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
You can love kids from a distance – the joy of unexpected downtime
Your Mission: Find Unexpected Downtime. This article is an excerpt from my book Bounceback Parenting: A Field Guide for Creating Connection not Perfection. After getting used to the idea that we have to take care of ourselves in the most basic ways, finding unexpected opportunities for [...]Continue Reading
Bite-Sized Self-Care
One of the biggest myths that keeps us from nurturing ourselves as parents is the notion that self-care takes a lot of time. Sure, long kid-free hours to relax can be lovely, however, they can be very difficult to arrange. One way to make self-care part of your daily life is to begin looking for [...]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
Books to Help You Recharge When You’re Sick of Parenting: Get Re-inspired
Sometimes parenting just takes it out of me. I go through lulls, sometimes feeling terribly bleak and lost, sometimes just a minor low, when I forget why I'm doing what I'm doing. I just need a boost - a reminder that I'm not alone and I can keep doing this. I've always been a reader and books [...]Continue Reading
