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Self-Care
Healthcare providers –especially those who specialize in mental health – love to talk about self-care. “Don’t forget to make time for self-care!” “Self-care is important!” “You deserve self-care too!” These are all phrases I hear all of the time both from my own providers and from moms reporting back from their providers but I don’t…
Read MoreStains Be Gone
Can we take a minute to talk about something that we all like to ignore? LAUNDRY… I know there are some unicorns out there (like my own mother) who actually enjoy doing laundry but if you are like me and most of my own mom friends – laundry is not your favorite chore. For me…
Read MoreKindergarten
Where did the summer go? I feel like I blinked and suddenly it’s September. Similarly, I blinked and my firstborn son became a kindergartener. As you read this, he already has his two weeks of elementary school under his belt. As a teacher myself, I LOVE back to school. I will fully admit that shopping…
Read MoreFriendship
As moms, we all know how important friendship is. Not only do we want our children to have successful friendships, we – ourselves- also need strong friendships in our lives. Human beings were not meant to be alone. We were meant to live with one another and help each other –especially women who historically worked…
Read MoreBirthdays
Last week I celebrated my birthday. The night before I was lying in bed waiting for my one-year-old to fall asleep and I started thinking about how much my view of birthdays has changed since I became a mother. When I was a child I remember looking forward to my birthday because it was the…
Read MoreSingle Moms and Military Spouses
For those who don’t know my background… when my husband and I were married, he was an active-duty soldier in the United States Army. He served in Iraq just before our wedding and then spent a year in Korea a little over a year later. When his original contract was fulfilled, my husband switched over…
Read More5 Years
Just this past week my firstborn son turned 5. It still feels strange to type that out. If you are reading this post on the day it publishes you will probably be reading it while I am attending his preschool graduation. I didn’t even know that preschool graduation was a thing! The past year and…
Read MoreGet In The Photo Mama!
I was reading a magazine the other day and stumbled upon a piece that had asked readers to write in and tell the magazine about an event or moment that they wish they had a photo of but don’t. There were many different responses covering a wide variety of memories from a graduation ceremony to…
Read MoreMilk Donation
Over the past almost five years of my breastfeeding journey I have read and heard countless stories about mothers who have donated their breastmilk to babies in need. I have always been stunned by the love and generosity behind these stories. Pumping is really one of the ultimate labors of love. It can be time…
Read MoreYou’re Stronger than You Think
Remember when you were 9 months pregnant and you started to panic thinking that you wouldn’t be able to make it to your due date? Remember when you thought you couldn’t possibly deliver that beautiful baby into the world? Remember when you thought you wouldn’t make it to the end of the week with your…
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