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The Forgotten Girl 24 May 2013 | 08:23 am
On Sunday, I bought Swim Girl a new dress for her National Junior Honor Society induction. She tried on a bunch of dresses and chose the one she liked. Today, she put the dress on and took a good look...
Bullet Proof 15 Mar 2013 | 06:49 pm
I’ve watched people in volunteer leadership roles get chewed up and spit out. It happens time and time again, especially where I live, where people are not known for being super friendly. I’ve seen p...
Drive, Motivation and One Month to Go 30 Jan 2013 | 06:03 am
When I was 11-years old, the most pressing things that I cared about were two-fold: one was learning how to lift the puck in street hockey so I could properly punish my dad for winning all the time (t...
Sending my First Grader Back to School 17 Dec 2012 | 09:05 pm
I had a difficult time wrapping my head around sending my girls to school today. In fact, because I wanted just a couple more minutes with her, I actually drove Sassy, my 1st grader, to school today. ...
Loft vs. Random Craigslist Person 4 Dec 2012 | 07:23 am
On Friday, November 23rd, I went to Ann Taylor Loft, trying to find an outfit for two holiday parties I had this past weekend. I found something I liked, but the pants were a bit too short, as they a...
The Problem with Election Years, Dishonesty and Facebook 3 Oct 2012 | 07:41 am
When I was a writing major at the University of Pittsburgh, there was much discussion in many of my classes about integrity and honesty in journalism and writing. As a creative nonfiction major, bruta...
A New Theme in Order 11 Aug 2012 | 02:09 am
If the quote that is part of my design was changed to say, “Most swim moms just do the commute; this one is the President of both of her daughters’ swim clubs,” then perhaps I would have had something...
The Little Swimmer That Could 4 Jul 2012 | 02:06 am
She stands 48″ tall and she’s only 6 years old. Her little butt is so small that we’ve nicknamed it the “tiny heiney ” We don’t normally sit around talking about our daughter’s butt; however, when she...
Am I Parenting or in a Street Fight? 12 May 2012 | 12:00 am
I was talking to someone about my blog last weekend, about how I feel completely and totally stifled in what I’m able to write about. When I first started writing, I was completely anonymous. I didn’t...
Six Months 1 May 2012 | 07:50 am
Babies develop in phases. Maybe it’s because he’s my third one, maybe because he’s my last one, but the time periods between these phases are entirely too short. Baby Belated is now 6 months old and i...
