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Embracing Discomfort

June 25, 2019 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I am of the mindset that my purpose is to be constantly growing and changing. In order to be the best version of myself and the person I aspire to be, I need to embrace change. We all do. But change is not easy. Easy is doing what you always do. Easy is doing what […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: change, discomfort, embracing discomfort, moving out of your comfort zone

It’s Not Supposed To Be Easy

May 21, 2019 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Parenting, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: change, discomfort, how to make changes, making change in your life, struggle

NOT THIS

April 12, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

Sometimes you get into a routine, and it becomes so ingrained and so automatic that you don’t question it. You don’t reassess or reevaluate. You just run on autopilot. Over and over and over again. Like a hamster. Then something comes up and changes your routine and you have an aha moment. You see things […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: change, elizabeth gilbert, liz gilbert, moving out of your comfort zone, NOT THIS

Nothing Changes When Nothing Changes

May 26, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

I found out a week ago that my husband was let go from his job. I was angry. Really angry. I was angry because there was no warning. I was angry because we were completely unprepared. I was angry because he did nothing wrong and he was a really good employee. I was angry because […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: asshole, change, divorce, marriage, money, reflection

20 Things You Can Do To Be a Great Parent

October 28, 2016 by not your average mom 2 Comments

Yesterday I came across this question when I was wasting time on Facebook: “I’m going to be a first-time dad in a few weeks… I’m quite nervous! Does anyone have some helpful tips on how I can be a great dad? “ About a millionĀ things immediately popped into my head. It doesn’t matter whether you […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: change, consistency, dad, exercise, father, great, hugs, mistakes, mom, mother, parent, priority, schedule

Your husband just wants your respect. But are you giving it to him?

July 5, 2016 by not your average mom 9 Comments

Last week a reader left a comment in response to the post I wrote about marriage being really fucking hard. It was a comment from a male reader, and in it he said: What I do know is this, wives want to be loved and they want their husband to validate their love for them […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: change, decision, dishwasher, husband, judgment, kids, laundry, marriage, respect, wives

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