Double-check the address… A very good life lesson learned this morning. Always double-check the address. I was taking Little Girl to a playdate this morning and it turned into a drive through the countryside! As most of us do with an address sent to us in messagnger I simply clicked on the address and it opened in google maps. I …
I am a recovering lawnmower parent…
Lawnmower Parent! I have a shocking thing to confess to you. I am a recovering lawnmower parent. What is a lawnmower parent? We’ve all heard of helicopter parents. But you may not have heard of the latest term for a troubling trend recently identified in parenting: lawnmower parents. Lawnmower parents go to whatever lengths necessary to prevent their child from …
Sound the alarm
Sound the ALARM! I was sitting on the dock guarding this summer and I had to blow my whistle to get a child’s attention. I had to sound the alarm to let the child know she was in danger. I had no problem using my whistle. It is my primary tool as a lifeguard. I use it to communicate with …
Heat Wave 2019
When the heat index is 108 and you are staying in a 100-year-old boarding house you come well equipped! Swimming! Fans! Your friends AC camper! Yes, that is four fans you are counting! This even would not cut it! We had to go swimming! Just when you think you will burst into flames the camp nurse says she is going …
Squam Lake Science Center
A little gem nestled at the foot of the White Mountains is the Squam Lake Science Center. This is a place to get up close to nature while walking through well-groomed trails winding around the property. This center has live animal exhibits in the natural habitat settings. The animals are free to roam and are well protected. The animals …
Mind your rocks…
Mind your rocks… This is a reminder to mind your rocks! What do I mean? What does it mean when I say mind your rocks. We have all heard of the line that says “those that live in glass houses should not throw rocks”. Well, I live in a glass house. We all live in glass houses. Can we just …
Real women wear capes…
Real women wear capes…Mammogram Capes that is! I know, I know…it is not October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is, in fact, the dead middle of summer. With that said I shall continue. Real women wear capes, mammogram capes! My mammogram was due in March. MARCH! That was several months ago. Reasons for delay I am busy I …
Who would speak…
Who would speak… I recently saw a sticker in the front of a car window. It said “child on board with Autism, non-verbal.” It got me wondering if I had a child on the ASD spectrum and was in a car accident and was unresponsive, who would speak for my child. Or for a baby or any child with special …
The day I flew the nest…
The day I flew the nest… A new job I can distinctly remember the day I flew the nest. I said goodbye to childhood. The day I left home and embraced grown-up life. When I graduated college I had a job offer at Children’s Hospital in Boston as a Child Life Therapist. I was beyond thrilled. This was too far …
Self Care…
Self-Care… Self-care is not a dirty word. We have all seen the buzzword “self-care.” It is usually followed by a woman in a fluffy white robe with cucumbers on her eyes sipping a fruit infused drink while getting a pedicure or the extreme opposite of a mom with a kid on each hip, diaper bag weighing her down and looking …
