So, I did a Thing

I’m gonna be honest for a minute. My shop was sucking the life out of me.  It was taking time away from my kids, my home, and my friends. It was making pennies and was becoming something I wasn’t excited to wake up and do each day. So, I did a thing. Folks – I […]

Will the Real Slim Shady Please Stand Up

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Guess who’s back, back again… Shady’s back…tell a friend.   Yup – it’s stuck in your head now. #sorrynotsorry (and yes, I realize that I just referenced two different Eminem songs).   I am back to blogging – and not just blogging occasionally. I’ve got an arsenal set up and […]

PIVOT! A Change of Focus

Pivot! Ya know that friends episode where Ross, Chandler, and Rachel try to get a couch up the stairs? That is how I have felt my January went. The motherhood journey can really do that to us – can’t it?! We get going with one direction and get stuck. No matter how hard we try […]

5 Ways to Have an Intentional Christmas With Your Baby

Baby’s first Christmas! It’s such and exciting and magical time! All the lights, music and excitement around gifts can make you wonder how you ever thought it was magical before baby was born. But alas, it can be an overwhelming time as well – finding the perfect gifts for your little one, making sure you […]

October Goals

October Goals and Beating Your Overwhelm I can’t believe October is here already and it’s time to make October goals. The last few months have flown by. God has been doing amazing things around here. Maybe not all measurable but surely in my own life and outlook. September I began my journey of finding true […]

Why I Make Goals As A Mama – September Goals

I am so excited to start this series again with my September Goals. I love making goals and I love sharing them with you all. Why I Make Goals As A Mama I know, I know – I am not a business blog. Most of my readers don’t have a business – so why do […]

Removing the Labels on Motherhood

Crunchy, Granola, Silky, Modern, Mainstream, Alternative, Scrunchy – do those “labels” make you cringe like they do me? Does your blood boil when someone asks you what kind of mom you may be? What is up with all of these labels? I have polled and asked around, what exactly makes you what label. Some make […]

Naptime Notes: This is Motherhood Community

This is Motherhood Community A few weekends ago, I, along with my husband and close friends, completed the Tough Mudder. (If you haven’t heard of it before, it’s a ten-mile obstacle course that is a little insane at times.) It’s always been on my bucket list and once I had kids, the thought of accomplishing […]

I’m Pregnant … Now What?! Quick Start Guide to Your Pregnancy

Congratulations! You’ve recently found out that you are pregnant. Whether this is a planned pregnancy, a surprise or something in between, we are happy to be at your service through the next nine months and beyond. I’m Pregnant Now What?! Now that you are actually pregnant, you may be asking yourself, now what? What am […]

How to Create a Routine with a Newborn

Create a routine with a newborn! I know, it sounds impossible, if not nuts! But many of us have other responsibilities and when you have a newborn with no schedule it seems impossible to do anything else. You want to be able to jump back into what you were doing before you gave birth, you […]