Just for the Fun of It

My kids go back to school this week. Last month’s end of the semester, combined with the December holiday events, seem far away, the frenetic energy a faded memory. Except for this conversation one morning, while dropping the kids off at school: Andy, as he’s getting out of the car: "I have a math final…

My 12-year old son recently adopted a cat from the Humane Society in Boulder. It automatically put our family into a new category–pet people. Up until then, we were pet-less. Neither my husband nor I had pets growing up, other than fish. Fish don’t count as pets.  They require care without the reciprocal warm and…

A friend emailed me this cartoon about life coaching.  (If you are having trouble reading the words on the cartoon, click on the picture for a full-size version.) With every joke, there’s an element of truth. Unfortunately, too many trained coaches are emerging from coaching schools without any sense of what it takes to run…

My son was bemoaning that fact that it was another Monday, and the start of another week of school.  He told me that it’s getting easier to get up on Mondays but he wishes things were different at school. How so? "I wish I could get comfortable, relax, and talk. You know, just like you…