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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Christmas has a way of bringing out deep feelings about yourself that no other time of year does. You are super busy checking things off your to-do list feeling like you’ll never get it all done. There’s so much to spend money on, and you may feel financially stretched. Most likely you are around your … Read more
I remember the first time I heard someone tell me this. My firstborn was only 3 weeks old, and it was the first time we took him out in public. So naturally, I put a button up collared shirt, suspenders, and bowtie on him! It took me forever to put it on him, and the … Read more
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