Just a simple set of stretches to get my muscles and joints ready for a day full of parenting, housework, and whatever else each day has in store.
Getting Something Accomplished Before the Kids are Awake: Part 2 of 12 Weeks of Gentle Self-Care
How much time do you make for yourself in the mornings, and are you accomplishing things that you feel improve your life?
If you aren’t quite where you want to be with self-care, consider joining along.
Taking Our Multivitamins: Part 1 of 12 Weeks of Gentle Self-Care
There are so many little things that I would like to add to my life that would each feel almost insignificant, but that together would add up to me actually feeling taken care of. So, I have compiled a list of twelve things that I would like to ease into my life that will make me feel more like myself again. You are welcome to join me.
Home (Sick) for the Holidays
We can plan all we want, but when our family comes down with a cold right before the big family gathering, it all kinda goes out the window… Christmas will happen. Just not exactly the way I had planned.
Taking a Deep Breath During the Holidays
You are allowed to be comfortable in the winter holiday season… A mama who is a big ball of nerves for an entire month is not a mama at her best. And she certainly isn’t enjoying herself.
A Mini Survival Guide for Overwhelm
Have you ever been here? Your to do list is three pages long. You feel as though someone else is running the show and not sharing the plan with you. You are tired for seemingly no reason, or if you do know the reason it’s really eight of them all clumped together.
In Sickness and in Health Includes the Flu
Do you know one thing it reminded me to be grateful for? A husband who realizes that “in sickness and in health” doesn’t just mean the big dramatic sicknesses.
Self Care Includes Rest
One of the main reasons I started really taking care of my physical and emotional self was because I realized that I am their main example right now. The saying “More is caught than taught” is true.
Home Mixed Electrolyte Lemonade
I fed my family electrolyte lemonade and they didn’t notice! Here’s what I used…
Tips to Keep Your Cool as a Parent
There are times when being angry is appropriate. However, when you’ve just asked your child to do a task and they are in the process of pausing their game and taking off their headphones, you don’t need to say it again. They are getting to it. There is a big difference between…
Motherhood Off Script 