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Chasing Your Dreams
It’s easy to lose track of your own goals and dreams when you become a parent. You move from survival mode with an infant to trying to keep up with school, activities, work, and relationships. Before...
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Fed is Best
Are you going to breastfeed? Your birth plan is to go all natural, right? Are you going back to work? You’re not even thinking about co-sleeping, are you? Did you know that letting your baby cry it out...
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I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends
My husband and I chose to have a destination wedding. We wanted to enjoy a weekend with those closest to us, so we invited our immediate family and our closest friends. We spent the days before our...
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It’s Okay to Go on Vacation Without Your Kids
Family trips are amazing. They create wonderful, lifelong memories for both parents and children. But, here’s the thing: they are not vacations. They are trips. Parents rarely get to truly on a family...
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Helping My Sons Set Intentions
I’m a firm believer in starting the day how you wish to proceed throughout the day. In my experience, if I have a rough morning and do nothing to shake the feeling, I’m in a bad mood for the rest of...
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The Importance of Mother-Son Dates
My two sons are the best of friends. They get along well, most of the time. But they also have very different personalities. As they grow up, those differences are becoming increasingly clear. They’re...
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Boys Don’t Cry
I’ve always struggled with the age-old adage that boys don’t cry. Growing up, I couldn’t understand it. If it was okay for boys to be happy or angry, why was the concept of them feeling sad or crying...
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Establishing Family Routines
It’s not shocking that life is hectic. Add in two full time working parents, morning drop-offs at multiple places, afternoon pickups in different places, and side hustles, a typical weekday can be...
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It’s Okay to be Weird
My oldest son is halfway through first grade. With each passing week, the typical schoolyard norms worm their way into his psyche a bit more. It comes out in random comments or behaviors. It doesn’t...
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Raising Creative Kids
Creativity is a non-negotiable part of life. For me, creativity and self care go hand in hand. While we hear a lot about the importance of consistent self-care, I have rarely (if ever) heard about the...
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Quality Time and Being Present
With our busy lives, we understand the importance of spending time with our children. It’s vital to develop a strong relationship with them and maintain it as they grow older. Kids crave our time. Even...
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Parent on Parent Judging
As parents, we’re supposed to set the example for our children on a variety of things, but especially how to behave and how to treat other people. Being a parent (should) push each of us to be the best...
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Teaching Our Sons Manners
The general lack of manners is a common lament lately. I can count on one hand the number of times I hear people say please and thank you during a normal trip to the store. It is a pet peeve of mine....
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Working Mom Guilt
My sons have always known me as a full-time working mom. I’m incredibly lucky to have a job that provides a level of flexibility that isn’t very common where we live. I’ve been able to be preschool...
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The Battle of Bedtime
Bedtimes: the bane of many a parent’s existence. They either go exceedingly well or epic disasters. It’s rare to have two similar nights in a row. For some parents, there is a short deadline to the...
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Boredom is a Gift
How many times a day to you hear the dreaded “I’m bored” from your kids? Depending on the day, it’s anywhere from one to approximately one million times in my house. As this seemingly endless winter...
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My Legacy
This is one of those big picture life questions that always causes some level of anxiety for me. Sometimes it’s hard getting through a single day. Add the stress of thinking about what I want to be...
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Chasing Your Dreams
A simple search on Google or Pinterest will return thousands of results for cliche inspirational quotes about chasing your dreams. At this point, we all know that it’s easier to give up at a certain...
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Fear: The Four Letter Word
Fear. The word brings up a vast array of thoughts and emotions. From the feeling I get watching a scary movie to the feeling I get worrying about my kids. It’s the core of my anxiety. It’s easy to fall...
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The Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back
I don’t know about you, but I pride myself in being independent. Almost to a fault. I don’t like to ask for help. I like the feeling of accomplishment when I’m able to do everything that needs to be...
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