I’ll be honest. Potty training my almost 3-year-old scared the crap out of me. (Pun totally intended). I think it was a combination of not wanting to deal with accidents - especially when out and about, not wanting to believe she was growing up, and just hoping she’d just “do it” one day. Potty training is inevitable We have a ton of choices when it comes to parenting, like what parenting … [Read more...]
Lessons from Little Miss: Spreading Sparkles
Little Miss and I were at gymnastics a few weeks back when she put her tiny little toddler hand into her pocket, pretended to grab something, and then lifted her hand high into the air. “Sparkles!” she shouted! (Yes, at first, I was a tad confused… but thankful there was no ‘real’ glitter in there). The gymnastics teacher loved it and asked for some sparkles too. Little Miss obliged, digging … [Read more...]
The Importance of Positive Energy: Review of ‘The Energy Bus’ by Jon Gordon
I’ve been called an ‘optimist’ plenty of times in my life. It’s often a compliment but not always. People have rolled their eyes at me and wondered out loud how I could have possibly turned something negative into a positive. But here’s the thing: not everything rolls off my shoulders. Sometimes it takes me a while to shake something off and see the good in what’s happened. But, more and more, … [Read more...]
Lessons in Resilience and Never Giving Up
I love the age Little Miss is at right now -- almost two years old. (Then again, I feel like I say that at every new “age.”) The connections she’s making, the words she’s learning, her bubbling personality. Everything! Of course though, with growing up and learning so much, she’s also discovering the world doesn’t revolve around her every want. With that new realization, I’ve already seen the … [Read more...]
5 Steps: From Ideas to Action
Raise your hand if you have all these ideas in your head, but they’re just that… ideas. That used to be me -- I’ll admit -- most of the time. I had all these grand ideas and plans. They ranged from the mundane, like creating and sticking to a cleaning schedule, to the grand, like creating a hot dog food tour. (I really did toss this idea around, because -- for real -- people take their Chicago hot … [Read more...]
