A beginner's guide to starting a daily journaling practice In this post, I'll share my top 5 tips to start a journaling routine that you'll enjoy and want to continue. *This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, I may receive a small commission at no ... READ the POST
Words Of Encouragement For Every Tired New Mom
If I could go back in time, I would tell my pre-parent self a few words of support to give some perspective to a tired new mom. I found out I was having twins at my first ultrasound when I was 7 weeks pregnant. The technician studied the screen on the ultrasound machine, then looked at me and ... READ the POST
How To Practice Gratitude And Find Joy Every Day
Start a Daily Gratitude Practice With Journal Prompts I’ve been journaling for years - it’s how I process life as an introvert. But I didn’t actively start a gratitude journal practice until my mom passed away suddenly from a complication of heart disease in July 2019. This was the first major ... READ the POST
My Bell’s Palsy Story – What it is, Treatment, and Recovery
May is mental health awareness month, so I wanted to share my Bell’s Palsy journey and recovery. What is Bell’s Palsy, how do you get it, and can you recover from it? Those are the top three questions I’m asked whenever I mention that I’ve suffered from Bell’s Palsy. I don’t bring it up often, ... READ the POST
The Best Pregnancy Books For New Moms
As soon as I found out that I was pregnant, as a first-time mom, I started reading all of the books. I read about what to expect during each trimester, how to breastfeed, all about sleep schedules, feeding routines, and so much more. Most of the books I read were generally good reads. And then there ... READ the POST
How To Be More Productive As A Work At Home Mom
So you've decided to trade in a 9-to-5 office job to be a work-at-home-mom. Or your circumstances have changed so that now you're a mompreneur working from home. Congratulations, you now have the freedom to do whatever you want, whenever you want to. Just kidding, that was before kids. Maybe you ... READ the POST