant on my chest. Unable to fall asleep. My mind racing in too many different directions. Anxiety. And when it hits, it hits hard. As I write tonight,…

Fashionistas

"Internouncing...Moana!" and Isabella flings open the door, ready for her part of the show. And I tell her to stop, because I need to get my phone so I can take a picture. She then proceeds to put on a dance. As she dances, her boa falls to the floor. "It was supposed to do…

6:00 AM…on a Saturday

I am a morning person. I love getting up in the morning and starting my day. I workout most days before work and miss the workouts when they don't happen. I don't mind being the first one up ...most days. Today, being Saturday, I didn't set an alarm. Yes, we had places to be this…

Sure I can!

Weekday mornings are a constant flurry of activity. Getting the girls and myself ready for school and work can be tough, but some morning everything just falls into place. Yesterday morning was one such morning. I had missed snoozing my alarm, so no workout. I did manage 10 minutes of yoga before going to grab…

Mid-Morning Treat

Do you ever wish for a nice hot beverage, only you are not able to make or leave your location to grab one? Today, as I stood by the door watching students come into the building, I was wishing Starbucks delivered. I jokingly texted that to my husband and he said maybe he would do…

I Just Can’t Put this Book Down

Have you ever been reading a book that you just couldn't put down? This was me as a kid. I always had a book in hand and I loved reading before bed. And I often fell asleep with that book in hand. Reading was something I loved doing any time that I could! I still…

Two Choices

Today the girls and I faced disappointment on two separate occasions. The first came when I went to pick Sophia up from daycare. Tuesdays are dance class days for her and she had been wanting to try a hip hop class for the past two weeks. I was supposed to take her tonight. Only I…

Lite Bright

Tonight I had the pleasure of having some one-on-one time with Sophia. She had been asking for mommy and Sophia time and tonight, I was able to give that to her. As always, she wanted to play a game which we did. But then I looked over and saw the Lite Bright she had gotten…

Early Mornings

Slice of Life Day 3 I have been a morning person for a long time. I loved the feeling of being awake before everyone else and enjoying the quiet of the morning. It was a chance to take time for me and to prepare myself for the day ahead. However, that has changed since having…