Category: The Mom Journey
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He’s all grown up
Tomorrow is the official day my baby boy turns 11 years old. He’s been by our side for 4014 days and I honestly just can’t believe it. How does this much time pass and simultaneously feel like yesterday he came into our lives. I always surprise myself with the emotions…
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Decluttering my life/house/everything
One of the easiest ways to destress and lower my anxiety is cleaning and purging. I’ve found it pretty therapeutic over the years, but sometimes it’s hard to find the motivation. Recently, I’ve been feeling extremely overwhelmed by my house. The moment I walk in, I feel as though I…
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Getting Your Pink Back
I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of the flamingo phenomenon of ‘losing your pink.’ As parents, their color fades to white/light pink when all of their energy goes to their young. Like flamingos we are always giving so much energy, love and care to those around us that there…
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The Generational War to Nowhere
We were in the car on our way home when my son wanted to share something that happened to him that day. He explained that someone said something kind of mean and he didn’t like it. My kids were explaining why they didn’t understand how people could be mean in…
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Intentional, Purposeful & Determined!
2024 for me was all about being intentional! -Being intentional with those I allow into my life and around my family -Being intentional with my choices and allowing myself to say no if it doesn’t suit my mental, physical or emotional needs. -Being intentional with our finances and allowing myself…
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Mind Games, Hopes and Dreams
Ever have something on your mind that plays on repeat over and over again? Lately, I’ve been thinking about my future plans and what I want down the road. For so long I’ve been stuck in the now and trying to get through each day and it has been more…
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Looking back to look ahead!
With yet another school year coming to an end, I’ve been reflecting a lot about my teaching days. I’ve officially hit my 4th year of being out of the classroom and some days it feels like just yesterday and other times it feels like a lifetime ago. It’s so weird…
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What’s with the title “Poor Mom Revolution?”
When I first started this blog writing journey I was driving home from work. I was thinking about all the things that have happened and where I wanted to be and was going through all these different scenarios in my head. Basically, I wanted to compile what my niche would…
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Parenting Expectations vs Reality
One of the hardest things about parenting so far are the predetermined expectations we have for our kids. We have this mindset of where we think they’ll be at specific times and it doesn’t always work out that way. Many times we’re flying blind and I’ve spoken before about how…
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Big Rocks Theory
There was a theory called “Big Rocks” that I had heard for the first time when I started working at my summer camp. During our orientation back when I was in college, they did a demonstration that I still think about on a daily basis. The term Big Rocks is…
The Poor Mom Revolution 