How’s it going, what’s going on? How are we doing? Like for realz? I wanted to share with you all some stress management resources for children that we have found beneficial in our house during this crazy stressful time. Where our heads are at: It’s been a whole lot of the same around here and …
To all of us who are feeling shamed.
It’s 4:00pm and I’ve finally relented. After hours of online learning, board games, and outdoor play I’ve let the boys play stupid Fortnite so I can breathe for a few minutes before starting making dinner. As I opened my phone to peruse social media, I saw a few interesting things. I saw funny memes that …
Self Care Friday: Reading
Well. This week has been one for the books. Never in our lives have we seen anything like this, and to be honest, even though I know I am healthy all of the panic has me basically shitting my pants. So I know that all of this Covid19 craziness is SO much to handle. So …
What self care is NOT
Lena Dunham wrote this great instagram post a while back that got me thinking. In it she said: “Be mindful of “self care” not turning into hiding out- there’s a difference.” Here’s the rub. I am the queen of rationalizing hiding out from the world as “self care” but the woman has a point. The …
Self Care Friday: Water
Hey hey! It’s Friday! We have a weekend full of baseball and housework. Wild times ahead! What are ya’ll up to? For this week’s self-care tip, I want to talk about water. The biggest mistake I made when we remodeled our bathroom 6 years ago was to not include a bathtub. Yes, the idea is …
Self Care Friday’s: Shopping
Yup, you read that correctly. Hey hey! It’s Friday! It has been quite a week over hear. The boys didn’t have school this week and my husband was gone most of the week on a business trip. This mama is ready for a break, which is why I thought today’s self-care tip was perfect because …
Self-Care Friday’s (Valentine’s Day Edition)
Happy Valentine’s Day friends! To be honest, I’ve never been a big fan myself. It’s pretty high up there to me on the disappointing holidays list right up there next to New Year’s Eve.Anywho, since today technically is Valentine’s Day and all, I wanted to talk about an important self-care tip for you and your …
Self-Care Fridays
Happy Friday guys! I don’t know about you, but over here the weekends are probably some of our busiest days of the week! I thought that this would be the perfect time to take a minute and think about what you are doing to take better care of YOU, because if you are anything like …
What you believe? What do you have faith in?
Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. We got to spend a lot of time together as a family, which is always my favorite. Friday night I hosted Mommy Happy Hour. Every month or so during the school year a few of us moms take turns hosting a happy hour …