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The Best Things to Do in Boston with Kids
Boston is an amazing place to visit with kids. It offers the perfect mix of history, culture, and just plain fun. Boston is a very walkable city, and public transportation is easy and visitor-friendly. With entertainment around every turn, this is a city that families can make the most of whether they are used to urban environments or not. These are our top 10 favorite things to do in Boston with kids.
Women Were the Real Winners of This Year's Super Bowl
"The Super Bowl 2020’s spotlight was on women without a doubt. Whether you appreciated or criticized the contributions of women on Sunday, it must be acknowledged that all of these women put themselves out there to break down barriers. They took the opportunity to be themselves rather than who the world wants them to be. They not only embraced where they have come from, they showed us where we need to be as a country. In a matter of minutes, the women of Super Bowl 2020 flayed our ignorance and flaws and hopes wide open for the world to see. Yes, this may have been uncomfortable for many, but the act of courageously holding a mirror up to society always is."
The Best Things to Do in Lincoln, NH
If you are looking for the ultimate outdoor playground in New England, look no further than Lincoln, New Hampshire. With a walkable downtown, a ski mountain right in town, fantastic restaurants, and hiking galore, Lincoln is a day trip or vacation destination that should be considered in every season. And there are so many things to do in Lincoln, NH!
How to Help Teens De-Stress
There is more pressure than ever on teens today between academics, after-school activities, sports, and social media. It is essential that teens learn to unplug, relax, and reset for both their physical and mental health.
A New Study: How Sleep and Exercise Affect New Parents
A new study shows that sleep and exercise affect new moms and dads differently. My perspective here is that stereotypical gender roles and expectations run deep and are the x factor at play here.
How to Survive Parenting with a Chronic Illness
Parenting is never easy, but it can be especially challenging when you have a chronic illness. Here are three manageable steps you can take to yourself along the parenting journey.
How to Deal with Intense or Inappropriate Parents at Kids' Sports Events
As parents on the sidelines, we want our children to do well and to do their best, but lines are crossed when parents begin yelling at the referee or umpire and screaming at the players. Here are five tips for dealing with intense and inappropriate parents at kids' sports events.
Mama on the Mat Stay at Home Yoga: How to Practice Yoga at Home
I'm very excited to share this guest post with you from my friend Jennifer of Every Breath I Take. She shares yoga practices mamas can do at home, as well as an easy way to keep up a practice of yoga at home - or even at work - with very limited time. Discount code included for Jen's current 5-class virtual yoga series!
The Do's and Don'ts of Staying Healthy This Winter
4 Do's & Don'ts to Keep You Healthy This Winter
One Year of Pandemic Outdoor Living
Today, I was reflecting on how routine lulls the brain to sleep. Getting outside of our comfort zones is important to rediscover wonder, joy, and adventure, and that completely represents our past year.
Since I have high risk health issues and the four of us were primarily home all year long, we would have truly lost our sanity if we hadn’t focused so much on adding outdoor adventure into our lives. Being outside was our freedom, stress-relief, and inspiration.
Watch the video and read more below!
Sometimes our outdoor life meant family soccer in the yard, or a bike ride on the trail by our house, or a walk through a neighborhood that wasn’t our own to switch things up. Other times, we drove to different states for true adventure. We hiked, walked, skied, snowboarded, biked, scavenger hunted, explored, and whatever else we could find outside to maintain our sanity.
Of course, this wasn’t easy. Though I recognize with true gratitude the mountain of privilege we sit on having the choices to stay home and be able to spend time outside the way we have, it hasn’t been all smiles as our pictures show.
Our daughter developed some extreme anxiety issues during the pandemic. Almost every time we left the house this past year, it was hard for her. Not hard like taking on a small challenge, but hard like extreme panic and tears and emotional meltdowns. It was so sad for us to watch, and it also was frustrating and patience challenging and just another storm of emotions for each of us on top of everything else that everyone has experienced this year.
Everyone’s had their own hidden struggles as is always the case, but this year held up a massive magnifying glass for every person to sit with their darkest feelings. It’s been a year that shook all of our foundations. We’ve all learned to recognize the everyday heroes of our world in a way that we may not have been able to see before. We’ve learned to embrace highs and lows and worry and fear. We’ve all found our own way - with everyone comfortable on different paths of their choosing - to make our way through hard things.
I love watching this video because it reminds me of all of the smiles and the little braveries and how choices to push outside of our comfort zone can help us take tiny steps through big things. We’ve all made our way through this pandemic and through the hard things in general that we all face that remain away from the public eye in different ways. This video doesn’t capture the stress, tough choices, sleepless nights, hearts missing loved ones, and much of what I agonized over and spent the majority of the pandemic doing, but it’s one piece of this year’s truth, and I know I’ll be holding on to this tiny piece in future hard times and for always.