Last night as I cooked dinner, it dawned on me: I don't have to drive anywhere tonight. This is not the first time this has occurred- Asher has been driving now since early December. But we didn't have separate vehicles for both boys until more recently (January). And swim season had so many other events… Continue reading Reaping the fruits of teenaged drivers (and other random updates)
I’m so relieved swim season is over now! It is SO FUN and there’s sadness when it ends too, but I was soooo excited to see nothing on the calendar this weekend. I spent Saturday mostly in a relaxed catch up mode. Nothing was “urgent” but I have a long list of things to do… Continue reading Finally breathing room
February.... did February actually happen?? I feel unsure. Ha. It went by so fast and in such a blur!! I hesitated to even do this recap, because as I mentioned in another recent post, my month can basically be summed up by: Need I say more? Well, yes, I always need to say more. 😆… Continue reading February 2026 Recap
Writing from our hotel room in glamorous Brown Deer, WI. As I mentioned, Asher and I are here for 3 nights for Asher's State swim meet. We arrived last night (Thursday), later than ideal. He had practice from 5-6 and then they had a team dinner at 6:15 at Noodles.... (Like, why couldn't the team… Continue reading Swim meet/ mini-vacay!
Oh man, this month of February has just disappeared. I had a suspicion this would happen, so I guess I'm glad I had a super productive January. I feel like my ENTIRE month of February has been dominated by the end of the swim season, even though on paper, it doesn't look like that much.… Continue reading Just keep swimming…
Blergh, how has it been over a week since I posted?! Well, I guess I know why- I've had quite a lot going on. Let's catch up a little! New PCP Last Wednesday was the day Ivan left for Mexico early in the morning, so I was up early to drive him. Then I worked,… Continue reading College visits, swim, weekend, etc.
I knew it was coming! I even called it.... the inevitable downswing after my semi-manic January where I felt SUPER energized and had oodles of new-year energy. I typically have a stretch of a few weeks in January where school + sports are just ramping back up and there's enough margin for me to magically… Continue reading I knew the downswing was coming
Bringing back the monthly recap, which I did so diligently every single month in 2025.... until October. 😩 Can I make it all 12 months in 2026?? Ah... January. It's always such a LONG month here in WI. It was VERY COLD. 🥶 I was quite sick for part of it. It was a good… Continue reading January 2026 Recap
It's a fun and exciting time in the sports world! Looking forward to: 🔷The Winter Olympics!!! I love the Olympics. I love everyone in the world coming together and caring about the same thing at the same time and cheering people on. I love that theme song. I love watching the actual sports. I love… Continue reading Some things I’m looking forward to
I just realized that my recent posts have been very "topic" focused (and fairly few and far between, too). Lots of goals, Ireland, and the most recent "what's been working this year so far" post. I just dropped Charlie off at a (twice rescheduled by the groomer...) grooming appointment, so I stopped for a tea… Continue reading Lately- January 2026
GRATEFUL KAE 