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5 questions to Ask Yourself When You Are Feeling Stuck

What do you do when you don't know which way to go? I've got a 5 question trick that helps get me unstuck. [read more]

5 Ways to Beat The Blues

Whether you’ve been feeling sad for awhile or just feel like you can’t get your act together in this season, here are 5 ways to beat the blues, especially if you’re a stay-at-home mom. When it’s dark and gloomy outside, I often feel dark and gloomy inside. I’m like this for months. And I know I’m not the only [read more]

The One Question That Makes Me CRINGE!

So…what do YOU do…? OOF! Right in the gut! I get all weird and self -conscious. Let me start off by saying that this is MY hangup. Not all stay at home parents are yearning for something else. I personally know SAH moms and dads who are absolutely fulfilled, and feel blessed and happy. The reason that this question cuts so close to the [read more]

Feeling Stuck? 10 Tips to Keep SAHMs Motivated

For all those moms who aren't sure they like the box that being a SAHM puts you in, here are some tips for keeping yourself on your list of priorities. [read more]

Who Picks Up Mom When SHE Falls Down?

‘Are you sleepy, or are you upset?’ Those were the first words my son spoke as I woke him for the day. I thought I had pulled myself together. I had been upset yes, but I wasn’t about to miss one of the rapidly expiring wakeups with my youngest child. I quickly regretted my choice, as my son’s words, and more importantly his feelings, [read more]

Sensitivity is My Superpower

I was watching a show with my daughter the other night. The topic was Superpowers and how we ALL have them. And it got me thinking... [read more]

8 Tips I’d Give a New Stay At Home Mom

Thinking of staying home with the kids? Or already home and struggling? Here are the MUST HAVE tips I'd give to any new SAHM. [read more]

The SAHM Graduate Fund

Not only can the experience of staying home rob SAHM's of their confidence, but it can limit their personal aspirations, and their future earning potential. We need to evolve this role so we can decide to stay home, and still have a fulfilling future after that job is done. [read more]

Little Lies and Cookie Crumbs

When you are the parent of a young child, there is a lot of fibbing, fudging and falsifying. They are not very good of course, and its usually pretty obvious. Sure, its wrong… but sometimes you are secretly delighted by their bad behavior…’My sneaky little sweetheart!’ I wrote this essay after just such an event. Last night [read more]

Mom-Time is EVERYTHING!

I had the hardest time when my kids were really little. The adjustment from full- time job to full -time mom was… challenging. Over time, I got better at juggling all the tasks a ‘stay-at-home’ mom was responsible for. But one of the biggest challenges for me was the amount of time I was spending with kids!! Ok… that [read more]