Almost every new parent wishes their baby came with a manual. Thankfully, as steep as the learning curve feels at the time, those early days and weeks of parenthood are relatively simple. It’s mostly a matter of learning what your baby’s cries mean, how to get him to sleep, when to feed, and how to…
Archives for 2013
The Bucket List Life Manifesto
You are an adventurer. You know that, right? If you are a parent, then you signed up for a life of thrills and chills, unexpected turns of events, situations that test your wit and courage, and unparalleled moments of joy. Don’t miss the adventure of life with kids. Because every day is an opportunity to…
Guest Post: The Secret to Dreams Come True
Today I have invited Marci Nault of 101DreamsComeTrue to share her thoughts about the power of writing down your dreams. In only 5 years, Marci has accomplished 90 out of her list of 101 dreams for her life (including seeing her first novel, The Lake House, published by Simon & Schuster this year). Pretty impressive,…
So Much to Read (& a Special Annoucement)
Are you a summer reader? Do you devour more books than usual in the summer months over long car/plane trips or during outings to the pool or beach? I’m definitely a summer reader. I try to consume as many books as I can – most for pure fun, but often one classic for enrichment and…
Krupicka Family Summer 2013 Bucket List
My kids have their own bucket lists. I keep a bucket list. And our family is compiling a shared bucket list. But although every summer my kids create lists of goals and challenges for themselves that they check off, we have never kept a separate family “summer bucket list.” Until now. After seeing other lists…
What if You Could Succeed More By Changing Your Attitude?
As a child I admired those with talent. Nadia Comaneci was my hero for her amazing abilities as a gymnast. Marie Curie’s story stuck with me for her example of what one woman could do for science. Young violin and piano prodigies captivated me with their skill. At first these gifted people inspired me. I…
What’s on Your List This Summer?
Build a sandcastle. Make s’mores. Run a lemonade stand. There are so many quintessential summer experiences that we want our kids to have. But in the rush of activities or the drone of the ordinary, we can forget about them. Or we do some of them by rote, not recognizing how we’re making memories for…
The Secret to Fewer Regrets
Parenting requires so many decisions, it can sometimes become mind-numbing. How to respond to discipline issues, what to do about kids’ friendship struggles, which sports to encourage them toward and what other activities to enroll them in. We have so much information and so many opportunities at our fingertips, it can be hard to sort…
Junior High “Graduation” and Post-Achievement Depression
I find myself holding my breath often this past week, choking back tears. At times a wave of sadness will roll up from the depths of my stomach into my chest and across my lungs, constricting them. I want to weep. On Thursday my husband and I joined the other eighth-grade parents in the school…
7 Reasons to Write Up Your Family Bucket List This Summer
1. Why not? You know you have a list rattling around in your brain of things you want to do before your children fly the nest. Why not write it down? You’re more likely to remember the ideas you have if you keep them securely noted somewhere. And you free up your mind from thinking…