A Little Quality Time May Be Just What You Both Need
It is easy to feel like you aren’t a good mom. Like you are failing. Here’s my story on how I came up short but still found a way to connect…
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The Only Parts of Childhood That Last Forever Are the Memories, and I Don’t Want To Be Too Busy To Make Them With You
“What was your favorite part of the day?” I asked as I tucked you into bed tonight. It’s the same question I ask every night before…
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Dear Young Mom, Take Your Time
This morning I was sat in the grocery store parking lot writing out a list of the things I needed when in the lane across my from me, I noticed a…
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Dear Mama, You Are a Gift
My oldest walked over to me as I stood at the kitchen island prepping dinner. In the midst of music playing and witching-hour-tantrums from her…
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My House is a Mess, But I’m Trying Harder Than You Know
I cleaned all day today. Literally. We’re hosting a family birthday party tomorrow and I wanted the place to look presentable. I folded laundry…
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Make Room For Mom Friends in Your Life—You Need Them More Than You Know
The hardest stage to keep close friendships is literally the one we all need it most. Mom friendships are important while raising children for so…
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Spend Time With Your Kids Every Chance You Get
Snow day . . . before Christmas . . . in the month of December—for the working mom or any mom, it might as well be a natural disaster. I…
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Moms Spend All Day Doing Things That Never Get Done
Dear husband, I know I said I was going to clean the kitchen today. So you might be surprised when you get home and see the kitchen is in fact, not…
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Hey Mama, You Don’t Have to Do it All
I know it feels like you have to do everything, mama. But you don’t. You don’t need to have a perfect nutritionally sound meal plan every day of…
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Motherhood is No Excuse—See Your Doctor, Mama
Recently I made a joke about making all my neglected doctor visits now that my youngest is in school three days a week. The schedulers call and I’m…
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