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I Won’t Miss This

April 6, 2025 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Just about every time I share any parenting-related frustration online, I receive some form of this comment: You’ll miss this stage one day. There may be some validity to this statement. In those cases, only time will tell. But most of the time, I disagree. My kids are 13, 14, 15, 18, and 19. I […]

Filed Under: Setting Boundaries Tagged With: boundaries, growth mindset, parenting, setting boundaries with your kids

It’s Okay

July 17, 2020 by not your average mom 4 Comments

Sometimes we need some reminders. So here are a few of them… You don’t owe anyone an explanation for any of the decisions you make in your life. You don’t have to justify anything to anyone. It’s okay if you want to lose weight and transform your body and document your transformation. It’s also okay […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: decisions, parenting, returning to school, trusting your gut, virtual school

Social Distancing Day 7: This Is Hard

March 19, 2020 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Several women in my membership group were having a rough time today. This is hard, they said. They are right. This is hard. Change is very, very hard. It’s hard when you choose it. It’s even harder when it’s forced upon you. And it’s even harder when it’s forced upon you with literally no notice […]

Filed Under: Life at My House, Mental Health, Parenting Tagged With: parenting, this is hard, working at home during the Coronavirus

The Teenage Years Are Hard

February 27, 2020 by not your average mom 3 Comments

I’m at that point in parenthood that I dreamed about for so many years. That point where I have time at home alone without being clung to and constantly followed. Where I can do something in one room without the fear of something going horribly wrong in another one. I can go grocery shopping alone. […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: kids and social media, parenting, parenting and anxiety, raising teenagers

My Week In Review

February 16, 2020 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

It’s been an interesting week. I finally got back on track in most areas of my life. After wrapping up the middle school swim season and getting one big thing off my plate, I spent last weekend trying to get caught up on sleep. Then I got back on the proverbial wagon. I started getting […]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: parenting

The Universe Is Flinging Reminders At Me Left And Right

February 14, 2020 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Last week after a near nervous breakdown due to majorly overextending myself over the last year, I did some serious soul searching. And I started making changes immediately. For the past couple years, I have confused the words busy and productive. I have been busy for years. Like really, really, REALLY busy. Non stop. All […]

Filed Under: Lessons I've Learned, Parenting Tagged With: parenting

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