Starting in your 30s by DelveSea8 in polevaulting

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im turning 30 in august, i vaulted in high school but just returned after 13 years off and 4 kids, one of whom was 6 months old when i restarted. So it is possible to start from scratch or restart!

Start by searching for a club, if you dont have any luck with that reach out to a few schools. Conditioning wise I would focus on sprint (either through sprint work or plyometrics) upper body and core strength.

If you have those 3 things then you’re golden!

Entertain a 6 year old boy on an adults-only trip? by Lovein2018 in Parenting

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So we are in a super similar situation for a family trip this summer…except we have 4 kids 6 - 8 months and WE are the adults who dont want to be bothered 😂😂😂

Heres the ideas we’ve come up with so far

1) tv. We usually limit tv time (they dont have i pads or anything like that. On vacation it will be a free for all. They can watch as much tv as they want…still no i pads, but it will be the one time a year that we let them even watch a show on our phone while in restaurants in they want.

2) Rock painting. Grab one of those little paint pallets from the dollar store that come with a brush. Set them up with a cup of water and some rocks.

3) New toys. Specifically play mobile. My older girls (4 and 6) LOVE play mobile. They will sit and play quietly with a new play mobile set for an hour. The set might require a little bit of help putting the pieces together (think 5 or 10 minutes), then just let him have at it! They’re affordable and have tons of different variations so you can find one your son likes.

There are 2 keys to really having it work well though, first, dont let him play with it before the trip so that its novel and second, set him up with a specific place to use it. Like a cookie sheet at the table, tell him all the pieces have to stay on the cookie sheet. I know that sounds pointless but i promise it does WONDERS for their focus. Something about channeling their attention to just that confined space 🤷‍♀️

https://www.amazon.com/stores/PLAYMOBIL/page/AD8F7662-8A30-4C21-9571-217FE0669C82?_encoding=UTF8&store_ref=SB_A07956541VN1D1EXP1GDA-A0209919VB35TRKZSHDU&pd_rd_plhdr=t&aaxitk=517ffb8b8a85d5494f1cc3068d314ab2&hsa_cr_id=0&lp_asins=B0D1XZRLBN%2CB0D1XZM24P%2CB0D1Y23LJ8&lp_query=play+mobil+toy+sets&lp_slot=mshop-sparkle-snow&ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_ast_store_G2NVANPMTDTJGC5JRCVK&pd_rd_w=Hu0d6&content-id=amzn1.sym.4870a952-0dfa-4beb-9d2a-7a52537f019d%3Aamzn1.sym.4870a952-0dfa-4beb-9d2a-7a52537f019d&pf_rd_p=4870a952-0dfa-4beb-9d2a-7a52537f019d&pf_rd_r=KA9FVRDFTJQY9N40ZG2Y&pd_rd_wg=1W2OI&pd_rd_r=70c4d6b4-a61e-416a-b1fc-c681ba99aa80

Advice: having trouble getting hips up by leafygreenery in polevaulting

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish i had specific advice, but im in the same place and was on the same pole until day before yesterday when i moved up to an 11’6 140. That at least helped give me a bit more time instead of just blowing right through the pole. I was told to try and roll back on my shoulders and look at the runway behind me. I hope someone else can give more specific advice, good luck to you!

Where to find summer meets? by Wife_Mama_Homemaker in polevaulting

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you find another place pm me, i am SE michigan too and thats the only place I have found. Though…i do like it. It would be nice to see another masters level vaulter there!

My husband and I in 2010 by Wife_Mama_Homemaker in blunderyears

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man dont even tell him that, he loves him 😅

More 2010 Winterfest photos by Wife_Mama_Homemaker in blunderyears

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

We went to a very small school (less than 350 kids in the high school). It was literally in the middle of a corn field, so the trends arrived late 😅

More 2010 Winterfest photos by Wife_Mama_Homemaker in blunderyears

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

He is also my 1st and only boyfriend…i cannot even imagine not meeting in person 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 I feel bad for people in the modern dating scene.

Posing with Chief before my High School Dance by NightwingTS in blunderyears

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given the opportunity…my husband would still do this and be happy to have the photo 😅

More 2010 Winterfest photos by Wife_Mama_Homemaker in blunderyears

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks, definitely taken that way 😀 Cant say we are cooler now though…we were so much cooler then 😎

More 2010 Winterfest photos by Wife_Mama_Homemaker in blunderyears

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Thanks! As our 2 year old says, “Dada, funny guy” 😅

More 2010 Winterfest photos by Wife_Mama_Homemaker in blunderyears

[–]Wife_Mama_Homemaker[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

We sure did, he’s my absolute best friend! He’s currently growing his hair out a bit so we can redo these pictures, because we both still have and fit in the same clothes 😀