I think I’ve felt this way about every season of motherhood I’ve been in. I feel like I have no real-life friends, like no one understands, and those that understand aren’t in my vicinity. I’m a full-time working mom. I’m not the mom in the cul-de-sac at 3:30 watching my kids play, I’m the mom getting home at 5:30, walking my dog and cooking dinner. I don’t have time for bullshit or cliques, either you like me or you don’t, but it’s still hard ... Read More
Mom Guilt
The mom guilt is so real right now. It has rained 17 out of the last 20 days here in SC, or it’s been too cold and windy to send the kids out to play. We’ve done crafts, emptied every bin in the toy room, and built more forts than I know what to do with. But when my energy is gone and I’m over it - I resort to screen time, and oh if there hasn’t been an overload of screen time in our house because of the weather. I was talking with some ... Read More
Finding Motivation (part 2)
If you've followed my instastories you know that I've had a hard time finding motivation to finish this post. I'll be completely honest, my motivation runs like a roller coaster. Either I want to do all the things, or I'm borderline depressed and can struggle to keep the house clean. So the rollercoaster headed back up the hill this week, and I decided to finish this post once and for all. Let’s rewind to this last weekend - which was a long ... Read More
Finding Motivation (part 1)
A few months ago I really started studying up on motivation… mainly because I didn’t have any. I was playing the comparison game again, and kept wondering why all my friends could go run Spartan races, finish masters degrees, keep a clean house, and conquer the world. Well, one of them doesn’t have kids and the other decides to wake up at 4am to train every day… Since getting rid of my kids isn’t an option, and there isn’t air on the planet at ... Read More
Compounding Goals
I’m looking at 2019 and my blank Start Planner with a hint of anxiety. Goals? I have to lay out everything I want to do this year right now? Didn’t I JUST survive Christmas? I can’t lay out a 365 day budget… I just blew all my money on presents! AAAHHHHH! Most of the time when I get overwhelmed I just freeze and put the to-do list on a shelf. The anxiety makes me hesitant to even begin. I think, what if it’s not right? What if it’s too ... Read More