Josh is off this weekend (yay)! I am up early in part because the new iOS update messed up my phone and now I cannot set different Bedtime alarms. (To change the alarm time, my phone says, “Go to Health App!” . . .…

1- Parenting update. After a terrible start to the week, I am so happy to report that my time with the kids has been so much more enjoyable these past few days. I am not sure it is due to a less distracted state…

WELL. Day 1 of Operation 100 (my challenge now has a name!) went well. If anyone is curious, here is how I calculate screen minute when I cannot avoid spending hours on my phone doing telehealth & attending meetings. Yesterday: 3 hrs 33 minutes…

There are 100 days left in 2020. A year that teased us with promises of a bright and exciting future, and then smacked us into reality. A year in which I kept switching planners, hoping each one would bring peace and calm to the…

I wanted to share two of my favorite comments on Sunday’s post: “One thing I was wondering that might help you — you said you get frustrated because you’re trying to get them to listen and they don’t listen well. I would honestly focus…

(First of all, thank you for all of your kind and insightful words in yesterday’s post! I’m writing this on Sunday afternoon to go live with tomorrow’s episode, but I really do appreciate it! Sunday has been a bit better so far. More on…

Days alone with my 3 children during pandemic times . . . well, I’m sort of over them. Saying this feels like admitting my failure as a mother, as a woman, maybe even as a human. But I’m going to say it here anyway:…

I am dying to take the kids to a playground. They are dying to GO to a playground. Unfortunately, there are no playgrounds open yet. Interestingly, they are open one county to the north (Palm Beach), but I am not quite desperate enough to…

In theory, my ritual is to clear the decks every Friday. A big part of my job(s?) is not missing a lot of minor deadlines and loose ends, and obviously the patient care portion is very important to stay current with, too. I do…

Jigsaw Puzzle Days Yesterday was . . . slightly crazy. I spent 98% of it either participating in a meeting or frantically preparing to present in a meeting. I also recorded 2 BOBW podcasts and a BLP episode, because it was supposed to be…