Throughout my entire pregnancy, the plan was for me to go back to work around the 8-week mark after delivering our son. He arrived and the countdown began. A few weeks before I was set to return; a job presented itself which allowed me to work from home. I count my blessings every day that…
Category: Mommyhood
Relationship After a New Baby
When I first had kids, I had these expectations for how my parenting experience would look. I would have this wonderful robot of a husband. He would do exactly what I needed him to do, without communicating my needs. He would never have a bad day. He would be ever present and perfect.
Habits of Happy Moms
We take care of a lot of things as mothers and usually taking care of ourselves is not something close to the top of the list. When we are happier, we are better mothers! We all know that children are capable of picking up on our habits, so we might as well show them good…
Scaling Back on Birthday Parties
For me, as soon as the mayhem of Christmas wraps up, I have about a week until I begin thinking about my son’s birthday. He’s about to turn 4 in early March, and the idea of throwing yet another birthday soiree has, unfortunately, soured me over the years. See, I went over the top for…
10 Things I’ve Learned from Motherhood (So Far)
Becoming a mother has been my favorite journey so far. It’s also been the hardest. I don’t think anything can fully prepare you for becoming a mother. My son, Weston, will be two here before I know it and I couldn’t have ever imagined how fast goes.
The Curiosity of a 4 year-old
Since the dawn of my days of adulthood, I have prided myself on being punctual. I don’t know if it’s out of respect for whomever we are meeting or if it’s to avoid the total panic attack I usually have when we are even 5-minutes late. I was a band kid in High School and…
Are you “my people?”
**DISCLAIMER: I originally wrote this article months ago…** So, my friend and I were discussing being moms in a new town. She was telling me how she would meet these extremely nice women. They would warmly welcome her to the town, and ask her how she was enjoying the move, so far. And then, just…
Me Time, What’s that?
As a busy stay-at-home mom, who runs her household, blog, and Etsy store, life can be pretty hectic. Being a wife, mom, and friend; I seem to have always put everyone before myself because I thought that is what it took to make those in my life happy. But at the end of the day,…
Sneaky & Leaky: A Tale of Balance
I vaguely remember a time when silence meant peaceful relaxation, a comfort of sorts, a time when the world either needed nothing from me or my responsibilities were able to be ignored. There was something so magical about being able to collect my thoughts and listen to my soul. How did something so precious become…
A New Spin on New Years Resolutions
On the first day of the year, every single year, social media becomes littered with “new year, new me” posts. Resolutions to lose weight, exercise, quit smoking or drinking, go to the gym, stop procrastinating, etc. If you can think of it, someone out there is promising not to do it anymore this year. Everyone…