- Trapped at Home MomIn March of 2020 when all of this Coronavirus panic began, we were confused, anxious and scared of the unknown. At that time, we knew what a pandemic was, but we were so used to living without worry, almost in a bubble…this could never happen to us! Nothing could impede on our carefree (well, sort of) life. Not in this lifetime. Thinking back, I was shocked, surprised and angry. My kids would question, “Mom, how could a virus start from […]
- My Peloton JourneyNot gonna lie. When I first discovered spinning a few years ago, I was obsessed with my studio. It was brand new & beautiful. The energy, LOUD music (preferably rap), sense of community…I never experienced anything like it. People of all shapes, ages, sizes and backgrounds attended the classes, and I even made some new friends. My wardrobe consisted of logo’d merch that I spent way too much money on. With work, kids, […]
- Anxiety, Amanda Kloots, & Staying Safe for the HolidaysAs a child, I worried constantly. I vividly remember sitting in a classroom after school, maybe like 6th grade, with my younger brother. We were told not to take the school bus and we were supposed to wait for someone to pick us up. My stomach was in knots; I knew something was wrong because we always took the bus. Something terrible happened, I just knew it. We soon learned that my mom’s uncle passed away. At one point in elementary school, my […]
- 7 Going on 17 in 2020Hello. I’m Jaime, and my daughter is a pre-tween. I need a meeting. I need more than a meeting. Get me a therapist, stat. (I probably should already have one, if we are being honest.) We live in a world of Cardi B, Kardashians and contouring. YouTube, YOLO and and yeet. If you don’t know about any of this, consider yourself hashtag blessed. I am raising a seven-year old pre-tween in this wild, insane, unreal dumpster fire of 2020. This little […]
- Life Turned Upside DownThis time last year, I clearly remember the chaos that ensued on a daily basis. Between soccer, field hockey, school, husb teaching & coaching football, working out, and my job, we were completely underwater. But somehow we didn’t drown. We managed to juggle allllll of the activities/school work/parties/spin classes/etc. Looking back, at the time I felt overwhelmed and defeated but in all reality, we actually kicked that season’s […]
- Virtual School…Here We Come!Twas the night before the first day of school. Any other (normal) year, brand new backpacks would be filled with all of the required school supplies and lunches would be packed. Outfits would be folded and fresh sneakers laid out perfectly, ready to go. Anxious little minds would be asking many questions about their new teachers and wondering which friends they will see in their classrooms. Bedtime would be by 9, in hopes of a drama free […]
- Back to School?!?!This week, many of us are finding out whether or not our children will be back in school, participate in virtual learning, or a mixture of both this fall. Back in March, did we ever think that we would be receiving updates from Superintendents about back to school plans because of COVID-19? Personally, at that time I figured the pandemic phase of 2020 would be long gone by the start of the 20-21 school year. As a mom of an incoming 2nd grader […]
- UnemployedI was let go from my job exactly one week ago. Getting the news was very much a shock, but in the back of my mind I was kind of expecting it to happen at some point because of the whole pandemic situation. I take pride in my work ethic and consider myself to be a valuable employee, so of course I took the news as a major punch to the gut. I cried, was angry, cried some more and felt all of the feelings. Since college graduation, work has always […]
- Thoughts About My Dry 21 DaysWell, friends, I did it. This girl (woman? nah, I still think of my forty-year-old self as a girl) gave up wine and spirits for TWENTY-ONE days & I have a few thoughts and feelings to share. To start, it was super helpful to not have parties or events to attend, where alcohol would be present and plentiful. Like many, my downfall is the social aspect of drinking…there is nothing like kicking back a few beverages with your besties and […]
- An Open Letter to BoozeDear Booze, We have had a relationship for quite some time now. We dabbled in high school, but college is where we really started our serious 20 + year relationship. We had a blast and were together every weekend and a lot of weeknights. If it wasn’t for lacrosse, we would have been inseparable. You (mostly gross beer and boxed wine) made parties fun and were the focus of my busy and wild social life. I will never forget power hours […]