Decluttering, cleaning up, organizing... For years these words have haunted and taunted me. I love order and beautiful clean spaces, but I have never in my entire life been good at creating them myself. I made strides this past year after discovering the book Smart But Scattered (you can read [...]Continue Reading
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Printable – 25 Journal Prompts for Moms
There's a certain time during motherhood when it's so easy to get lost under everyone else's needs. Writing in a journal can help you find yourself again and it doesn't have to be complicated. I've found benefit even from sitting down and writing just for 10 minutes or so. I also often write in [...]Continue Reading
Gifts of a Bike Crash – Healing the Scrapes on your Soul
This week I had an experience that gave me a physical reminder about how important it is to care for myself if I want to be a connected, positive parent. I took a fall on my bike and managed to very badly scrape my forearm. It was gross. I won't go into it more, but it's the kind of wound that [...]Continue Reading
Rediscovering Who You Are – Journal Prompts
When we know who we are, we're more able to live with intention. These journal questions are meant to help you rediscover who you are right now. Read through, think about them, write or discuss. Come back to the ones that hit you most deeply. Take just 5 to 10 minutes responding to one of the [...]Continue Reading
Feel Better Faster – Using Emotions as a Map to the Best Self Care
Are you in a rut of feeling bad? You know you need to do something...but what? When you're feeling bad it can be hard to tell what self-care you need, and when we don't know what to do it's too easy to stay miserable and do nothing. You're busy taking care of kids, house, work and the dog for [...]Continue Reading
