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Sunshine, Sideways Rain & Sideline Shenanigans: A Soccer Tournament Weekend
One weekend, two completely different weather systems, questionable refereeing, and enough muddy laundry to last a lifetime. There’s something about Columbus Day weekend that practically guarantees two things in our house: soccer tournaments and a weather forecast that cannot be trusted. Saturday? Beautiful. Sunshine, temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s, and the kind of fall weather that makes you think spending an entire weekend on a soccer field is actually a lovely idea. Sunday? Apparently Mother Nature took that personally. I’m talking sideways rain, muddy fields, freezing parents, and the kind of weather where you start questioning whether the umbrella you’re holding is providing protection or simply giving…
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When Your September Reset Needs a Reset
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
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
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!
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.…
