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Ten Years From Now Your Results Will Be Irrelevant

May 8, 2023 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Do you know who held your high school’s record in the 500 free when you were a senior? Probably not. And unless you’re familiar with competitive swimming, there’s a really good chance you have no idea what the heck a 500 free even is (it’s 500 yards freestyle – 20 lengths of the pool). Do […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: focusing on results, results

It’s Not Scary Anymore

May 4, 2023 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

It’s been a little over two years since my divorce was finalized. I have learned A LOT in the last two years.  The biggest lesson I’ve learned has been about fear. I just wanted to send you a little reminder. I stayed in a really messed up marriage for a long time because I was […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: why you need to move out of your comfort zone

Not Your Average FREE Bingo Series

April 30, 2023 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Tomorrow is May 1st and there’s something about starting a new month on a Monday, right? It’s been a while since I ran a free Bingo series, so I figured now was the perfect time! What’s a Bingo Series? It’s just a fun way to start making sure you spend a little time focusing on yourself […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Self Care Tagged With: focusing on yourself, prioritizing yourself, self-care bingo

Are you hiking with your eyes open or closed?

April 12, 2023 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I’ve spent a lot of my life just trying to survive and not really enjoying much of anything. There have been so many times my only goal was to just make it until bedtime. Just get the kids to bed and then try to stay awake for at least a little while to be conscious […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: being present, hiking, practicing gratitude

Your beliefs aren’t facts.

April 11, 2023 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I’ve been doing a lot of work on myself in the last two years. In particular, I’ve really been working on my beliefs. I’m not sure I ever really spent that much time thinking about my beliefs pre-divorce. And I definitey didn’t really question too many of them. Or any of them. It wasn’t until […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: empowerment, empowerment day, limiting beliefs, mindset shifts

I’m still perpetuating the problem

January 23, 2023 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I’m a recovering people-pleaser. It’s something I’ve really been working on, especially in the last two years. It hasn’t been until fairly recently that I even realized this was a big problem for me. It’s led to some unhealthy behaviors and habits. It’s prevented me from taking care of myself. And ultimately, it makes me […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned Tagged With: being honest vs. being kind, codependency, people-pleasers, people-pleasing, teaching your kids to be honest

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