The Wave

Have you ever felt like your life was an ocean? And you the surfer? The events that occur are the waves large and small that carry you forwards and backwards through time.  The waves eventually coming closer and closer to this place in the future; not coming towards a final destination but a place that is your ideal place in your life, a dream place.  Eventually you will stop riding those waves and get to that place where you can enjoy other types of adventures far less dangerous and uncertain as the ocean.  You just have to ride the waves long enough to land on the beach.

I’m pretty sure my life, from my obvious perspective, is a tsunami. And I’m not peacefully ebbing and flowing, rising and falling, but thrashing and crashing and clinging to my board as I am thrown by gusts of wind repeatedly from one white cap to the next while trying to kick my feet frantically in the water to propel myself out of the storm. And all the while, I’m not letting go of the board.

Is this just me? Anyone else?

Fresh Mango Smoothies

Fresh Mango Smoothies

I absolutely love smoothies, and what is better than a fresh, fruit smoothie as the weather begins to warm?  Mangos are awesome and awesomely good for you, but extremely hard to serve.  Check this little recipe on making fresh mango smoothies!

Potty Training - Teaching Adults Patience

Toddler Potty Training

I have come to the conclusion, as a parent, that potty training is a test of wills, a battle of wits, a war between ages, and kind of a silly concept when broken down to its barest, most simplest form.

Which is... teaching a small person that they need to be more comfortable taking their business into another, much smaller, room where it is taken care of in a specific location: the toilet, or the potty.

Possible Potty Training Starter Kit