No, this title is neither a misspelling nor an invitation to make a list of shortcomings; moms are good enough at being hard on themselves without added incentive. Instead, this is about a simple tool which can help you get back on track if you have a particular area of life that isn’t working so …
Category Archive: Personal Growth
Feb 03
2-4-6-8, who do YOU appreciate?
February, the month associated with love, is upon us. This is the perfect time to look at those people who you most appreciate, and consider how to best share your sentiments. Why is appreciation so important? Several reasons, actually. It improves your mindset. You can’t simultaneously focus on what’s right and what’s wrong; expressing …
Jan 27
Resolve to be more productive!
When I speak to groups of moms, the issue of productivity almost always comes up. For most moms there aren’t enough hours in the day, and there are usually more things on the to-do list than you can possibly squeeze in to the 24 hours you have, especially when 23 of those hours seem to …
Jan 06
Resolve to be a tortoise
It’s hard to believe 10 years have passed since everyone breathed a sigh of relief that Y2K didn’t bring society as we knew it to a screeching halt at the stroke of midnight on 1/1/2000. And now a whole new decade is beginning. Looking back to where you were at the start of the …
Dec 23
The gift of letting go
You’ve probably spent a good amount of time this month finding the perfect gift for each person on your list, but often the best gift you can give yourself isn’t one from a store; it’s the gift of letting go of things in your life which no longer serve you. Here are just a …
Nov 24
Giving thanks… every day
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, this is the perfect time to focus on giving thanks in our own lives. Many families go around the Thanksgiving table and share what each person is thankful for, but what happens on all the other days of the year? The more you can regularly appreciate everything there is …
Nov 18
Inner You vs. Outer You
Do you sometimes feel like you have a split personality? If you’re like a lot of moms, who you are on the inside may not match who you are on the outside, and who you know yourself to be may not be the person you want to show the world. Reconciling the inner you and …
Oct 14
Dream a little (or not so little) dream
Do you have a dream? Not a kid-related dream (though of course you’d love for your toddler to be potty trained and for all your children to get along perfectly), but rather a dream just for you? It’s sometimes tough in the midst of motherhood to see beyond the present moment at all. Days and …
