Holistic Mommy

So my last post was about my swimming. For Little One, though, her sports are archery and skateboarding -- with some forced hiking, skiing (she loves skiing) and other stuff along the way. She would like to set up her archery in the backyard. We keep a very active and engaged lifestyle in order to keep her disengaged from the gadgets. Regardless, I still had to say, "you can bring your archery here only when you can start to: 1) weekly chores without being asked/reminded 2) blah, blah, blah, 3) blah, blah, blah 4) blah, blah and 5) Enter one more here... Then you can bring your archery here. You can keep it down in the rec room and take it outside whenever you want." Oh the freedom! She also has an opportunity to get into ski instructing as early as next year however, I hear the way those young white boys talk about girls and their orifices after they get off the early morning shuttle. I'll be taking care of those boys first. I'm waiting for the ideal moment and a fu...

When I was a kid, I swam competitively. When I was a teen, I coached four swim teams and taught swimming lessons. When I was a mom with a toddler, I joined a Master's swim team (not just any swim team -- it was hardcore) and piano lessons (these weren't just any piano lessons -- they were hardcore.). When my daughter was a preschooler, I registered for an open water swim, placed first in my age category -- and then stopped swimming for seven years. (It was way too hard to manage practices, money, and the copious amounts of BS in my life). When my kiddo was a tween, I decided, 'heck, my life still sucks but I'm having some fun. I'm going to do the open water swim again'. So seven years later, I found myself back in the water getting ready for an open water swim. But... Something in my workouts was off and I couldn't quite place it. Then, months in, I experienced something similar to an asthma attack while racing Horse Girl to the bus stop. Years of...