When looking back, I realize all the good things in my life are a result of the changes that have occurred in my past. Whether it was a change that I decided on my own or if it was a door that was surprisingly slammed shut, it was exactly what was needed. And the timing was perfect whether I understood… Read More
If you’re a busy, working mom, you have a lot on your plate nearly ALL the time. You’re constantly taking care of everyone else in your life and not giving yourself everything you need. No matter how busy you might be, it is essential to make time for self-care in your life. Without self-care, you will experience burn-out and exhaustion…. Read More
Have you ever felt so overwhelmingly busy that everything in you and around you feels like it’s lacking? Lacking purpose… lacking impact… and more than anything… lacking YOU! Maybe you’ve become a ‘mombie’ (aka. Zombie-mom). You know, the kind of mom that just does what she must do, but at the end of the day… dreams of the things that… Read More
As busy moms, we often reflect on how grateful we are to have grown up in simpler times. We could be kids. We could be present and in the moment. Most days, summers were spent outdoors rollerblading, biking, playing tag, and just enjoying the here and now…remember that? Now, it isn’t just our children who spend most of their days… Read More
There is a little saying that goes “when mom is unhappy, everyone is unhappy.” While dads most definitely do their part too, moms are generally the ones who are there to pick up the pieces when laundry needs to be done quickly, and meals need to be cooked. Even then, when mom is sick, injured, or otherwise has her day… Read More
I woke up this morning to the boys and their friends yelling at each other. All over an X-Box game. Asking them (I might have raised my voice a bit) to bring down the controllers and their phones, one can imagine the disrespect that followed. The shortness, the impatience, the crankiness, the irritability in their tone of voice sent me… Read More