Blog Posts
Tooting Your Own Horn
For some people, it's as natural as breathing to talk about their passion. It seamlessly fits into every conversation and they become known for the thing they do. For the rest of us, though, it feels like we automatically become a used car salesman if we...
Faith lessons
You know the standard idea that, if you need more patience, God gives you opportunities to wait so you learn it? I guess this is my season for learning faith. In the winter/spring, I struggled big-time with hip pain, but that whole time I knew it was the...
Hurdles
I have a draft of a blog post, all about how I've decided to push myself to a new and scary goal: to get to a full split. I intended to hold onto it until I got to the full split, at which point it would be a huge celebratory post about how you can achieve...
Disneybounding Family-Style
One of the many benefits of living in beautiful Central Florida is its proximity to Disney World. (if I'm honest, it's part of why we chose Kissimmee and not somewhere along the coast). We love that we live close enough to swing by for a couple hours...
Simple Beginnings
I bought my daughter a tutu when she was 1 1/2 because all toddler girls should own a tutu. She adored it. She wore it all the time. Then when she was 2 1/2, she got a leotard, skirt, and ballet slippers for Christmas. She adored those, too. So when she was 3, we put...
Making a New Start
It's summer. Most of us are taking a breather from the chaos of dance schedules, though summer intensives and master classes keep us fresh. It's also a time when we may be preparing for a new experience in the coming year. Whether you've just moved to a new town (or...
An Adventure
Yesterday morning, I saw a post on Facebook about a used bookstore in Sarasota that was going out of business. So we ditched everything and headed West. I've never been in a building that was so crowded. You moved when the crowd moved. You had no choice. Unfortunately...
Rye Bread
So it all started when we fell in love with rye toast. It's out of this world. But Publix didn't carry rye flour. Or they used to; I found some on the clearance table and we devoured it. So when we were out and I had tried twice to get it at Publix, I went to Amazon....
Those Cats
Back story: When we first moved into this house, we noticed a couple (i.e. 2) cats who seemed to like our yard. We wondered if they were the previous owner's and they still liked our yard. (back back story: the previous owner moved next door. She had owned both houses...