Category: The Mom Journey
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Life of an allergy mama
If there’s one thing I never thought I’d be, it was a mother to a child with severe allergies. When you have a child, the only thing that you want and wish for is for them to be happy, healthy and safe. You do everything in your power to make…
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Protecting Your Energy
I’ve never really been one to believe solely on fate or things strictly happening for a reason, but I’ve always believed that our brains hold power and our energies project to those around us. Anyone can make you believe something if it’s said or taught enough whether it’s positive or…
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Weight: The Struggle Bus is Real!
Weight loss for me has always been a roller coaster, yo-yo or whatever you call the up and down fluctuations. I don’t know about you, but weight loss is always based on how my life is going. Sometimes I’m on cloud 9 with my head on straight, meal prepping for…
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2024: New Year’s Resolutions
Holy moly! It is officially 2024! I can’t believe how quickly the past year has come and gone. I feel like just last year, I was making a plan on how the next 365 days were going to go and what expectations I had for myself and “poof” here we…
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Adult time: Dating your Person
Family has always been most important to me. Growing up I remember taking day trips, movie nights, family game nights and having dinners together in the kitchen. When my husband and I were talking about the what if’s of our future, this topic inevitably came up often. What would be…
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My journey to quit teaching
In the midst of all my previous blogs, you may have realized that I am no longer a teacher. I’ve made a couple hints to why leaving after 9 years was the best solution for me, but because I know so many people are in a similar boat of contemplating…
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The New Buzz Word: Boundaries
When I was a teacher, every in-service day or meeting would throw around “buzz words.” These were the popular, common words used to describe teaching important skills like differentiated instruction, growth mindset and all that jazz. The moment I became a parent, the new buzz word was boundaries. This is…
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Communication is Key
If I’m being honest, I feel as though communication is one of the hardest skills to master. It takes years and years of practice and the earlier the craft is practiced the better. Once again, there’s no handbook on how to do this and every generation is figuring out what…
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Parenting is the hardest job you’ll ever love!
They say parenting is the hardest job you’ll ever love! There are no rules or set game plans of how everything’s supposed to work. You are in a continual state of managing your own life, fears, and personal growth all while doing the absolute same for miniature versions of yourself.…
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Mom Friends
I’ve become really good at being alone as a mother. Now don’t get me wrong. I have always been a social butterfly, always making plans and going out and loving every second of it. I’ve always been pretty outgoing, positive and made friends easily! I just remember how simple relationships…
The Poor Mom Revolution 