Talking about stress incontinence and bladder issues as we age, as part 5 of our series on "Life in our 40's." Well my friends, I hope you've enjoyed this series so far. Today we come to the awkward, but important topic of Urinary Incontinence. Leakage. Bladder issues. With a focus on the most common issue of Stress incontinence. If you've ever had the humiliating experience of thinking you can bounce on a trampoline as a mid-40 year old Mom, I'm guessing you know what I'm talking
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4 Things I’m doing now, to reduce Holiday Stress later
Like most of you, I absolutely love the holidays. Here in Hawaii, we will never have a white Christmas, and it takes a bit of imagination to get into the holiday spirit, but (maybe because of all of that--) our family is ALL IN. We love everything about the holiday season, and (don't be judging, but...) we are already playing Christmas music and diving into our favorite Christmas movies. (Life is too short to limit the best holiday to just one little month a year.)
When you can’t take ANY MORE…{try this}
A favorite post from my archives...a game changing mindset shift. Hope you enjoy-- This whole thing began a few months before our trip, but while we were away, expanding became my recurring theme. I've talked about it just enough that now all of the boys talk about it too. Or maybe they make fun of me talking about it, but regardless, it's kind of a thing now. This is how it all got started... It was an afternoon like many others...My boys were rough-housing and loud, and in that
A little bit of Hawaii to brighten your day.
Aloha and welcome to your February dose of Aloha! I just read in the news that Hawaii is once again ranked the happiest, healthiest state in America, so I figured it's only right to share... I do my best to write posts that are encouraging or useful in some way, but every once in a while I just can't resist one of these...And I was quite relieved after sharing my New Year's post, to get comments from millions great masses at least a few readers who specifically requested I share some
20 things to think about instead of food
Do you think about food all of the time? Do you dwell on what you just ate, or what you might eat next? Do you find yourself staring into the fridge when you're not even hungry? I watched as my teenage son walked into the kitchen yesterday and did the fridge-stare. "I hate it when I do this." he said, closing the fridge and walking away. I laughed, but it made me think of how many people stare into the a refrigerator not because they're a hungry teenager, but because thinking about food
A must-read if your kids are on social media.
A few weeks ago my oldest son told me that he is taking a break from social media. No biggie, he said, he just had a lot going on, needed to focus on school, and he'd get back to it some time later. Maybe. This son, now seventeen, is the only son who I no longer regularly monitor on social media. He has proven to be wise with his phone and has a clean track record in his use of social media. He also has accountability outside of his parents now, in the form of a youth leader and small
Teenage Boys and Dating
Welcome to part Four in my All things teen/pre-teen boy series. I hope you have enjoyed the series so far. If you've missed any, catch the introduction, and first three posts here: Intro, Preparing for Puberty, Kids and Porn, and What to Expect When Your Son Starts Puberty. But here's a little secret: I like those first three topics because they are pretty straight forward. Puberty, for the most part, is predictable and pretty easy to talk about. Sure, I shared some
Introducing: A Six Week Series on Parenting Teen (and Pre-Teen) Boys
It's been just over a year since I wrote the post, What A Teenage Boy Needs Most from His Mom. That was my first ever viral post, and it wreaked all kinds of internet havoc, even crashing my site as one and a half million people visited over a two-week period. (I wasn't complaining.) Over the last year, it has continued to be shared all over the world, and I'd guess that many of you reading this might have first found me through that post. (hi! So glad you're here!) I opened that Teenage