We all have things we want to change about our current situation. We might want to change our spending habits or something in our marriage or our weight or how we parent our kids or our level of fitness. But change is not easy. And our brains are wired for finding the easiest way to […]
Parenting
Are Limiting Beliefs Holding You Back?
When was the last time you said to yourself I’m not good at (fill in the blank) or I’ll never be ready for (fill in the blank) or I’m too inexperienced to (fill in the blank) or I’ll never succeed at (fill in the blank) or I’m too fat/thin/old/young to (fill in the blank) or […]
What I Want For Mother’s Day
Every year when I am asked the question, “What do you want for Mother’s Day?” I say the same things. I want to be able to do all the stuff I used to before I had kids. I want someone else to clean my house. I want some appreciation for everything I do. But I […]
Moms Get Shit Done
When I was a young mom, I compared myself to every other mom out there. My house wasn’t as clean as theirs was, my kids weren’t dressed as nicely as theirs were, I wasn’t as thin as them, as pretty as them, as put together as them, as organized as them… The list went on […]
Every Elementary School Needs A School Musical
Ten weeks ago, I, along with three other moms, volunteered to direct and produce the 4th grade play at Number 5’s school. We did this not because that’s how it’s always happened, but because this was the first year in as many years as we could remember that there was not going to be a […]
A (Big) Step In The Right Direction
This is Number 3’s phone. I’ll get to the significance of the photo in a minute. First, it’s important to know a few things. Number 3 is in 8th grade, and he just got his first phone about two months ago. I believe he may have actually been the last person in his grade to […]