Category: The Mom Journey
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Leaving a Legacy
More often than I care to admit, I look back on the different parts of my life and I tend to overanalyze decisions I’ve made. Sometimes it is beneficial and I look at different ways I could have handled the situation as a learning process for the future, and other…
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Love at its Finest
I was reading one of my romance novels this past weekend. Just before the wealthy bad boy who doesn’t believe in love, fell for the young social media romantic… He made a comment that love made you stupid. It clouded your judgment and allowed you to romanticize and justify doing…
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It’s Just Building Character Right?
I read a quote recently about finally understanding their parents when they’d say,” you can’t go there, but your friends can come here.” As a parent, your number one job is to protect your kids and guide them as they grow up and become their own person. There is definitely…
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The Perfect Mom
Perfection! Something I’ve been striving for since I was a little girl and realizing now how unattainable it really is. Maybe I’m a few decades too late in coming to the realization. As a mom I strive to remember all the things, utilize my 24 hours to the best that…
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Working towards a Healthy Balance
I find being confident in my own skin is one of the hardest things personally. It’s a constant internal battle of if i’m doing enough, am I setting a good enough example for the kids, the amount of pressure I put on myself when I don’t reach certain goals and…
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Parenting in 2025
If someone asked you what type of parenting style you had, what would you say? Are you more consistent in one category or do you mix and match based on the situation? Are you more assertive or lenient? Are you more structured and/or provide punishments or avoid confrontation and have…
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Things Every Child Needs to Know
Life can never fully prepare you for having children. You can wait as long as possible until you’re in the best spot ever and still those wonderful, yet unpredictable little human beings will throw a curveball your way. They will grow, change, and adapt every second, every minute, and every…
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Reflecting on 2024 with your Partner
Today I’m writing and posting this blog with a grateful heart. Every year my husband and I take a little kid free trip for our anniversary. We’ve been lucky enough to have family to allow this time for us to still be a couple and reconnect since we don’t have…
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Organizing on a Budget
The one thing I have not quite figured out is organization. It is the one thing I found that can either make or break my day. Being organized has been known to lessen stress levels whereas being an unorganized hot mess has been scientifically proven to drive me insane and…
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Navigating the PostPartum Life
Having a baby is an incredible, life-changing experience, and personally I found it to be one of the hardest times emotionally, physically and mentally. Your body is single-handedly creating life and all the necessary components to make sure you and the baby have exactly what you need. Your hormones are…
The Poor Mom Revolution 