We’ve all heard it: Comparison is the thief of joy. Yet we, as moms, all continue to do the thing that’s creating frustration and has such a stronghold against us - look at other moms and their way of doing and set that as the benchmark for our actions. How can we change the tide? Try coming at it from a place of curiosity rather than comparison.
Read MoreYou’re a working mom. You have a lot to keep up with. You’ve purchased a new planner every year (or more). Only for them to end up in a pile collecting dust. Before you purchase your next new planner, there are some important questions to ask yourself to determine the reasons why you need one, the format that will work best, and how to use it successfully.
Read MoreYou’ve worked all day and come home to the demands that all moms face. There’s whining, bickering, cooking, bathing and everything in between to deal with. Then it all hits you and you’ve boiled over. Do you scream and yell or do you pause and choose patience? Let’s practice choosing patience.
Read MoreAs moms, it can be hard enough to be fully present in the best of moments: listening to your child tell you a story about their day or truly getting into a game of hide and seek. So what about the hard moments? When your vacation starkly contrasts what you’d looked forward to for months or your kids fall ill, turning the house upside down?
Read MoreAs mothers, especially those that are working, it’s easy to get caught in a cycle of obligation, martyrdom and overwhelm. Are we leading our children down the same path? How can we help lead them in breaking that cycle?
Read MoreThe stereotype tells us that it’s normal for working moms to be tired all.the.time. What if you could flip the script for your life?
Read MoreIs your plan in control of your day? Does your plan leave you feeling calm, relaxed and in control? Do you even have a plan? With no fancy planner or a set of flair pens, take control of your day to feel less overwhelm and stress.
The decision to work or to quit is less about the reason for making the choice than it is about how the decision is being made. A working mom who wants to change her life by quitting her job has power; when she feels that she must quit her job, she has none. There are steps you can take, work you can do, to put yourself in a position of power.
Read MoreSociety tells us that motherhood will be the same for all of us: you’ll never eat a warm dinner again for the rest of your life, working will never be the same because you can’t do anything productive with an infant, every day is a repeat of the last, you will become your mother… But what if those truths don’t have to be yours? Do we miss out on some of life’s biggest mom-moments because we’re already sure they’re destined to be bad?
Read MoreDo you find yourself keeping score with your spouse? Or constantly comparing how much you do to how much he does? It’s easy to do when you’re tired, stressed, and feeling like you’re doing more than you want to be. But keeping score creates anger and resentment and probably isn’t how you truly want to show up at home or with your family. Here are 4 ideas for how to break out of the bad habit of keeping score so you can feel better about the work that both you and your spouse do to take care of your home and family.
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