Motherhood

I’m not going to tell you why you need to wake up before your kids, although I’ll talk a teeny tiny bit about that at the end. Because here’s the thing. You probably already know that you need to get up before your children, and may even feel a bit guilty that you don’t. Let

I haven’t always felt like the Queen of my Household. I’ve been married for 10 and a half years now, and for the first six years of my marriage, taking care of my home felt like a burden. In fact when I was first married I despised taking care of my home. I often complained

Stay at home mom depression is a real thing and it can seem almost impossible to overcome. Being depressed is seen in a variety of ways. You lack joy as a mom. Taking care of your home feels like a burden. You don’t have energy to care for yourself. You are overwhelmed by everything. Stay

Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of year, but it can often feel like the most stressful time of year! I used to get super stressed out at Christmas time even before having kids! But 5 years ago, I accidentally learned how to reduce Christmas stress. I was just getting over hypermesis

When I first became a stay at home mom, I had a hard time staying focused and getting things done each day. Maybe you struggle with time management as a mom too. Can you relate to this? I found myself never really accomplishing one task. Instead, I would jump around from one thing to the

Your kids are the most important part of your job as a homemaker, yet coming up with ways to spend quality time with your kids is sometimes hard to do. You get busy rushing from one errand to another, meeting a friend, or going to an event. Then when you are home you catch up

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