How do we know if we’re overwhelmed and overloaded, or if it just feels like it? Why does our capacity change as moms over the years and through different seasons? What if we had some concepts and terminology to help us talk about these feelings we experience in our daily lives? Maybe we could figure […]
7 Ways that I’m resisting depression this month
Last week I felt myself sliding inexorably into that depression I had feared was coming. My baby is 8 months old and he is the fourth and last of our four kids, all boys. My toddler is 2 1/2 years old. These two are the exact same difference, 21 months apart, as my oldest two […]
Growth Exercise: How to Log Your Time
When we want to make a change in our life, the best place to start is to find time for new energy and activity to put toward that change. And the best way to make time for something new is to simply observe what you are currently doing with your time. For more about time […]
Self Discovery Exercise: List your dreams
What do you want? To travel? Learn a new skill? Accomplish a goal? Have a new experience? Add a certain regular quality to your life? It’s important to know what you want. Sometimes as moms of young children we can become so engrossed in daily life and the process of raising small children that we […]
Summer 2017 Reading List
Do you typically read fiction books, non-fiction, or neither? I love non-fiction and generally devote about 90% of my reading time to it, with the exception of the rare occasions where my brain needs a break and I look for some quality fiction that will give me a mental breather instead of watching something which […]
How I chose my career and ended up where I am today
This was a request from a reader who was the first friend I made through this blog (so exciting!). I thought it was a great question, I’ve been working up to answering it, and am glad for the opportunity to reflect on how I got where I am, and share the story with her and all […]