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Lessons Learned from a Brand New Coach’s Wife

The field house is home. I don’t know why we pay utility bills during the fall, because we are hardly home to use water and electricity. My husband puts more hours in at the field house than I see him in our own home.

Family, Friendship, Journal

Dear New School, It’s Me—The New Coach’s Wife

You don’t know me yet but you will! I’ll be the crazy blonde lady in the stands. The one who some days may look put together and other days … not so much.

Family, Journal, Marriage

Should We Move Now or Wait? Weighing the Pros and Cons

There are no hard and fast rules on when you should move. While some coaching families insist their methods are the best, in reality, they are the best for their family unit. So, while you are processing when to move remember you guys are a team and successful teams communicate.

Family, Journal, Marriage

A Letter to Myself My First Year as a Coach’s Wife

So, my first-year coach’s wife self, you’ve got this. Surround yourself with people who inspire you, care for you, and have your back. Find the good. Try and ignore the not-so-pleasant.

Family, Journal

Our Yearly Motto: New Team, New Routine

What I love about “new team, new routine” is that it eliminates the obligation to do something based on the rationale that it’s a tradition. It gives me time to re-evaluate my coach’s wife resume as well as permission to determine the best path forward for our family in the year ahead.

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Lessons Learned from a Brand New Coach’s Wife

Dear New School, It’s Me—The New Coach’s Wife

Should We Move Now or Wait? Weighing the Pros and Cons

A Letter to Myself My First Year as a Coach’s Wife

Our Yearly Motto: New Team, New Routine

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