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“Banana, Ooh Na Na” {Kid-Friendly Adaptation of “Havana” by Camila Cabello}
Last month when I was brainstorming new songs to write for my early childhood music classes, I had the idea to adapt the song "Havana" to use with fruit shakers. I couldn't stop singing the original version, so I figured it would make a catchy and effective song for...
Directionally Challenged
Directionally challenged: that pretty much sums up how I've been feeling when it comes to this space lately. I'm coming up on 10 years (!?!?) of writing here, and in that time span, a LOT has happened. I've grown from being a brand new professional to a relatively...
Getting Intentional About Self-Care + Off the Path to Burnout
I left you hanging in my last blog post, which told the story of what happens when an introvert (me) stops practicing self-care. To summarize: I buried myself in my work, and while I was going through the motions of self-care activities, I wasn't truly caring for my...
What Happens When an Introvert Stops Practicing Self-Care
To tell this story, I need to take you back in time to last summer. I had just taken a HUGE step in my self-care journey by deciding to no longer teach lessons, so it seemed like I was on the right track. Add to that the mornings I dedicated to biking (my preferred...
{Song Video} Polar Bear
Tap-tap-clap, tap-tap-clap…that’s the body rhythm pattern that accompanies the verses of this catchy winter song. We change things up during the chorus, rubbing our hands together to create that swishy swimming sound as the polar bear glides through the sea. This song...
New Habits for the New Year
This year, instead of setting huge goals for myself, I came up with some habits I wanted to instill that are in line with my word for 2018 -- JOY. None of these action items are brand new to my life, but the difference is that now I'm holding myself accountable. I've...
12 Goal-Based Winter Songs for Children
Last week as I was finishing up some new songs for my early childhood classes, I realized that I've written and recorded a ridiculous number of songs about winter. The irony in this is that winter is my LEAST favorite of all the seasons, as I've told you many times...
Namaste on New Year’s Day
Happy New Year! I wanted to start 2018 with a little zen, so I snuck off to yoga class first thing this morning. Little did I know that my kids would be eagerly waiting for me to get home so that we could have our own living room yoga session. They had found an old...
My Word for 2018
Truth be told, I wasn't sure if my word for 2018 would reveal itself to me before the New Year began. As I shared in my previous post, I didn't want to overthink or force it -- rather, I decided to trust that it would come naturally. And it did! Last night while my...