I am by NO MEANS a Disney expert, like so many women. I’m a planner by nature, but we scheduled this trip very last minute (less than a week out), so I couldn’t plan as much as I thought I needed to. Would I have been able to maximize our time a bit more with more planning? Maybe. But I went in with realistic expectations, meaning that I knew we wouldn’t get to everything, but we would have the most fun with whatever we did, and our entire family had one of the best days of our lives. With that ...
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Swim Lessons: Beyond the Pool
If you've been around here for a while, you know that the Goldwaters are BIG FANS of swim lessons from a young age. Both of my kids have been in lessons since they were two. Putting them in lessons was always something I knew I wanted because my child drowning is one of my greatest fears. So I placed a very high value on water safety. And with two kids who can swim independently in the pool and one child who is swimming laps and even butterfly (!), I can say that this was absolutely the right ...
2021 Reflections and 2022 Goals
2021 has been a WILD year to say the least. I love taking this time, as the calendar year winds down, to reflect on the highs and lows. It helps me unload and measure what went well and what could have gone better. Oftentimes, we think of what's going "right" and "wrong" in the moment, but it's important to look at the big picture, and this time of year is always opportune for that. On that same note, getting my thoughts and goals for the coming year down on paper is important too. We think of ...
