Anson got selected for the Walla Walla Little League 11U All Stars team. It’s a huge honor, as he had to be nominated by his coach and then voted on by the other coaches to make the team. It’s a big reflection of his hard work and effort this season, and I’m so very proud

Listen, you’re not always going to feel incredible. But without some thought and intention around it, our default mode is pretty meh. Living all the time in meh mode is going to lead to a meh life. So make a list of the feelings you WANT to feel. Abundance.Awe.Joy.GratitudePossibilityFearlessCapableConfidentLove And be conscious of the thoughts

I know I just said all or nothing was out, but today I want to be making POWER MOVES. Balancing this excitement with the reality of Monday, the 4 kids I’ll need to rouse at some point, the school drop-offs and chores and errands and unexpected little interruptions that will inevitably end up in my

Whew! Mama has been in a funk! In addition to getting sick and losing my voice entirely after Anson’s baseball tournament last week, I got double barrel pink eye. Pink eye. So in addition to not feeling amazing, now I also have to wear my glasses and can’t do up my eyes in any way

Do you also struggle with the whiplash of ‘all or nothing’? I will be allll in on a grind, on a sprint, on a Whole 30, on whatever discipline. But sometimes, I’ll go so hard from a place of resistance that I burn myself out, and then I go the opposite direction. Sweats and CrunchWraps

I set a goal to publish something every day – and I’ve missed the last four days. My default mode on a situation like this would be to beat myself up a bit. Get down on myself, purposefully not acknowledge it here, and let the goal die. But this weekend on my run, I knew

Our son is playing a LOT of baseball. And he’s playing incredibly well. It has been a fun season, watching him improve, forge bonds with his teammates, and emerge as a little leader in the dug out and on the field. I’m so proud my heart could burst. And watching him succeed has made me

This weekend, my sister and I took our mom out for brunch and pedicures to celebrate Mother’s Day early. Mom is going on an international adventure for the next 6 weeks – miss you already Mom! – and so we wanted to sneak her off for some special treatment while we had the chance. We

Zeb called me on his way home from work yesterday to check in. As we were hanging up I said enthusiastically, ‘Let’s get into Weekend Mode!’ What IS Weekend Mode even? A relaxed state of mind (and often, body)A celebratory, seize the moment kind of ethosFun over all!Letting go of what you’ve been holding on

Last week I turned 42. I had THE BEST DAY, filled with all the things I love most in the world: FamilyFriendsContemplationAnd best of all, karaoke I’m sitting at birthday lunch with two of my best friends, and because I’m a goal-setting kind of a girl I said, ‘I want to make this the year