Oops and Daisies

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Why Self Care Is Important; How to Make Yourself a Priority Even When You’re Busy

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“You need to take care of yourself too.” When I heard those words - when my oldest was just 4 months old - I felt myself rebel against them a bit. My priority is my daughter and taking care of her, I had thought; her needs come before mine. And in many ways - nearly 5 years later - that’s still true. But I’ve come to learn something important: I’m the best mom and wife and sister and … [Read more...]

Why I choose a Word of the Year over New Year Resolutions

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I don’t do resolutions, or at least I haven’t in a few years. But chances are you’ve already seen people on Facebook sharing what their “word of the year” is and why they’ve chosen that word. To me, WOTY is like a resolution, but oh so much better. Everyone has their reasons for this, but for me in particular a “word of the year” has become a touchstone of sorts. It’s looking at the bigger … [Read more...]

You’re Not Alone: Life is Messy – A Pledge to Start Sharing More of my ‘Zoomed Out’ Moments

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I’ve always struggled with worrying what other people think of me. But who hasn’t? (Well if you haven’t speak up; I want to know your secret). If I’m being honest, I think that might be one of the reasons I’m so positive on social media. Okay, yes, I’m largely a positive person; I’ve been “criticized” for being too optimistic… but part of it is, yes, I’m trying to focus on the positive, because … [Read more...]

In Praise of Slowing Down

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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

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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...]

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