I have to be real and say that I thought about becoming an empty nester while I was rocking my kids as infants and then BAM! When the Empty Nest Stage Hits It seemed that out of nowhere I was smack dab in the middle of this new stage of life. As a mom, who was carting, feeding, and supporting my scholar athlete, I recall attending her senior showcase for volleyball in Vegas and flying back east to see the…
Have you ever felt like God is throwing negative things and bad actions at you for fun? It makes us want to crawl further inside ourselves as well as put up our Gone Fishin’ sign. As I maneuver through these rough times, I’ve learned to look at the lesson I’m supposed to learn out of all this. Tough Times In the tough times, I’ve also learned that not only do things happen for a reason, but these times are a…
It’s now that time of year where you start seeing the Christmas/Hanukkah ads on television even though we have yet to stuff ourselves with turkey! How to Maneuver Through the Holidays It is the most wonderful time of the year. However, if you’re a new empty nester who has children in college, it can become very tricky on how to maneuver through the holidays. In my book, Becoming an Empty Nester, I share my experiences in this stage of life…
I can tell you why I did. My writing started when I began to heal from some horrible crap flung on me from some original family members. By writing down my feelings and thoughts, I could change my mindset. Once the words hit the paper, they became power for me; not to go against anyone, but to feel self-confident that I had a voice. I believe many writers may have started this way. Adversity Creates Great Writing When a false…
I am writing these blogs in this series to help parents, especially the ones who were brought up by boomers and were born the last year of boomers. We want to raise our children better and different. I feel like we align more with the Gen x age group. Raising Student-Athletes Since I raised student-athletes as someone from this mindset of boomers, I made sure to do things differently. I made sure to listen to my child’s needs and their…
I am writing these blogs in this series to help parents, especially the ones who were brought up by boomers and were born the last year of boomers. I feel like we align more with the Gen x age group. Raising Student-Athletes Since I raised student-athletes as someone from this mindset of boomers, I made sure to do things differently. I made sure to listen to my child’s needs and their feelings. This part comes from my book, PARENTING SCHOLAR…
Are you a Boomers II or beginning of Generation X? Are you having questions as you are raising your kids or stepping into the empty nest stage? The New Space of Tournaments I’m a mom of two scholar athletes, so in order to help other moms and parents, I wrote Parenting Scholar Athletes. Because I never experienced playing my sport at such a competitive level, taking my daughters to their sporting tournaments was a new space for me. Being around…
At my age, I do not use the New Year Resolution the same as others. For me, it is a new beginning in which I can do better. In order to accomplish this, I view the resolution as a tool and not as something to fear. I look back on my past year and think about what I enjoyed and what I no longer want. This can be anything from feelings, fears, emotions, reactions, and my past points of view….
As a friend was going through the feelings of a parent being sick in the hospital, she took a walk in nature. She always swears by it. To her, it is her meditative walk that helps her open up her mind. On this particular walk, she texted me what came to her. That is when she said, “I love Mother Nature. She always speaks to me.” Take a Nature Walk Of course we have all heard that a walk can…
Have you ever let the voices inside your head get the better of you? Do you wonder why you head right to the negative talk when things don’t go your way? Are you someone who sees it coming and try to avoid that path, yet still feel those spiraling feelings? Spiraling is Part of the Process Take a breath, exhale and remind yourself those spiraling feelings are there to help you release. I remember spending a whole day reading, researching,…