Next Up…Gifts for the Queens of the Court
Regardless of your skill level, cute tennis accessories and decor are a must. Dirty Santa, White elephant, coaches’ gifts or doubles partner tokens of appreciation, look no further. I’m a huge fan of Squeeze De Citron bags. The colors are cheerful and bright and speak to me. I had no idea SDC makes tennis ball […]
Summer Reading Check In
July is almost over and I’ve made progress on my summer reading list, plus added a few others. To refresh your memory, click here to see what’s on my agenda: https://emerybodie.com/2026-summer-reading/ Summer Reading If you recall, Yesteryear was the first novel on my list. This was a Book B*tches selection and let’s just say we […]
Travel Tuesday: Credit One Charleston Open Tennis Tournament
As you know, I love tennis. It’s a hobby I picked up once my kids were out of elementary school and my mom duties during the day decreased (but don’t worry, evenings are insane). Am I good? No. But oh how I love my tennis friends! It’s a great workout and fills my social bucket […]
Tennis Tournament Kits
As a surcee for each of the captains that took my teams to the state tournament this weekend, I assembled little survival tennis kits. Monogrammed, of course. I used the block print bags I love so much. They’re available here: https://emerybodie-llc.myshopify.com/products/block-print-train-case-and-weekender-set Tennis Tourney Kits I tried to think of everything one would need to thrive […]
The Three Hobby Rule
I read a blog post last month by Shay Shull of Mix and Match Mama on the importance of hobbies. Her post led me to explore this topic further. I stumbled upon an article on Forbes that perfectly explains how we spend our time can benefit us. I’ll link here and share in its entirety […]
Dear Tennis, I LOVE You
I rejoined the tennis world last summer after many years on the sideline. I’ve never played seriously, but even that took a backseat to PTA and kid Ubering. I felt like I was always scrambling to practice or attend matches. I chose to focus on quick workouts I can do rain or shine and by […]