"As mothers, we must learn to nourish and love ourselves with the same grace and grit we give to others."
This blog post is full of questions. I encourage you to get a pen and journal your way through them. You can’t see your thoughts clearly if they aren’t on paper in front of you. There’s a lot going on up there! My purpose in asking these hard questions is to wake you up a […]
MoreThis Saturday marks the end of my 28th week of my 2nd pregnancy. It’s been over 6 months since I’ve written a blog. Needless to say, life has been different lately in so many ways. We all know the challenges and craziness 2020 has brought to our lives and throwing a pregnancy on top of […]
MoreWhatever form of exercise you choose – moving your body is one of the most important practices you can do for your well-being and for your happiness. Daily movement reaps not only physical benefits – but mental benefits too. If you’re like me, the days you do get to move your body – those feel-good […]
MoreIf you’re popping over from the previous post about Housekeeping & the Modern Mother then welcome! If not – go check it out here. Modern motherhood is hard enough. Throw in modern housekeeping on top of everything else and cue the rising cortisol and crashing energy levels…where’s my coffee again? As much as I hate […]
MoreHousekeeping is a chore. Actually, it’s 5 million chores piled up into one teeny little word. There’s no avoiding it, ignoring it or neglecting it. Well, at least not for very long. The responsibilities of modern mothers are slightly different than the responsibilities of generations before us. Regardless, housekeeping has always been a topic of […]
MoreIf you’ve landed here because you love to be nosy about what other people do in the morning – you and me both, girl! I get so much inspiration for my own routines when I hear what works so well for others – especially mothers who are living with similar responsibilities. You may have landed […]
MoreYou know that guilty feeling you get when you wish you had reacted differently after you lost your cool? Or that sadness you feel when you realize you accidentally hurt someone’s feelings or made someone feel left out? That’s the useful kind of shame. The kind that induces behavior change based on an action you […]
MoreThere’s truly never enough hours in the day to get it all done. Seriously. You’ll never get it all done. So don’t you think it’s a good idea to sit back for a second and evaluate what’s actually important and needs to “get done?” And what about what you need – where does that fit […]
MoreIt took me a full 24 hours before I was ready to even look at the details of what happened in Texas a couple of days ago. What a privilege that is to be able to continue my life with my own children until I was ready to face the pain. But today my heart […]
MoreWellness for moms looks a little different than wellness for anyone else. It’s more than just a diet tip or workout plan – we need a little encouragement and help learning to prioritize our own well-being in the middle of the chaos of motherhood. When you feel pulled in 10 different directions at any given […]
MoreIt’s that time of year again. Maybe you love it or maybe you hate it, but either way it’s here! When the calendar turns, we don’t exactly shift magically into new human beings for the new year, no matter how much sometimes we wish we could. While waving a magic wand and becoming the best […]
More“Resentment is the thief of joy.” You’ve probably heard that quote using the word “comparison”, not resentment. This morning as I sat fireside by a beautifully lit Christmas tree, I felt a sense of frustration instead of peace. I felt like I was supposed to feel something different in this moment. I’m incredibly grateful for […]
MoreChristmas is upon us once again and I can feel the stress levels rising inside my own body. This is not how I want to spend the week of Christmas but the To Do List is longer than ever and my mind keeps replaying thoughts of all the things I wish I could do but […]
MoreI’m not sure how many years I’ve blazed through a Holiday without even looking up. Especially since having kids, it’s way easier to focus on the hard stuff. Traveling with babies is hard, being on vacation with babies is hard and then transitioning back to normal life after the vacation is hard. And forget trying […]
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