Tag: motherhood
You’re In Survival Mode, And That’s Okay.
You're in survival mode.
This is for the mom that hasn't had a good night's sleep in 3 months. The one struggling with a teething...
Practicing Self Care When You Don’t Have a Lot of Time...
When I first started reading about the importance of self care among mothers, I was thrilled. Women spending more time focusing on themselves and...
Why I Decided to Kill the Guilt and Work Full-Time
Going back to work after having a baby can be IS tough. I remember taking my sweet boy to daycare at 10 weeks old. It felt...
Worthiness and the Feeling Small Mama
My motherhood has transformed throughout the years.
I have experienced being both a working, schooling mama who had to divide my attention and time...
Cube life – It’s not for this Momma
Padded walls and straight jackets
There is more to life than starring at these semi-padded walls. Are they padded for a reason? The padded walls...
Learning to Say No
Often, when I am knee deep in something in which I regret being immersed, I laugh and ask myself why I can't say “no.”...
Let’s Talk About Mom Doubt.
For so many of us, it's the storm cloud hovering over every big decision, every heat- of-the-moment reaction, every 11PM Google search made in...
Taking the Time in a Hurried World
Today while leaving the Chick-fil-a drive-thru, I stopped and noticed a slow-moving grandmother with what I assumed were her daughter and granddaughters. I smiled...
City Mom Raising a City Baby
Well, I guess my title is a little untrue given I grew up in rural Indiana and rarely stepped foot into the “big city”....
Indianapolis is Not My Hometown, but it is Finally My Home
I am originally from a tiny town in Michigan that has a population that's half the size of many graduating high school classes in...
Why There’s No Definitive Book on Parenting (Despite All These Articles)
If you type “book on parenting” into Google or Amazon, you’ll find a wealth of books are available for your immediate purchase. Don’t have...
Mom Dating
Mom Dating
I have entered this new stage of life I like to call "Mom Dating". A dear friend recently moved away and that change...
The Dense Fog of Baby Brain
3 kids. 6 years.
I have ridden the waves of hormones, rubbed cocoa butter on the landscape of my stretch marks and counted every Weight...
Three Ways to Meet Your Fitness Goals at the Monon Community...
Recently I read a study that only 8% of people actually keep their New Year's resolutions. And take one guess what the number one...