Category: fitness

summer camps, part two

by Karen, posted in education, family, fitness, tweens

or...what to do with the tweens in the summer. there are lots of fun camps in southern maine for the kids to attend. whether your main focus is their enjoyment or your child care needs, there are plenty of options. here are a few: 1. for your aspiring actors: ogunquit playhouse runs a summer theater camp for … Continue reading summer camps, part two

summer day camps, part one

by Karen, posted in family, fitness, tweens

5 reasons to send your tween to summer camp 1.they will not be calling you at work every 10 minutes with the latest update on their loose tooth 2. they won't be fighting with their brothers/sisters/peers  (within your earshot, anyway) 3. you will be forced to be very efficient with the decisions about "what's for … Continue reading summer day camps, part one

jumping

by Karen, posted in family, fitness, health, no fear, tweens, yoga

i was at my regular saturday morning yoga class and the teacher taught us a short ashtanga (http://www.yogajournal.com/basics/1366) sequence that involved jumping. one of the women said something like, "kids do it all the time, but how often do adults get to jump in real life? never!".  i was thinking, "i do! i was jumping … Continue reading jumping

Rule #1

by Karen, posted in family, fitness, no fear, tweens

my daughter fell off her horse at her riding lesson last week. her instructor said something like, “is this your first time falling off a horse?” fortunately, her dad brought her to that lesson, not her mom, so there were no hysterics involved. when he asked her what happened, why she fell, she said, “I … Continue reading Rule #1

bowling

by Karen, posted in family, fitness, tweens

recently i went bowling for the first time in more than a decade. i took my daughter and was immediately presented with a bowling dilemma: to add bumpers, or NOT to add bumpers? that is the question. with bumpers, will they ever learn to throw the ball properly so that they can one day bowl without them? … Continue reading bowling

trust your instincts

by Karen, posted in family, fitness, tweens

well. my daughter has been riding at the new barn (http://home.comcast.net/~goodrich-puffer/index.html) for a while now, and loves it here. she is learning things like "posting", "diagonals", and "emergency dismounts"...oh my! more importantly, i am not experiencing that vague feeling of uneasiness that never left me at the other barn...the "i can't put my finger on it, … Continue reading trust your instincts