I’ve described this time we find ourselves in as being a stay at home mom on steroids. If you felt stuck at home before all the social distancing, you really feel it now! And with all the uncertainty and extra stresses that are going on, it’s more important now than ever before to get yourself […]
Last night, I laid my toddler down for bed. We went through her bedtime ritual. First, she made sure all of her stuffed animals were accounted for. Then after a prayer and song, she snuggled in and got comfortable. I sat there for just a moment longer than usual and soaked in the moment. All […]
When you are home every day, it can easily lead to boredom. You do the same household chores- laundry, dishes, cleaning up messes. You read books and build Lego towers over and over. Being a stay at home mom can easily feel like Ground Hogs Day. I know, there are many days, when I would […]
It wasn’t until I became pregnant that I learned how to simplify my life and in turn my motherhood. Right before Christmas 2013, I was pregnant and just getting over hyperemesis gravedarium. It was my first pregnancy, and I was exhausted from being so sick. That Christmas I only put up about one-third of my […]
Do you ever feel run down and unmotivated? Maybe it lasted a few days or weeks or even months. I’m not talking about really hard times like a death or a job loss. Just periods of time where you feel “blah” about life and totally unmotivated. You might feel overwhelmed with everything, yet unmotivated to […]
Last week I found myself crying into my pillow for no particular reason. I just felt like crying. My husband asked what was wrong, and I had no answer except that I felt sad. It had hit me. The stay at home mom winter blues. I struggled with the winter blues even before I was […]
Being a stay at home mom can feel overwhelming. Running a household while meeting the constant needs of children is a lot to figure out, especially since there is no college course or training full of stay at home mom tips. You are pretty much winging it as you go. At least that’s how I […]
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