Confession time. I’m addicted to being busy. Slowing down? It's not my forte. Over my handful of decades on this earth, I’ve had to force myself more than once to quit a few things because I’d taken on far too much. I’ve had problems saying “no” to things people asked me to do. Now as a mom, I find myself filling our calendar with classes, “field trips” to the library and park, and play … [Read more...]
Holiday Gift Ideas for Busy Moms
When someone asks me what I want for the holidays, it takes me awhile to come up with things. And when I do have a “list” to share it tends to be really practical stuff: socks, clothes, things to help me organize. This year, with buying a house and doing renovations, I literally asked my mom for curtains. So what do we moms really want? Trust me when I say we’ll be super appreciative of practical … [Read more...]
Work From Home Mom Challenges, But 5 Reasons It’s Worth Every Second
Working from home isn’t at all what I expected it to be. Before I had my first, I thought, naively, oh, since I’ll be home, I’ll have SO much time to get things done! My daughter will sleep or play, while I do work, and the house will always be clean. HA! That was definitely a ‘pre-kid’ mindset. I had no conception of how life (and work) would change so drastically once our family grew. And if … [Read more...]
How to Bullet Journal Work-at-Home-Mom Style
Let me preface this post by saying this: when I saw these beautiful bullet journal designs on Pinterest I thought, Cool idea, but I don’t think I’d EVER have the time to do that! Even so, the trend of bullet journals kept catching my eye, and the whole concept totally intrigued me. I am a lover of to-do lists. I used to have notecards and post it notes, and slips of paper EVERYWHERE with my … [Read more...]
What’s Your Why? 5 Steps to Finding Your Mission and Purpose
When it comes to paid work, I’ve heard that the average person spends about 21% of their waking life working. That’s a huge chunk of your life! When you also consider that, apparently, 80% of people are unhappy with their job, that’s a lot of time spent unhappily. But I believe it: just one scroll through Facebook on a Sunday night, and I see people lamenting about the fact that they have to … [Read more...]
