I'm typing this on the last day of the year. Friends, this has been a challenging year for every one of us. I think many of us are still living in p@ndemic trauma and it's really starting to seep through. If you follow the Zodiac - 2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse. One of my clients mused how that sounds like a new Pokemon character, which feels spot on. Last year was the Snake. (Which, if you are a Tool fan like I am - with no hate to the TayTay lovers- can only bring up t

what I would have told myself with a toddler / newborn combo

If you’ve read my posts before, you know we are 2Under2 survivors. Our son was 11 months old when I got pregnant with our daughter, and I was not ready at all. The first year of her life was by far the hardest of mine. Managing a toddler who would run into traffic with a newborn with colic was, um, awful. For this one, I am telling myself that even though we will be on zone vs man-to-man defense, this will be easier. Our children will both be in school next year (cue heavenly