Follow my blog with Bloglovin I was just sitting at a volunteer appreciation breakfast at my son’s school and one of the moms was saying “didn’t we just drop them off for the first day of school?” Now, they’re home and we’re one week in to summer vacation! Yeah. It went fast. There’s something about […] Read more…
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Self Care Savings w/ Groupon Coupons
Guilt, time and money. These are a few of the reasons I hear over and over again when talking to moms about self care. Many of them decide they can’t take time for themselves because of the guilt of doing something just for them. Then there’s the guilt of leaving the kids behind while they indulge. […] Read more…
What Happens When Mom Says Yes
Back when I ran my mommy blog I connected with a local blogger here in Los Angeles. She and a partner run the site MomsLA. They have events all the time around the city and I’d been invited to attend a few. Every time an event came up, I had a scheduling conflict. It was […] Read more…
What Moms Really Want for Mother’s Day
It’s almost Mother’s Day. That means dad’s everywhere are about to make a mess of Target, Hallmark and their local CVS to find a card for their wives, mamas and grandmas. In a few days the card shelves will be bare at those stores and if you haven’t made time to score your “just what […] Read more…
When your passion burns out
I was talking to a friend recently about blogging. We’ve both been doing it for years now and we talked about how it used to be. There used to be more genuine connection, authenticity passion and fun. We used to share freely and enjoy the connection with other people who related to our spot in […] Read more…
How to create a day that ROCKS
Today I will absolutely rock at life. It’s a big statement. I know. But I totally believe it. There are days that my wagon is dragging. There are days when I could use an extra 12 hours of sleep. I’ve decided that today though, I will totally rock it out! How we start the day […] Read more…
This is My Struggle
Never will I say this life is not rewarding. I also won’t lie and say it isn’t a grind. I was reading a post recently that talked about the struggle we have as parents when it comes to balance. That post resonated with me in a big way. For a while now I’ve wanted to […] Read more…
In case you needed a reminder…
Pep talks. I’ve given a few. As an encourager + motivator I spend a lot of time in support mode. It’s just what I do. It’s a good thing. It makes me happy to see other people happy. It fuels me to support other people and be that reminder of the silver lining. I tend to […] Read more…
Good Pain… That’s a thing, right?
I was talking to some moms recently about a self-imposed prison. We were talking about fitness and being firm with yourself about what you will and won’t do for the sake of your fitness and nutrition. There were some moms who said they couldn’t do it. They said it would drive them crazy to impose […] Read more…
Your card has been DECLINED
There are days when I feel like I can seriously run the world. The whole. freaking. world! It’s like I’m so pumped up and the ideas are flowing. I want to clean the house. I want to write a book. I have 10 blog post ideas. I have 3 new course ideas. I’m clearing the […] Read more…
