Confession time. I’m addicted to being busy. Slowing down? It’s not my forte. Over my handful of decades on this earth, I’ve had to force myself more than once to quit a few things because I’d taken on far too much. I’ve had problems saying “no” to things people asked me to do. Now as […]
Holiday Gift Ideas for Busy Moms
When someone asks me what I want for the holidays, it takes me awhile to come up with things. And when I do have a “list” to share it tends to be really practical stuff: socks, clothes, things to help me organize. This year, with buying a house and doing renovations, I literally asked my […]
Work From Home Mom Challenges, But 5 Reasons It’s Worth Every Second
Working from home isn’t at all what I expected it to be. Before I had my first, I thought, naively, oh, since I’ll be home, I’ll have SO much time to get things done! My daughter will sleep or play, while I do work, and the house will always be clean. HA! That was definitely […]
How to Bullet Journal Work-at-Home-Mom Style
Let me preface this post by saying this: when I saw these beautiful bullet journal designs on Pinterest I thought, Cool idea, but I don’t think I’d EVER have the time to do that! But, the trend of bullet journals kept catching my eye, and the whole concept totally had me intrigued. I am a […]
What’s Your Why? 5 Steps to Finding Your Mission and Purpose
When it comes to paid work, I’ve heard that the average person spends about 21% of their waking life working. That’s a huge chunk of your life! When you also consider that, apparently, 80% of people are unhappy with their job, that’s a lot of time spent unhappily. But I believe it: just one scroll […]