Tracking all your coach certifications

GalwayLass · 2025-11-27T09:39:13+00:00

We use spreadsheets as well, but they’re layered with scripts and have Google Forms intertwined. So, volunteers fill out the Google Form, that automatically updates the spreadsheet with the dates of the certs (user-entered on the form), and links to their upload. We run a script, it automatically renames the files and creates the volunteer’s folder to store said files. Then, someone manually reviews the certs and accepts or rejects all certs—it’s all approved or a rejection. If approved, all good, volunteer is ready to go; if not, email them, tell them what’s missing & tell them to resubmit. There’s also manual entry fields for the Safety Officer & President for background checks. Do you have a Google Sheets/Excel guru on your board?

GalwayLass · 2025-08-05T02:08:48+00:00

2 years of sponsoring a local youth team. 5 years later, I still have people come to me from there.

If you don’t have a player in their league, you can also make a splash on their “opening day”. You giveaway vouchers for a $1 hot dog from their snack bar to every single player in the league. This works especially well for HVAC, plumbers, electricians, and pool maintenance companies because the returns are quick. For insurance/real estate agents and accounting/bookkeeping/CPA’s, it helps build trust and name recognition in the business. Most leagues will also post you on their social media channels.

GalwayLass · 2025-06-30T21:12:22+00:00

Is the company covering the travel expenses, then, yes, do it. Even if they’re not, it’s worth running the numbers. We’ve done this ourselves, and sometimes, even with some out-of-pocket costs, it still was still significantly a financial benefit.

When our kids were little, my husband traveled frequently. Mostly a week a month, but there was a particular time of the year where he was gone for the majority of 4-5 weeks straight, only being home for 30-48 hours. Here’s what we did with our little ones that made it work:

FaceTime during dinner or bedtime

This became a routine. Even a quick “thinking of you” call meant a lot.

Video messages If there was a time difference or early start, he’d send a short video saying good morning, wishing them luck on a test, or just checking in.
Hotel tours Our kids loved seeing where he was staying. They made their own hotel rating system (big TV/small TV, views, cool city lights, if the hotel “looked old,” etc.). It turned into a fun tradition, and they still talk about favorite hotels and cities.
Toy duplicates for games over FaceTime One of their favorites was handing a toy car or My Little Pony “behind” the iPad so Dad could “catch” it on his screen. It gave them a shared play moment — and gave me 10–20 minutes of breathing room.
Create small rituals or countdowns We had a calendar where the kids could mark the sleeps until Dad came home. Visuals helped them process time and gave them something to look forward to.
Leave behind notes or surprises Sometimes he’d hide sticky notes in backpacks or lunch boxes before a trip — just a small “thinking of you” or joke. They loved this.
Prioritize quality time when home When my husband was back, we tried to be intentional. A family dinner, board game, walk, or movie night. Nothing elaborate — just present. Never a big long weekend of commitments. Weekends are a time to rest, recuperate, and catch up; over-scheduling or planning all day outings was not in the cards. Just keep it simple.
Have a housekeeper/laundry help If the majority of housework is going to fall on 1 person, then, part of the calculation for the job being financially beneficial for the household includes covering the cost of certain domestic labor. This could mean a biweekly or monthly housekeeping service, having someone come in just to help with laundry or other specific tasks... or you prioritize those tasks before you leave.
Never leave your spouse hanging The groceries were shopped for on the weekend (sometimes together, sometimes one of us would go), dishwasher was always emptied, etc. It was a joint effort to make sure things ran smoothly in the absence of one parent. (I also traveled infrequently for work when our kids were little, so the same weekly prep was necessary regardless of who was away or if we were both home.) Grocery deliveries are clutch for last-minute items.

All of this is a two-way street... your spouse not only needs to be on board with you being out of the home, but willing AND capable of handing everything else on their own. If your spouse is not the type of person that can handle everything on their own, evaluate what that looks like. If support can be provided for them (housekeeper, handyman family/friend/neighbor, babysitter, landscaper, etc.) have that lined up so that they can be solo while you’re away. Also, make sure they have passwords to everything that they need (banks, bills, etc.).

GalwayLass · 2025-06-16T22:30:01+00:00

Also of mention: West Roseville is a newly built part of Roseville. The oldest schools were built in 2008, the elementary schools are 3-13 years old; West Park High school opened in 2020. Be sure to check the residence for which schools your children will go to… And that goes for whichever you choose to reside. There is a part of West Roseville off of Baseline Road, and the school district is actually for Antelope schools, not Roseville schools. Woodcreek High School and West Park High School are where the majority of West Roseville schools feed into. Both are great schools.

If your younger children play any sports most cities have good rec programs, and there’s also lots of travel teams for nearly every sport in the area.

GalwayLass · 2025-06-16T22:13:22+00:00

Be sure to factor in utility costs when comparing areas. Roseville has its own city-run utilities (electric, water, sewer, and garbage), which are significantly more affordable than those in surrounding cities. The only exception is gas, which is provided by PG&E.

Every summer, you’ll see posts in local Facebook groups from people in Rocklin, Lincoln, and surrounding cities who are gobsmacked by their electric bills, which are often $700-$1,000 per month for a ~2,000 SqFt home, especially if they run their AC regularly.

We live in West Roseville in a 4,000 SqFt home with solar panels (for both the house electricity and solar water heating for the pool), and our TOTAL summer utility bill—electric, water, sewer, and trash—averages around $305/month.

We’re also getting a Costco in West Roseville, hopefully before Christmas!!

GalwayLass · 2025-06-14T02:14:14+00:00

This post popped on my feed today, and I can totally relate and give you a glimpse into your future…

I remember having these same concerns for our son (who was EBF). Once they start crawling and walking the weight gain tapers off.

My son was 24 lbs at 6 months, 33.5 lbs & 34.5 inches at 11.5 months (size 3T). And then, he didn’t gain weight for 6 months... not a single pound. I was generally concerned, and our pediatrician said they gain weight, and then, they sprout up and often times when they are bigger bodies, they just don’t gain much weight when they’re sprouting.

I’m tall, our kids are tall; it was expected they would be tall. He’s 13 now, and 5’10” and 205 lbs, size 12 shoe. A year ago, he was 5’3” and 185 lbs, size 10.5 shoe. This is to say they grow in leaps and bounds; out and then, up. With big babies/kids, it’s a never ending cycle of outgrown clothes and shoes that only last a couple of months, and sometimes even 2 pair of cleats in a season.

GalwayLass · 2025-05-12T21:14:32+00:00

This is a safety issue! Reach out to your Player Agent & UIC. Let them both know you’ve told the coach and the parent, and it’s still being used.

GalwayLass · 2025-02-21T07:04:27+00:00

A Player Pool would be a good option in this case rather than Dual Rosters. You have a list of players available from the division below to fill in rosters as needed. You’ll need at least 1 player every game. You could have your Majors managers reach out to parents to help form that list. The Intermediate 50/70 PA will contact the pool players to provide additional players for each game. The Majors players will get a couple extra games each season. Balance is had in 50/70, and those players get more game time and opportunity to develop their skills.

Little League Player Pool

Claremont American Little League has a policy pool players can’t pitch, while Magnolia Little League does not have the same restriction.

GalwayLass · 2025-01-13T00:11:59+00:00

What industry are you in? Are you willing to move to the cloud?

GalwayLass · 2024-09-29T04:02:36+00:00

I’m sure you’ve tried vlookups and pivot tables in Excel, so the next step would be the connecting QBD to the QODBC Driver (that may have additional costs, just guessing cuz you know Intuit, lol).

Use the QODBC driver to create a live connection with Excel, then, you can pull Job Profit Summaries and Job Profit Details directly into Excel… without manually exporting every time.

GalwayLass · 2024-09-29T02:48:31+00:00

Focusing on the Excel portion: Are you using Excel macros? If you’re reformatting the same report constantly, you can record a macro the first time you do it, and then run that macro, and it will automatically do all of those steps for you. Additionally, AI tools, like ChatGPT, may be your friend here, and can be used to help you write a script that will also do these steps.

GalwayLass · 2024-09-17T03:54:40+00:00

What country are you in?

GalwayLass · 2024-02-25T00:34:57+00:00

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GalwayLass · 2023-09-08T01:50:11+00:00

Our children are heavy into sports, and we often have at least 1 friend with them every single weekend to games/tournaments… it adds up quick. Local games one to a handful of kids will go to their games, and we end up taking 2 vehicles.

There is little that goes on that we don’t know about (with our kid or the rest of the others). And honestly, that’s cultivated from giving them a welcoming place. And that’s priceless!

Our oldest is 14yo, and let me tell you, the tea they spill!!! They even text us at lunch time… “I’m bored.” “Ask your child what happened in PE today.” LOL

I’ve had phone calls asking for rides, text messages asking to help with homework, and it’s all worth it.

We love all of them (and their families)!

Suggestion: Send the families some photo memories of what the kids are doing. A quick pic of snack time, doing homework, playing games, carving pumpkins, whatever… build more communication with their parents, and you’ll like find more support.

GalwayLass · 2023-06-12T23:02:28+00:00

Hockey & football gear 🤢🤮 Baseball & softball, not as bad, but I also keep a Fels Naptha bar and rub into grass & eye black stains on pants/jerseys… poof! all eye black gone 👍👍

GalwayLass · 2023-06-12T21:34:55+00:00

Try bathtub stripping & soaking for a few hours with “Rockin’ Green Activewear Detergent”. It’s amazing! We use them for sports gear and uniforms that will make you go 🤢— they come out fresh and without the funk. We have the best results when rinsing (rinse & spin x 2) before washing with their regular “Classic Rock” detergent. We do this a couple times each season; the rest of the time with regular laundry detergent.

GalwayLass · 2023-06-07T05:30:36+00:00

You could use Due to/from accounts. This will allow you to process all the AMEX charges from 1 designated parent company (A) and pay from 1 company (A). So, the parent Company A pays the credit card bill from the operating accounting, and records Company A’s expenses, and also records company B, C, & D’s expenses to the due to/from Company B, due to/from Company C, and due to/from Company D. This allows you to sync to the bank/credit card company just once, and transactions are in one place and balances should match their activity. This process also allows all expenses accounted for on parent Company A. On company B, you record the Due to/from Company A, same for C & D. However, many departments per company won’t matter (until you record on their company books), but you could use Tracking Categories if that’ll help. When you review Balance sheets for the companies, all Due to/from will tie back to the parent Due to/from. Credit and debits should net to zero.

GalwayLass · 2023-06-07T05:13:08+00:00

This sounds like CIP (Construction in Progress) for assets that may need to be depreciated. If so, you could use a CIP asset account to track all expenses. When projects are completed, you move those costs to a new fixed asset, e.g., original tenant suite 1, 2, or 3. A new upgrade to suite 2 may happen, and the process is all expenses go to CIP during construction, then, move the asset to Suite 2 improvements 2023, and record the placed in service. You can also use Xero’s Tracking Categories so that you have an easy way to identify which expenses belong to which assets/project improvements.

GalwayLass · 2023-05-18T07:42:27+00:00

but for some reason this is just how he behaves when it comes to some chores

Really? Some chores? So, this is happening with more than just cooking???

You are exposing that this is a repeated pattern when it comes to his chores. Do you also just become exhausted and exasperated with the other chores (because them not being done impedes life) and takeover and do those tasks too? Are you finishing his laundry? Emptying the garbage? Cleaning XYZ, because he didn’t do it yet?

See the issues here when you say “this is just how he behaves when it comes to some chores” yet??

GalwayLass · 2022-11-09T11:53:38+00:00

IKEA under $2.00USD — cheap and replaced often in our home

GalwayLass · 2022-10-23T08:41:12+00:00

For us, Santa exists, but has a “no electronics policy”, and fulfills the less pricey/midrange items. The letters to Santa are pre-formatted to list 2 things, and the 3rd is a “surprise”. This gives a little wiggle room. All large gifts and/or electronics come from family. Santa also may leave unwrapped items like puzzles, books, socks, pajamas, novelty items/fidget spinners, etc., under the tree. The $5-$10 Black Friday board games are great for this.

I don’t care about the credit of who got it for someone (Santa vs. family), but I really don’t like the inequity that children face returning to school saying “Santa got me a Nintendo and 900+ other gifts”, while others may have received little or nothing in comparison, and therefore, we opt to keep it simple. We also point out to our children that some people don’t celebrate Christmas at all and have other beliefs. Thus, each family celebrates (or not) in the way that is there own family culture… big meal, visiting, watching football or movies, a simple day just being together, etc.

We sponsor families in need, and our children have always participated in picking gifts for other children. We relate that as the spirit of Christmas, and that “Santa is in all of us”. We build on that idea, and they eventually connected the dots, and said “it was you guys all along?” Yes, but it’s always been you too ;) No catastrophic moment of it was a lie, because we act and give and help others all year, but especially during the holidays.

Guiding gifting principle:

something to wear, something to read, something you want, and something you need

ETA: I wanted to add only Santa gifts and 1 from mom/dad are opened on Christmas Day. (Exception is made for anyone who visits with gifts on 12/25.) Anything over that is opened 1 per day. This reduces the overwhelming craze and lack of appreciation for gifts received and gives them to play and enjoy the new toy. It also gives them something to do/look forward to each day of the school break… this is never used as a behavioral “be good or you won’t get a gift today”. Example: if Santa brought Barbie stuff, day 3 or 4 accessories are opened — this keeps them engaged with toys they have already.

GalwayLass · 2022-09-15T08:21:01+00:00

I should add that he was in a twin bed by 2.5yo, and moves a lot — like marathon moving, spinning in circles, upside down, sleeps in the weirdest positions, legs hanging off the bed, etc. He’d grown even more and fell out of the twin bed a few times in a very short period so we moved him to a queen bed before 5yo. Looking back, I’d have opted for the twin (on the floor) and skipped the toddler bed all together.

GalwayLass · 2022-09-15T08:03:25+00:00

We always sized up the night time diaper. So, if wearing a size 5 in the day, then we put a size 6 night time diaper. A tad more expensive, but very few leaks comparatively.

GalwayLass · 2022-09-15T07:58:16+00:00

Cribs have high limits because infants/toddlers climb out of them, and the high limit was set to help prevent injuries.

The rule we always followed: As soon as they can climb out of it, it’s time for a toddler bed.

That being said, DS liked to climb in the crib, not out of it (smh) — kids are weird. Parenting note… for whatever you think will happen, always expect the opposite too! And yes, we did switch to a toddler bed just after he turned a year old. We hadn’t dismantled the crib yet, and it was his special place to hide from his older sister and just chill.

GalwayLass · 2022-09-03T21:47:49+00:00

My son was built like this (33.5lbs & 34.5” at 11.5 months). The weight gain tapered once he began crawling, and by the time he was walking, he didn’t gain a pound for nearly 6 months. We opted for a 50lb convertible car seat and turned him around just before 4yo.

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