I had an appointment with Elaine today and she gave me lots of good things to think about. She really is pushing me to focus on MY life and not really worry much about what is going on with Tiff, Aaron or anyone else. Of course, she encourages a loving and supportive family but really...
I worked from home today and finished up about a half an hour early so I could get my hair done. My attempt to beautify myself was thwarted by traffic yesterday and was cut short today by needing to leave for my CrossFit workout. I feel good that I am willing and wanting to get that...
Today was a quiet work from home day. I had hoped to sneak out and re-do my nails but I just didn't. I worked and I meal planned and I got ready for the week. I spent a few minutes outside with the dogs (check out https://k9answers.com/uncategorized/tips-on-training-and-how-to-strengthen-the-bond-with-your-dog/ for dog services) but didn't have time to...
Nova's friend slept over last night and I think they must have been up late. Sawyer and I were wanting to go out to breakfast and they were just out. Sawyer got this great idea to pour water on Nova to film for his YouTube channel. I agreed to help him. Looking back, it was...
This morning was our regular morning of piano and guitar, gymnastics practice and cleaning the house. I chatted with my best friend Leona (who I still call my best friend, even though I haven't seen her in ten years and we don't do a very good job of keeping in touch). I am so excited...
So happy that it is Friday--the start of my birthday week celebration. I don't normally do much for my birthday but I decided that this year, I would celebrate....a little bit each day. It will be fun! My car started to overheat on the way home from work yesterday so this morning I stopped...
I worked today. Things seem to be light at the office right now, which is great. It doesn't happen very often but when it does, I need to savor it. I had a meeting with the attorneys today in their law library. Every time I am down there, I wonder why I never went to...
Today was a grumpy, bummed out kind of day. I'm upset that my sister refuses to talk to me. I have no idea why. I'm upset that Aaron and I can't get along. Our business and our kids need us to get along. I'm kicking myself for not moving to NYC when I was...
I tried so hard to not have a grumpy Tuesday morning but it just didn't happen. The whole process of getting the kids up, lunches made, breakfasts made, dressed, showered and packed up for school and work--in less than an hour, is very stressful to me. Add to the mix Aaron doing his own thing...
I didn't write this on Monday night and I am having a hard time remembering what went on two days ago. I know I worked from home and I know I went to CrossFit. I walked in the morning with Sarah and it is always nice to catch up with her. I took Flower with...
I made cinnamon muffins for breakfast while the kids slept. When they finally woke up, we started the morning with an egg hunt that the kids reluctantly participated in. They were excited to get their Easter baskets and happy to eat chocolate but getting them to hunt for eggs was a chore. I told them...
7:00 am I really am not liking these early Saturday morning piano and guitar lessons. I have to get up extra early if I want anytime to just sit and drink coffee and write, and plan. The kids are extra hard to wake up too because their little bodies are just begging to sleep in....
This morning was not one for balance. I was grumpy, the kids were grumpy, and Aaron was grumpy. It was just an early morning, after a sort of late night and they wanted to sleep in and I wished so badly they could. Instead, on their day off from school, they had to go to...
I guess this week hasn’t been the best for writing. Or taking photos. I am going to just compile this whole week into a few bullet points of good so that I can remember and take time to be grateful for those moments. Monday: I had an uneventful doctors appointment and went to CrossFit with...
This morning was spent working on SNAK (our family VLOG), working on The Surfers Kitchen, and trying to get stuff done for our actual, money making business. I love our business but I really love working on the creative stuff too and wish I had more time to do that. Around noon, the kids and I...
Check out our adventures at iFLY Tampa-indoor skydiving!
Nova and I got up really early this morning to get to her State Gymnastics meet in Lakeland. I think we were on the road by 7:00 am, after hitting up Starbucks and the gas station. I didn't really sleep well last night, worrying that I would miss the alarm. Sawyer and Aaron got up...
This morning started with arguments over dog food. Aaron didn't want to make an early morning run for dog food because the surf was too good. I couldn't do it because I had to get to my office. It just didn't set the day up right. Sawyer had spirit day at school so he got...
After work today, I watched Luna while Tiff went to teach a yoga class. She is so fun and a perfect subject for me to try to figure out the portrait mode on my new iphone. We ran around outside, playing soccer and swinging on the skateboard swing my brother made years ago. Sawyer and...
The surf gods have been smiling on the west coast of Florida lately and Aaron and Sawyer couldn't be happier. I was getting texts from Sawyer during the day, begging me to pick him up and take him surfing. Of course, I didn't do that, the waves weren't that good, but they did hit the...
Today was a work day for me but a day off for the kids and Aaron. Teacher work-day happened to align with high winds so paddling was out of the question. I was grumpy today, most likely due to it being Monday, but I was also irritated with the kids for being bored. We...
We had nothing to do today and I wanted to just stay home--make progress on business stuff, blog stuff, video stuff, and house stuff. I had some recipes I wanted to test and some business stuff I really need to work on. I was excited for a day to sleep in and just be....
I racked my brain all day today trying to come up with an April Fools joke for the kids. I am just not that creative and couldn't think of anything. We had our regular rushed Saturday going from piano/guitar to gymnastics practice and then to the Waterman training class. It wasn't all running around though--I...
What a crazy day! I was at my office until 3:00 pm, finalizing a lot of stuff that I started earlier in the week. I realized that is how I work--I start a lot of projects at the start of the week and am able to finalize things by Friday. Gotta check them off before...
Check out Nova's adventures at the kayak and paddleboard park while Aaron works.
So much for my once daily journal posts. I am not sure what about last week got me so out of rhythm with posting. Instead of trying to re-create the week here, I'll just add a snippet from each day last week based on ever-failing memory and my amazing Passion Planner. I'll get back to the...
Today is my mom's birthday! Happy Birthday Mom! I really wish she was hanging out with us today and was hoping that she would surprise us. It would have been so fun to have her show up today--leaving the freezing cold Michigan for some fun in the sun and some grandkid time. She has lots of...
I was so excited to have the day off today! My plan was to sleep in, go to my therapist appointment and then take the kids to do something fun, most likely a visit to Siesta Key Beach. At the last minute, my sister asked me to watch Luna for her while she taught...
Another work day...another day of trying to answer questions to both help fishermen and species that need protection. Today, was good because most of my day was working with my friend Mary. We talked about our project before lunch, decided to carry the conversation through lunch and then came back to the office and discussed...
After our whirlwind mini-vacation in Nashville, we are home and back to the regular routine. And, the regular routine includes not getting along with Aaron. He called me this morning as I was getting to work and really wanted to work together, to move forward, to patch things up and grow. I felt a bit...
Finally Friday! We had a staff meeting this morning that was really quite interesting. It wasn't a normal "talk about what you are working on" type meeting but just a chance for those of us in our division to get together and hang out. There was some work talk but it wasn't much and the...