S2E8: Traveling Baseball Mom

As a first-time traveling baseball mom, GoWise Be Well host, Sarah Southfield, has a newfound appreciation for the lengths that parents go to to ensure that their children can live out their sporting passions. For Sarah, who runs a business, a farm, a household, and loves to socialize, it came as quite a shock when she realized she needed to give up her weekends to watch her child play baseball. However, she has now fully embraced this aspect of her life, and she shares some tips she has learned which make the experience enjoyable for everyone involved. After listening to this episode, you’ll understand why you should go out immediately and buy a clip-on umbrella, and why you should not make any hasty decisions about buying a traveling truck! Sarah explains why “flexibility is queen” when it comes to being part of a traveling team, as well as which times of the weekend are essential to plan. Being present with the people you love is the most important thing in life, and for Sarah, that means being a traveling baseball mom.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Awe that Sarah fields towards families who go to great lengths to support their children's weekend sporting activities.
• One of the big shocks Sarah recently experienced when she became a traveling baseball mom.
• Sarah explains all of the things that are keeping her schedule very full at the moment.
• How Sarah would usually spend her weekends before she became part of the traveling team.
• The importance of being flexible as a traveling parent.
• Some items that Sarah quickly realized are essential when you are traveling for sports events every weekend.
• Sarah’s opinion on children using electronics.
• Activities that Sarah makes sure to have on-hand for herself and her children while they are watching weekend games.
• How Sarah has learned to handle it when her son doesn’t play as well as she knows he can.
• Why Sarah and her husband decided to hold off on buying the truck they thought they needed for weekend traveling.
• What Sarah has learned from being a traveling baseball mom that applies to all aspects of life.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Sarah Southwell on LinkedIn

GroWise Be Well