A 6-Year-Old's Buyer's Remorse

With the excitement of earning money comes the consequences of spending it.

So far, the Responsibility Chart we started in our household to eliminate whining and teach my children better table manners is working. They aren’t perfect, but I don’t have to say, "Lips together chewing" at every meal. And to the chorus of “Mommy, I want that!” at every toy commercial during Saturday morning cartoons, I can simply say, “Save YOUR money.” The day after Thanksgiving we joined the masses at Arundel Mills Mall hoping to find a great deal in the aftermath of early morning Black Friday shoppers. Each child needed new pants and shoes, and the death of my espresso machine couldn’t have come at a better time. As we turned a corner, my oldest son’s eyes grew big as he spotted the Lego logo. “Can we go in?” “Of course, but we are …

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Gretchen Schock

9:36 am on Friday, December 9, 2011

Thanks for reading Jackie, and you are probably right. :)   more ›

Ann in Motion

Finding Your Yoga Fit

Benefits of yoga are undeniable, but it is not a one-size-fits-all sport. It might take trial and error to discover the class that's right for you.

I’m among a bit of a competitive family … and a bit might be putting it too mildly. For example, my sister-in-law has a hard time at yoga class because she is always opening her eyes and peaking at the other students to make sure she is relaxing better than the rest. While I am also competitive, I am most competitive with myself. I love running, biking and swimming because they offer me the opportunity to compete with my most recent race time or my fastest pace.  So though I understand the benefits, I have struggled to find the right yoga fit for me.  Unfortunately, I had come to think of yoga as forced relaxation. But in the past year I have been lucky enough to find three different kinds of yoga that appeal to my sense of competition. …

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Chrissy Rey

3:14 pm on Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Gretchen is a great yoga instructor. I just wish I had some more kid-free time to take her classes!   more ›