My daughter is obsessed with water, and taking one cup to fill another. I’m sure it’s a toddler thing. But the other night during bath time, she was pouring the water back and forth, and she suddenly looked in the empty cup, and exclaimed, “Where did it all go?!?” Maybe it was my tired pregnant mama brain, but it made me think about that saying, about cups being half full or half empty. I … [Read more...]
5 Steps to Time Management When You Work From Home
Where does the time go? Sometimes it feels like a day zips by in a blink of an eye, and I used to wonder if I even truly got anything done. But as I’ve said time and time again, things changed after I had my daughter. Not only did I realize that time is precious and to enjoy the time at home with her, but I also realized if I was going to make being a work-from-home mom work than I needed … [Read more...]
The Importance of Positive Energy: Review of ‘The Energy Bus’ by Jon Gordon
I’ve been called an ‘optimist’ plenty of times in my life. It’s often a compliment but not always. People have rolled their eyes at me and wondered out loud how I could have possibly turned something negative into a positive. But here’s the thing: not everything rolls off my shoulders. Sometimes it takes me a while to shake something off and see the good in what’s happened. But, more and more, … [Read more...]
Lessons in Resilience and Never Giving Up
I love the age Little Miss is at right now -- almost two years old. (Then again, I feel like I say that at every new “age.”) The connections she’s making, the words she’s learning, her bubbling personality. Everything! Of course though, with growing up and learning so much, she’s also discovering the world doesn’t revolve around her every want. With that new realization, I’ve already seen the … [Read more...]
What’s Your Answer to ‘Why’?
Little Miss has a new favorite word: “Why?” I feel like she’s started early with this question... she’s not even two! But if I ask her to do just about anything, or if I say we “need” to do something, the first thing out of her sweet little mouth is often “why?” It’s not always easy to answer. I try to answer as fully and as best I can, telling her that we clean up our toys because it … [Read more...]
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