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.
Tag: Parenting
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…
My Homemakers Summer Schedule
Summer schedules can be drastically different from school year schedules. Here’s how
Taking a Deep Breath
Our microwave died last night. I need to go get a new one. Among all the other things I had planned to get done today, adding that one things has thrown me for a loop. Time for me to take a deep breath. And then another one. Until I have the strange, yet familiar, panic somewhat under control. Again.
Planning a Simple Summer
When I was a kid summer meant long days at the playground, wading in the creek, walking to the library,… Read more Planning a Simple Summer
Learning to Rest
As a mother of young children it often feels as though we must be on guard at all hours of the day and night. And in a way that is the case. Waking or sleeping, those children are our responsibility. However, we need rest, sleep, food, and entertainment.
My kids are in school… Now what do I do?
What is a woman supposed to do when her all too independent children are out of the house from 7:45 AM to 3:15 PM most days of the week?
Self Care: How
Even confidence can be rebuilt when we routinely take the time necessary for our health, sanity, and at least one good hobby.
Motherhood Off Script 