My Sweet and Sensitive Isabella Turned NINE
June/July is birthday season in our house and Isabella is first. She turned nine on June 14th. I am still in disbelief, she has such a sweet and innocent soul I cannot imagine her growing up and venturing out into the “real” world. I am not ready for her to take on the world, or maybe the world is not ready for her. She has a heart of gold and is my extremely sensitive child. She feels deeply. She loves deeply, she hurts deeply. Just thinking about her sweet soul brings me both sadness and joy. My dear Isabella, empathy...
The End of the School Year has Come and Gone 2019-2020
With or without the pandemic the school year has still come to an end. It may not have ended in the way we had hoped, but the end has still come and gone. I am unsure how we made it to June and the school year has come to a close, but it happened right before our very eyes. Yes, I am in disbelief. Never in my wildest dreams did I think our school year would end in this way. Low and behold we made it through these past several months, homeschooling and all. I must admit homeschooling these four...
My Week of Workouts – May 2020
I know many people have been thrown off with gyms, studios and such being closed, but at home workouts are nothing new to me. I actually love them. I have never had difficulty pushing myself through a tough workout and thrive on becoming stronger and better than I was the day before. My biggest competition has always been myself. I worked out exclusively from home for many, many years after having my first daughter. Before entering my Pure Barre studio (September 2018) I hadn’t stepped foot in a studio, gym, etc. for almost five years. Pure Barre was love at...