What I Learned About Surviving The Holidays
This is Moose. He’s a colorful, joyful decoration in our home. Here’s what I learned about the holidays from him. Year 1 in our home:...
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Self-Help for the Tired Mom
You’re a tired mom exhausted mom. Now what? You want 5 steps to not feeling tired and instead being coherent, slightly organized mom –...
15 Ways We End Up Being A Tired Mom
When I was pregnant, a nurse weighed me during a check-up, took my blood pressure and asked, “How are you sleeping?” “Not well,” I...
Mom Sanity: 10 Reasons Why Your Family Needs You Sane
In Momifesto: 9 Practices for Phenomenal Moms, I have a list explaining why committing to mom sanity is not selfish, it’s sanity saving....
Why We Don’t Re-Imagine Motherhood
Why We Don’t Re-Imagine Motherhood What if we felt like we were more than dinner makers and kiss-goodnight-ers who truly lived in the...
Re-imagine Motherhood: Permission Granted
Re-imagine Motherhood When I had my son, a well meaning family member gave me a beautifully illustrated book filled with pictures of...
Mom Comparison Trap, Anyone?
The Mom Comparison Trap is a thing. Moms have heightened perception/ intuition/ senses. I blame this directly on keeping kids alive- we...
Mom Retreat : My Secret to Everything
When my son was 18 months old, I took my first personal, solo, mom retreat. I drove to a bed and breakfast within 90 miles. I slept for...
Boundaries for Moms: 20 Things
We shouldn’t have to have permission or be reminded, but we need a little nudge when it comes to saying “No More.” Too often, we feel we...
Our Mom Story
What’s your mom story? What’s the story you tell yourself as you look at your children? Are you sailing, enjoying the journey? Or, are...
Seconds to Sanity – Tip #13
Sometimes I don’t get to the Facebook page until around 9:30pm. By that time, I know everyone is over the day, and wants to go to sleep...
Trusting Joy
In her book Daring Greatly, Dr. Brene Brown wrote something that greatly challenges me when life is good. She writes that I won’t trust...
Daring Greatly and Mom’s Bedtime Story
I’m infusing it into my mom cells. Ten years or more of research that helps us move past shame and fear to dive into life as Wholehearted...
Parenting Tip: Powerful Phrase To Use Today
A year ago, my husband and I stayed at the Congress Plaza Hotel on Michigan Ave in the heart of Chicago. Built in the early 1900’s,...