In honor of #plasticfreejuly, I wanted to have a little conversation about W A S T E 🗑 I have become dependent on online shopping recently. Especially with all three kids home. I’m not about to drive them all to a store and wrangle them through the aisles as I try to cross everything off my list.
Motherhood Is Everything All At Once And I Love It
These three. These three kids. Being their mom shakes me to my core. It pushes me over the edge. It gets me to the point where I question everything I say. Everything I do. Sometimes I feel like a total failure. Like I’m screwing them up for good. Like I don’t deserve this job. Like
MOM BRAIN: Learning How To Go With The Flow
Why “bounce back” when you can simply f l o w forward? We just got back from a long trip. But I don’t feel like I’m “back”. Do you know what I mean? Like, I feel this heavy pressure to get “back” to normal. To get back to the gym. To get back to eating
Why I Make Sure To Push My Kids Out Of Their Comfort Zones
I get really comfy inside my comfort zone. I have always been this way. Growing up with an undiagnosed anxiety disorder, it’s easy to look back now and see how much I may have missed out on because I was too nervous and scared to try new things. Now that I have kids, I am
5 Lifestyle Habits For Mental Health
Change is gradual. But these 5 lifestyle habits for mental health are definitely worth considering. Learn more about how to implement these habits, here.
You Don’t Have To Be A Social Media Influencer to Have Influence on Social Media
You don’t have to be an “influencer” to have INFLUENCE on these platform. Your words hold so much value. Your story gives someone else a thread of humanity to relate to. You can be that beacon of light someone else needs, just by being thoughtful about what you’re sharing online and why. I don’t get
How To Set Boundaries With Social Media
Below are a few ways I've tried to set boundaries with social media use. So far, I feel like they're working.
Do I Need Social Media to Build My Author Platform?
I have looooved not being on social media. Every time I walk away from it, I always feel better. Lighter. I suddenly find all this time to be productive. And even more time to peruse Pinterest and online shop. But, alas, I have been confronted with the reality I try so desperately to deny. I
How One Busy Mom Hacked The Konmari Method
Five or so years ago, I was sitting down for coffee with a girlfriend and she told me about how her older sister was spending the entire weekend decluttering and organizing her home. She sent her two young kids to stay with her parents for the weekend and her and her husband confronted the chaotic
Family Activities When Kids Are Home From School
Are your kids home from school today? Mine are. And whenever I’m home with all three kids, I feel this insane #momguilt. I feel guilty for not having enough activities for them to do. I feel guilty for letting them play videos games or watch TV (which is all they really want to do). So,