Sometimes in the midst of taking care of everyone else, us moms forget to invest in ourselves. Self-care looks different for everyone, but there are a million and one ways to take a moment and show yourself a little love. Here are 40+ ways to invest in yourself! (includes affiliate links) Read a book Paint your nails (love this stuff!) Curl up with a warm cup of tea, coffee, hot cocoa. Diffuse essential oils or light a candle Take a bath Pedicure Manicure Facial Take ...
BEST SELF
Personal Growth and Favorite Things
One thing I have become very passionate about is self-growth and investing in myself. Today I wanted to share two awesome books that I would recommend if you want to be intentional with your creativity, growth or leadership. *contains affiliate links The first book is, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert. I even followed up that book with her podcast, where she trades off working with people to meet their creative goals and guests who speak as experts on the ...
My Why
Once upon a time, I had a toddler and newborn baby and my husband came home to me "playing" on the computer while the toddler played and I bounced the baby in the bouncy chair. When he asked me what I was doing, I told him I was starting a blog. I wasn't sure what that meant or what exactly I was doing or even why. Looking back, I can see that I was searching for some sort of identity outside of being a mom--something that was just for me. I had quit my job as a teacher and was home all ...
Raising a Family is Hard
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by OxiClean ™ through their partnership with POPSUGAR.While I was compensated by POPSUGAR to write a post about OxiClean ™ all opinions are my own. Raising a family is hard work. Having four kids has taught me a lot of things. I often have people tell me that they don't know how I do it, or that they couldn't. That their two have them exhausted and they could never have four. But I'm not any more special than those people. I don't do it ...
What I learned after Breastfeeding Four Kids
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Medela through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated by POPSUGAR to write this post about Medela all opinions are my own. When I was pregnant with our first child, Quinn, I knew I wanted to breastfeed. I knew breastfeeding had lots of health benefits for both me and that baby. I also knew I could save a good chunk of change not having to buy formula. I even took a breastfeeding class. The class made me feel like it was natural and I ...
