Valerie Coastal

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    When Your September Reset Needs a Reset

    September 23, 2026 /

    September was supposed to be my reset. Instead, chronic migraine, back-to-school schedules, work and sheer exhaustion had other plans. Sometimes keeping your head above water is enough.

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    The September Reset: Getting Back Into a Routine Without Pretending We Have It All Together

    September 16, 2026 /

    A realistic September reset for busy moms: getting the family back into school and sports routines, slowly decluttering the house, transitioning to cozy fall décor, reading instead of doom-scrolling, making time for self-care and learning to enjoy the chaos of this season of motherhood. ☕ Coffee encouraged. Perfection not required.

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    Back to School and Back to Chaos: How I’m Attempting to Keep Track of Everyone’s Everything

    September 9, 2026 /

    Two kids, two working parents, school, soccer, swimming, jiu-jitsu, Scouts, music—and approximately 9,000 notifications. Here’s how I’m attempting to keep track of everyone’s everything this school year without making my brain the family calendar.

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    School’s Back… Which Means Fall Sports Are Back Too!

    September 2, 2026 /

    Well, somehow summer is basically over. I’m not entirely sure how that happened, because I feel like school JUST ended, but here we are. Backpacks are packed, school supplies have been purchased (and will inevitably disappear within the first month), alarms are being set way too early again, and we are officially heading back into our regularly scheduled chaos. And in our house, back to school also means one very important thing: FALL SPORTS ARE BACK. If you have kids in sports, you know that “fall sports” does not simply mean dropping your child off at practice a couple of times a week. LOL. If only. It means practices. Games.…

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POV: The Day I Lost My Soccer Mom Composure 😂⚽ Sunshine, sideways rain, and a slight lapse in my usually excellent sideline etiquette. ⚽🍂 Saturday: Sunshine, beautiful fall weather, and happy soccer parents. ☀️⚽ Columbus Day weekend on Long Island means one thing… SOCCER TOURNAMENTS. ⚽️🍂

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