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  • Thanksgiving week. The house is a disaster zone: dishes piled high, leftovers crammed into the fridge, and decorations half-falling off the mantle. And you know what? I let it be. Because when you’re a hockey mom, the holiday chaos doesn’t end with turkey and pie. It rolls right into a Friday-Saturday-Sunday tournament out of town.…

  • Let’s just start here: I haven’t written in a while. Not because I didn’t want to. Not because I didn’t have anything to say. But because life; real, messy, beautiful, relentless life; has been happening at full speed. And something had to give. This time, it was this new adventure. I used to think routines…

  • Let’s talk about mom guilt. Not the kind that comes from forgetting picture day or serving microwaved chicken nuggets for dinner (again). I’m talking about the guilt that creeps in when you say no to plans, skip a get-together, or don’t RSVP to the group text because your brain is fried and your calendar looks…

  • My daughter is 8. And she has tryouts this week. And I am; no exaggeration – gosh darn nervous.  Why?  Because I want her to do her best.  Because I want her to feel proud.  Because I want her to see that all those hours of practice, all those moments of focus and effort, meant something.  But…

  • Yesterday kicked off our gym’s new 10-week challenge. I’m a kickboxing instructor and challenge coach, so technically, I’m supposed to be the one inspiring others. But last week, our studio owner posted something that stopped me in my tracks:  “This morning I was thinking about how many of us wait until January to ‘start fresh.’…

  • Habits, Chasing Goals, Raising Leaders  Let’s get one thing straight: I didn’t start this blog because I have it all figured out. I started it because I don’t, and I think that’s worth talking about beyond just my fellow mom friends.  I’m a woman with big career aspirations, two kids who think they’re training for…