by Judith Heaney | May 8, 2025 | 365 Reasons
When I first met my husband, as an enthusiastic Foo Fighters fan, he tried and tried to convert me into a fan. Despite his best efforts, I held out for a l-o-n-g time, like years and years long. And then, it finally happened and he wasn’t even with me. I had arrived...
by Judith Heaney | May 7, 2025 | 365 Reasons
(this post contains affiliate links) Yesterday, I added my 17 year old’s wise words to my internal playlist—the thoughts I’m training myself to focus on and using to override the voice of my inner critic. You know that voice because I’m fairly certain you have an...
by Judith Heaney | May 6, 2025 | 365 Reasons
There comes a day as a parent when your kids realize you are not perfect and you can’t do everything. For some of us, that can be a hard day. For me, it hasn’t been only one hard day. Every time my girls remind me I’m human, every time they see my weaknesses and the...
by Judith Heaney | May 5, 2025 | 365 Reasons
When our girls were younger, we had a variety of ways for them to work through the day’s challenges. Things like Bilibo spinning seats, bean bag chairs, a mini trampoline, swinging at a local park, and other sensory and fidget options. But as they got older, as they...
by Judith Heaney | May 4, 2025 | 365 Reasons
The best-laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry / and leave us only grief and pain / for promised joy! Many a time in my young life I have uttered these words (these, the more modern English translation of the Robert Burns’ original poem) made familiar to me by...
by Judith Heaney | May 1, 2025 | 365 Reasons
As a fan of the sitcom, Friends, I have a handful of favorite, and often iconic, episodes whose scenes stick with me and whose turns of phrases I sometimes utter without even really thinking about it. You may be familiar with them, too; Joey doesn’t share food! (this...
