Spring fever is defined as a feeling of restlessness and excitement felt at the beginning of spring. Although spring fever is not a diagnosable condition, I have seen its effects first-hand in the classroom. Typically, the first sign of...
Recently, I've heard a lot about burn out in careers. I understand how people get burnt out and how they try to push through until the burn out is extreme and then they end up changing careers completely.
But what...
It’s springtime (depending on the week, right?), and you know what that means! In addition to the allergies and the rain, springtime means it’s time to plan for Easter. Whether you do Easter baskets, hide eggs, or gorge yourself...
Throughout my life, I've gone through many stages of ups and downs emotionally. When I'm in an up, I'll say yes to everything and be excited by the prospects that affirmative presents. When I'm in the down mode, I...
We recently had the opportunity to visit Dollywood to see what’s new to the park in 2023. Let’s just say, we hope you already have your trips planned! You won’t want to miss the big things coming to Dollywood...
When it was just us, we could do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted. Go eat at a random restaurant late at night? Absolutely. Travel without stopping every hour? Always. We would stay up until whatever time we wanted...
Keeping kids busy is a struggle at times, especially during the winter or because their age limits what they can do. There have been several times this season where I was going to lose it if we stayed inside...
When my kids stopped napping, I suddenly had 12-15 hours of time to fill. I quickly realized that not only did my kids need a break at some point during the day, but so did I. I also learned...
I didn’t grow up in a large family. My nuclear family was the "perfect" American family of four: mom, dad, me, my 2 ½-years younger sister, and a dog. The number of people vacation packages are made for, hotel...
I'm an older mom. I mean, I'm not the oldest mom, but I'm up there. I was 24 days away from being 40 when I had my son. I had been single and childless for so long that my...