Upon embarking on any venture in life, most of us have some kind of expectation attached to the outcome of that venture. I decided to make cookies yesterday…I expected they would be delicious. (They were.) I went to a kickboxing class last night…I expected it would kick my butt. (It did. I can barely move …
I think sometimes people (myself included) forget that even though you might have an “easy” (or a “happy” or “good-natured”) child, that same child is still entitled to her fair share of hard moments, toddler meltdowns, and general whiny-ness. And that those moments are okay. They are normal. They are part of growing up. As …
a picture of me right now Time I woke up: 7 A.M. (a little early for me–normally I wake up closer to 8) First thing I did upon waking: said a prayer, then sneaked into the bathroom as quietly as possible so as not to wake up Raven Current weather: snowing (and pretty hard, too) …
In a time of year when I should be feeling beyond motivated to set resolutions for the new year, I’m feeling a little lackluster in the dreaming department. During a season when I should be feeling grateful and counting my blessings, I find that once they’re counted, I might feel content for the next ten …
I’ve been thinking a bit lately about what it means to live life to the fullest, to “carp the deem,” if you will. On the surface, the adage that tells us to “seize the day” has been interpreted as being a sort of early front-runner of sayings like YOLO (“you only live once,” for those …
A couple weeks ago, I talked about one of my “ideal mom goals” (which was to try and take Raven outside every single day). I’m here today to share another one: My philosophy of letting her do something if she’s capable of doing it. At first, as a brand-new mom, I was obsessed with reading …
Telling people recently about my decision to quit and stay home full-time with Raven has gotten me comments from both ends of the spectrum– I’ve had moms who expressed sadness that I had to work my baby’s first year of life, who have told me that it must have been hard to miss milestones and …
I have a lot of “Mom Ideals” that I’m constantly trying to live up to: – no screen time while Raven is awake! – fresh produce at every meal! – read books to her whenever she asks! (which is all. the. time.) – have enrichment activities with her each day! While I’m definitely not 100% …
