I think it’s safe to say that people are social creatures. Aside from splitting us into introverts and extroverts, I know we all like to have people in our lives that connect with us and share our experiences. So when it comes to having mom friends, why is it hard for us to make those… Continue reading The Importance of Mom Friends
You are a good mom. You are mom enough. You are strong. You are kind. You are much more capable than you give yourself credit for. When all of the voices in your head are telling you, "you can't," shut them down and find the voice that tells you, "you can!" And on those days… Continue reading A Letter to Good Moms Everywhere
I have been subjected to the algorithms and discovered a whole bunch of media about routines, specifically how they apply to parents or stay at home moms, as a tool to help us keep on track and be better parents. Well I have a complicated relationship with routines, they can be very helpful for me,… Continue reading Routines of a Stay at Home Mom
You've got to have one, it's all the rage! I hear it all the time in interviews, see it in blog posts, and have it on repeat in my head when I'm having a hard day: "It takes a village to raise kids!" Oh, momma I agree so hard that it takes a village. It… Continue reading Oh where, oh where has the village gone?
I am—yet what I am none cares or knows; My friends forsake me like a memory lost: I am the self-consumer of my woes— They rise and vanish in oblivious host, Like shadows in love’s frenzied stifled throes And yet I am, and live … - John Clare A lot of my ideas around identity… Continue reading The Search Is On: Finding Yourself After Motherhood (part one)
Goodbye August, Hello Autumn! I know I know summer isn’t over yet! But it’s September and where I live the temperature has been down to below 10 degrees C so it’s autumn y’all! I also got out the seasonal decor this week so I'm looking forward to setting up the house, and shopping for more… Continue reading Fall Updates & Winter Wishes
My whole life I've been told that success is measured by your title and how much money you make. Money is value and your value as a person comes from your contribution to your family and to society. With this in mind, I became a teacher - to have a career that was respected in… Continue reading Thoughts on: Making Home
I remember being about 11 or 12 and knowing I wanted a big family. I also remember being about 16/17 years old and declaring I would never have children! Mostly because I never thought I would get married and have a family, but that's a whole other topic. Then I remember meeting my now husband… Continue reading Oh, those new baby blues!
Starting daycare is not just overwhelming emotionally for you, but your child is entering into a whole new world with people they've never (or barely) met, sights, sounds, and smells they don't know and a parent who is no where to be found for comfort! As they grow, kids absorb information so quickly that everything… Continue reading Starting Daycare: Tips for Babies and Toddlers
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