A Day At The Beach

I live 1 mile from the beach and every summer I say we should spend
more time at the beach- but we never do. I always find to many excuses.
Too hard to pack and carry everything we need, too hard to park,
too far away from bathrooms and the list goes on. This summer is going to be different.

As part of my new summer attitude to slow down and relax we once
again had a great day. We stayed in our pj's until 10am. Then
we packed up and went to the beach. I realized that my kids do not
use most of the toys that I would drag to the beach so instead I limit
them to just what they can carry. (Yes, they are finally old enough to
carry their own toys!) Then I discovered the secret to a successful beach
day is to go with friends. It makes parking much easier with two adults because you can drop the kids near the beach and go park the car far away. Then once on the beach, I never wanted to leave. Even though it was cold and we never saw the sun my kids played for 2 hours without any fighting. A record in my house. I knew once back home it would be a constant battle and it was. So for two blissful hours I actually got to sit on the beach and talk to a find and watch my kids have a great time!

What happen to staying home and playing?

I am definately the mom guilty of overscheduling. Every new school year I promise myself I will not overschedule, and then as time goes on and opportunities present themselves I somehow don't want to miss out on anything. Now that summer is about to arrive I am exhausted from keeping up such a crazy pace. What ever happen to just staying home and playing?

Today I tried a new approach. We just stayed home and played. My son had his friend ( our neighbor) come over to play and it was great. Just a note- my 4 year old was at her last day of preschool so it was much calmer around here than normal! The boys played and had a great time. I was able get caught up on the laundry and do some work on the computer. Then we all had lunch and went outside and played kickball together. It was so much fun. I have not played kickball in years. I need to do more of this. I feel much calmer and that in turn made me a much better mom.

Never be afraid to try!

I feel like I am always telling my kids never be afraid to try.

At the age of 42 I am finally learning the lessons that I am trying to teach my kindergartener. For the past year I have been reading other people's blogs wishing I could write one of my own. I was too scared because I do not feel that I can write well. I also have a hard time opening up and sharing my feelings. But I feel like I should start to practice what I preach. I realized if I want to write a blog I should go for it. No one is grading my work. If people don't read it that is ok. It is a good outlet for me. So here it goes. I am not afraid to try- I am writing my first blog!

I am a mom of two amazing kids. A 6 year old boy and a 4 year old girl. I feel like life is wonderful and crazy at the same time. I am constantly dealing with trying to juggle being the best mom that I can, a great wife and my business at the same time. How to juggle it all! That is what this blog will be about. I hope you enjoy my journey. I would love to hear from other moms who are going through the same things as I am.