Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Jaimi} I like to think that as a mom I have a little bit of insight into what moms like and appreciate when it comes to gifts. Useful things that last a while and can be used over and over again are so … [Read more...]
Stop Feeling Guilty For Taking Me-Time
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lauren} I love being a stay at home mom. It was my dream as a child to grow up, have a family and stay at home with my kids. I feel so blessed to be able to this and enjoy spending quality time with … [Read more...]
Action Plan for the Tired Mom
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa Brown} Do you burn out from being a stay at home mom from time to time? You need a plan of action for the tired mom! Maybe you are burned out right now and you wonder how you are going to … [Read more...]
New Year’s Resolutions for Moms
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Jaimi} When we become moms, we do not give up everything for our kids. It feels like it many times because we really do not get to choose when it’s time to eat, sleep or even take a shower. That all … [Read more...]
Handling the Stress of being a Mom
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Heather} Most of the immense pressure I've been feeling as a mom is self-induced. It is me getting in my own head. It is me pushing too hard and not allowing myself grace. Maybe it's because I'm … [Read more...]
Positive Journaling: Stress Relief for Moms
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Guest Post by Jennie Jussaume} Have you ever found yourself yelling at your kids and wishing you could control yourself better? Do you ever wonder why are you so stressed? I wonder these things all the … [Read more...]
With These Hands
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Kristin} My nails are always manicured and pedicured. Always. Once a month I leave the kiddos with my husband and take a much-anticipated trip to my local nail salon to get pampered for 45 minutes. … [Read more...]
Thriving in Motherhood: I Surrender
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa} I thought thriving in motherhood would be easy. I went into parenting thinking that I had all the answers. It only took a week with a newborn for me to realize that I did not … [Read more...]
How to Use Essential Oils: Daily Schedule
How to use essential oils in your day is so simple. There is a lot of uncertainty over how to use essential oils and whether they are safe. I have had pretty extensive doctor’s appointments in the last year that revealed to me that my health is doing great with essential oils as part of my daily routine. I wanted to share how to use essential oils throughout your day to share … [Read more...]
Coffee Drinks that are Quick to Make
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Folgers. All opinions are 100% mine. I am not naturally a morning person. My children have forced me out of my comfort zone from day one since they all like to rise early. My morning coffee is the first step in my morning routine-after saying good morning to each of the kids. In fact, my children have even asked to help make … [Read more...]
Seeking Balance
Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Lisa} “Now that I have kids it takes longer to get things done. It irritates me when I don’t have everything checked off of my to-do- list at the end of the day. Worst of all, I get annoyed with my kids … [Read more...]
What My Morning Coffee Taught Me about Motherhood
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Folgers. All opinions are 100% mine. As moms, we travel our children’s stages with them. There is no separation of them and us for many years. And then, a miraculous thing happens. Independence. There is hope, mamas. There really is a light (maybe brief) at the end of the sleep deprived, tantrum filled years of … [Read more...]