Ever felt like you’re running on empty trying to make everyone else’s holidays magical? Listen… you can absolutely enjoy the holidays and prioritize yourself—both are possible, and you don’t need a PhD in Logistics to make it happen. But, let’s be honest—so often, we get stuck in the same cycle year after year: overcommitting, trying […]
simplifying the holidays
The First Christmas Was Pretty Simple
Six years ago I wrote a post entitled To All the Moms At Christmas, and I re-shared it a couple days ago on the NYAM Facebook page. When I wrote that post the kids were 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 years old. Everyone believed in Santa. I was in the thick of parenting young […]
This Could Be A Gift
One of the biggest gifts to come out of the pandemic is the ways in which my life has been simplified. It has put a big spotlight on how crazy life was before March. And it’s helped me figure out what is really most important to me. We are 9 days away from Thanksgiving (in […]