Hello friends, It has been awhile. It’s crazy that a year has come and gone. So much has changed yet so much has remained the same. As the New Year holiday approaches I have taken some time to reflect back on the reality of what this past year was vs what I had built itContinue reading “Things to Let Go of in 2023”
Category Archives: Everything in Between
Working to Overcome Self-Sabotage
The middle years are filled with so many “ah ha” moments and lately I am finding it more and more difficult to commit to personal growth, and to break patterns of behavior, especially those embedded within my daily routines. For many years of my adult life, I have functioned in survival mode, driven by stress,Continue reading “Working to Overcome Self-Sabotage”
“Slap-gate”: Enough is Enough
Can we just stop for a minute. What are we really doing by obsessing about this? Lets stop using “slap-gate” as a distraction and taking sides on this situation and ignoring the fact that this is just one of the many incidences of violence that takes place in our communities every single day. Let’s notContinue reading ““Slap-gate”: Enough is Enough”
How much are you willing to invest in yourself?
A question that I have considered now more than ever in my life is “How much are you willing to invest in yourself?” It is not an easy question to answer. It would make sense that I would say 100% of everything I’ve got, but this has just not been my reality. Most days IContinue reading “How much are you willing to invest in yourself?”
Find Your Spark: Fill Your “Cup”
“You can’t pour from an empty cup”, or so they say. There is some truth in this statement but in reality we pour from an empty “cup” more often than not. My “cup” has been empty for years, and the reality is that the only person who can fill it, is me. It’s taken meContinue reading “Find Your Spark: Fill Your “Cup””
3 ways to Improve your Mindset for the Week Ahead
It’s Sunday evening, you put the kids to bed, throw on some sweats (I’ve been in mine all day) pour a glass of wine and start to compile the mental to-do list for the week ahead. Staying on top of everyones schedules is a job in itself and add that to a full-time work scheduleContinue reading “3 ways to Improve your Mindset for the Week Ahead”
“Girls Night”: The Self-Care routine we didn’t know we needed!
I am just going to come out and say it…Adulting can sometimes be the worst, parenting is hard, and we are all tired. There is hardly enough time in the day to get everything on the to do list done. Throw in a child who forgot to tell you about an upcoming math test orContinue reading ““Girls Night”: The Self-Care routine we didn’t know we needed!”
Overthinking and The “What if…?” Playlist
“Take a deep breath, and another and another…calm down, it’s fine, your fine, you got this.”~ Me to myself every single day Overthinking is a curse. I used to think that as I got older all the “What if…?” scenarios that play on repeat in my head would stop. They haven’t and motherhood just pushedContinue reading “Overthinking and The “What if…?” Playlist”
10 Important Quotes to Live By
I find so much joy in reading a good quote, especially when I come across one that is relevant to something I am going through in that moment. Quotes can change our outlook and impact our mood, much like music, they can evoke a feeling of peace and calmness, guide us in a positive directionContinue reading “10 Important Quotes to Live By”
The Midlife Mama 