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<img width="300" height="300" src="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/31-CDA-cant-do-it-alone-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5608" alt="Jack at Concord Dance Academy" decoding="async" srcset="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/31-CDA-cant-do-it-alone-300x300.jpg 300w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/31-CDA-cant-do-it-alone-150x150.jpg 150w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/31-CDA-cant-do-it-alone.jpg 624w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Jack at Concord Dance Academy

CDA! “Can’t Do it Alone!”

Jack had his first dance class this week. We brought him because he

February 2, 2023

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/30-musclesandmascara-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5594" alt="Janet and Barb. Stephanie, Barb, Lisa." decoding="async" srcset="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/30-musclesandmascara-300x300.jpg 300w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/30-musclesandmascara-150x150.jpg 150w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/30-musclesandmascara.jpg 624w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Janet and Barb. Stephanie, Barb, Lisa.

Muscles and Mascara

I love going to and competing in CrossFit competitions. The energy is palpable.

January 26, 2023

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/29-yucks-yums-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5586" alt="Barb and Jack having fun" decoding="async" srcset="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/29-yucks-yums-300x300.jpg 300w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/29-yucks-yums-150x150.jpg 150w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/29-yucks-yums.jpg 526w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Barb and Jack having fun

The Yucks and Yums of Life

We all have our yucks and our yums. This is an important part

January 19, 2023

<img width="300" height="280" src="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/28-a-chosen-family-300x280.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5548" alt="Crossfit coaches at holiday gathering with Barb Higgins" decoding="async" srcset="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/28-a-chosen-family-300x280.jpg 300w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/28-a-chosen-family.jpg 484w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Crossfit coaches at holiday gathering with Barb Higgins

A Chosen Family

Chosen family is not a new idea. The number of times I

January 12, 2023

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/power-of-a-team-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5538" alt="Bottom Right: Lesley Welch Lehane and Lisa Welch Brady. Top Right: Alyssa Terry Reddy and MaryAnn Gedritis Steinberg. Top Left: Me, Vicki King Taitano, Kathleen Boyle Petrera, Marti Shea, Tanya Lofgren, Donna Adamoli, Linda Reddy and Marisel Balseiro Wilber. Bottom Left, BU XC Team Fall 1981 with Coach Joanie Benoit Samuelson standing back left. Linda Reddy arrived in 1982 along with Mary Hynes Johanson (not pictured). Lesley and Lisa arrived in 1983." decoding="async" srcset="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/power-of-a-team-300x300.jpg 300w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/power-of-a-team-150x150.jpg 150w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/power-of-a-team.jpg 544w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Bottom Right: Lesley Welch Lehane and Lisa Welch Brady. Top Right: Alyssa Terry Reddy and MaryAnn Gedritis Steinberg. Top Left: Me, Vicki King Taitano, Kathleen Boyle Petrera, Marti Shea, Tanya Lofgren, Donna Adamoli, Linda Reddy and Marisel Balseiro Wilber. Bottom Left, BU XC Team Fall 1981 with Coach Joanie Benoit Samuelson standing back left. Linda Reddy arrived in 1982 along with Mary Hynes Johanson (not pictured). Lesley and Lisa arrived in 1983.

The Power of a Team

I remember this team picture being taken. It was after a race and

January 5, 2023

<img width="300" height="300" src="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/26-300x300.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5518" alt="Amy Ferrar Hale. Little A and Big B" decoding="async" srcset="https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/26-300x300.jpg 300w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/26-150x150.jpg 150w, https://athousandtinysteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/26.jpg 512w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />

Amy Ferrar Hale. Little A and Big B

The People We Keep

I first met “Little A” as I came to call her when she

December 29, 2022

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