Today’s families are burdened with too much to do in too little time, plus extra stress from tech and society. Here are my top 5 tips for simplifying life and regaining some peace! I know I’m not alone in the realization that my kids are growing up in a vastly different world than I did….
Natural birth has always been my dream, but I never thought it was going to happen for me…until it did. Here’s how my birth story unfolded. Birth can be beautiful. Or so I’d read in books like Ina May Gaskin’s Guide to Childbirth, and seen in Hypnobirthing videos and documentaries like “Why Not Home?” and…
As a work at home mom with a preschooler, I’m balancing so many things: multiple businesses, homeschooling, momlife, wifelife, meal planning and prep, cleaning… All the things! I’ve gone through quite a stack of planners on my search to one that actually keeps me on track. I fell in love with the previous version of…
Does this sound familiar? You spy a new planner and it’s so pretty–your favorite colors, snazzy modern features, stickers to go with it. Oh it’s perfect. You bring it home, fill out the first week and then it sits. Under a pile of papers, bills, kids’ homework. Maybe you use it to keep track of…
When my daughter was born, everything changed. It sounds cliche, but the reality was actually quite harsh. I sat there holding this tiny screaming bundle and thought, what have I gotten myself into. In mere minutes I began to question everything about myself and my purpose in life. What was my mission now? What was my…
So you’re trying to live a simple, minimal life…and then you find out a baby is on the way. Oh my! Babies need a lot of stuff. They really do. But if I could do it all over again, I would be far more intentional about keeping all the things minimal. I thought I was…