You finally get an evening without karate or cheer team, but everyone’s so exhausted and stressed out that they eat dinner in silence. Or they grab a plate of food and retreat to their bedrooms to play Xbox or text their friends while they scarf down their meal alone. Or worse yet, dinner time turns […]
25 Self-Care Routines for Busy Women
Are you like most women who’re so busy taking great care of everyone else that they neglect their own needs? Let’s face it: it’s hard to find time to do it all. I could totally relax if I could get away for a weekend at a swanky hotel, lounge by the pool, order room service, […]
10 Signs You’re Not Getting Enough “Me-Time”
As women, we’re really good at taking care of everyone’s needs. Everyone, that is, except ourselves. It’s all too easy to neglect ourselves amidst the constant demands of our families, jobs, and outside commitments. Self-care – taking a little time out to relax and recharge – is so important, but most of us don’t get […]
How to Be the Perfect Mom
This post is for all those good moms out there – those hard-working, amazing, ordinary moms who beat themselves up and guilt themselves out over not measuring up. I used to think the perfect mom never yelled. She never lost her temper, never raised her voice. She was always patient and kind. She made cartoon […]
31 Days of Simplicity Day 11: Enjoying the Everyday
I was going to continue with my Simplicity tricks today, but I read a blog post that stopped me in my tracks. We have a crazy day today, running from one event to another. I’m a little stressed just thinking about it. They’re all good events. Important, can’t-miss, wanna-be-there events. But they’ll keep us out […]