My freshman and I scoped out pools and athletic facilities at colleges long before my daughter applied to colleges. Even though my 11th grade daughter was closer to looking at colleges, the 9th grader gained insight into what she wanted in…
Category: swimming
5 Tips for Joining a Swim Club #swimming #swimmom #summer
Disclosure: The views expressed in this post are my own. Affiliate links are included in this post. When I look back at summers with my children, I divide the summers in to two types: (1) summers before we joined a swim club and…
5 Tips for Summer Swimming Fun #swimming #swimteam #swimmom
1. Join a Swim Club or Pool We are at the pool daily. Often we go to the pool on Saturdays and Sundays. I don’t know what I would do without our pool membership. It is our home away from home. Although 12 years…
Musings on Swimming
As a kid going swimming meant hopping in the car, driving to the local indoor swim center in my British hometown with my dad and sister. My mother usually stayed home on those Sundays to cook the Sunday roast beef…
Sunburn, Sunscreen, Rashguards, and Hats…Oh My
What Is It Like To Sunburn And Never Tan? 1. When my teen was 9, she would tell me that she wanted to lie in the sun with her friends and “tan.” Not wanting to burst her bubble, I agreed to…
Restore That New Car Smell with Febreze Car Vent Clips #FebrezeCar #Giveaway
You open your car door one day and there it is. That unmistakable smell. You are momentarily overpowered by it. Knocked over by the odor. The odor is something entirely out of this world…and not in a good way. The smell? The…
BODYARMOR SuperDrink: An All-Natural Sports Drink for Kids and Athletes
I hate getting sick. Touch wood…reaches for wooden desk and taps vigorously…I rarely get sick. I get a flu shot each year without fail. In fact, I haven’t missed a flu shot since the flu shot shortage of 2004 or so.…
Gift Guide: Dress Up Your Sports Bag or Your Hair with Pomchies
Disclosure: I was sent a sample pack of snacks and drinks to facilitate my review. This post contains affiliate links. The views expressed in the post are my own. It’s a good thing that I never close the door…
Gift Guide: Healthy Snacks and Drinks…for School Lunches…Soccer Practices…Christmas Stockings
Disclosure: I was sent a sample pack of snacks and drinks to facilitate my review. This post contains affiliate links. The views expressed in the post are my own. Shopping for Healthy Snacks and Drinks for School Lunches Sandwiches.…
The Grand Opening…or So I Thought
What can I say? I was naive. It seemed perfectly plausible to me at the time. A new recreation center was opening in my town. So my sister and I decided to be the FIRST people at the opening of the recreation…