"First day of school..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | Year number eight of teaching started this morning at 8:35am! On Zoom... Not what I expected! Usually the first day of school is filled with nervous excitement. It...
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"Yoga isn't a workout..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | All you do is breathe, stretch a little, and sit there while your mind wanders to a million other things. It's only a workout if "power" is in front of the name. Or,...
"Getting back up..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | In 7th grade, I decided to go out for middle school track. In 7th grade, I also looked like a baby giraffe. One of the events the coach said I should do was the 200...
"The double-edged sword..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | "You always have it all figured out!" The words came out of one of my 16 year old volleyball players a couple years ago. "Yeah!" Someone else echoed. "Like, perfect...
"The perfect day..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | This weekend, my husband and I started working through the "36 questions that lead to love." They are sets of questions that can supposedly lead to two complete stran...
"Potty training in 3 days..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | We are on day #3 of potty training Charlee. It’s actually been a fun, eye-opening, and only semi-shitty experience so far! We are following the "potty training in 3 ...
"The launch..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | June 19th has been circled on my calendar for the past few weeks. Every time I look at it, I get a rush of excitement and anxiety run through me. (For my teacher f...
"Morning Mindfulness..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | For the past 8 weeks in a row, I, along with 12-20 girl athletes in my mental training program sign into zoom together at 9am PST. We only meet for about 15 minutes....
"The banana..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | When I worked at Jamba Juice in high school, there was a job I was assigned within the first couple weeks of working there. It seemed that all the newer hires got a ...
“What’s the gift…”
Posted by Breanne Smedley | This week, I caught up with a friend I hadn’t seen for a while. Normally, the common thing to ask people as we’re living through a pandemic is something along the li...
"$800, gone..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | It’s probably been more than that, actually. Money spent on Facebook Ads as Kristina and I try to figure out how to craft our message and grow our audience. Money ...
"Super-human Jordan..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | Brett and I are watching the ESPN docu-series "The Last Dance" right now. All about Michael Jordan’s life and career with the Chicago Bulls. I always find these type...
"PIVOT..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | It’s one of my favorite Friends episodes. The one where Ross, Chandler, and Rachel are trying to maneuver a large couch up a set of stairs only to get stuck at every c...
"The toddler test..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | Over the past couple of days, I saw the "toddler test" floating around social media. The concept was simple. Place a bowl of a treat in front of your toddler. Tell he...
"When talent cheats you..."
Posted by Breanne Smedley | After nearly a decade of coaching, I’ve experienced a lot of different teams. Teams that have had almost no volleyball experience coming in. Teams that are "raw." ...