by Kelly Richardson | May 17, 2023 | Just Doing Life, Parenting, Relationships, Self Care, Teenagers
We move them in— we move them out. It’s the longest shortest nine months What happens during the dash of drop off and pick up is a different kind of growth. It’s the kind of growth you can’t predict or prepare for and the kind of growth every young person needs. They...
by Kelly Richardson | Jan 26, 2023 | Featured, Just Doing Life, Loss and Grief, Parenting, Relationships, Self Care, Teenagers
They prepare you for the first goodbye. You know what to expect and you feel armed with tools to get you through. Lunches with friends, traveling, remodeling a room or two, finding new interests. It helps salve the parent-heart that suddenly feels so lost and empty....
by Kelly Richardson | Jan 17, 2023 | Featured, Just Doing Life, Relationships, Self Care
Matthew McConaughey would call it a GREENLIGHT. In his book (highly recommend!!), he describes a yellow light or red light as something that slows us down– perhaps an interruption, a hardship, a failure, or a disappointment. A GREENLIGHT, though, is a sign to “go,...
by Kelly Richardson | Jan 4, 2023 | Featured, Just Doing Life, Relationships, Self Care
New year, new word. Last year my word for 2022 was ADVENTURE, and I made sure I lived that word to the fullest. I embraced an empty nest, new experiences, more spontaneity and explored new places with curiosity and wonder. I said yes to scary things and tried to be...
by Kelly Richardson | Nov 8, 2022 | Featured, Just Doing Life, Parenting, Self Care, Teenagers
Sometimes we are the teacher and sometimes we are the student. Last weekend on my way home from Calgary I took a very early morning Uber to the airport. By coincidence or by fate, I got Hafiz as my driver. Twenty five minutes later, I was dropped off and felt like I...
