Tag Archives: Mothering Well

Mom, Wife, Employee, Daughter, Sister...there are lots of roles that we play in life. When you became a mom, your priorities shifted. Your life shifted. It may seem like everything changed the day you...

I tossed multiple titles around in my brain for this blog. "Preparing Your Kids for the Tough Things in Life." Or how about: "Raising Happy and Well-Adjusted Kids."? Because, the thing is, by using th...

Social media is full of articles on organizing your home. The headlines read like this: "How I Decluttered My Home in 30 Days!" or "My 4 Month Plan to Organize Your Whole House!" Lady, I don't have th...

I am feeling broken this week because I know I have to say goodbye. It's the right thing to do, to let go, but I don't want to. Instead I wish you were here, playing with my kids, dreaming about trave...

I know that some moms fall into a funk in September. The overcast days combined with crazy kid schedules can make even the most seasoned mom feel overwhelmed. There are numerous articles on how to org...

We've all seen them, the "Karen" videos. They show people screaming and throwing fits when they don't get their way. Entitled people seem to be on the rise and I have to wonder why. What happened in t...

My mom friends and I were talking the other day. Let's be clear - "talking" means that we maybe get four words out in between one of our kids feeling an urgent need for something at that very second. ...

I was on a work call and a couple of my co-workers in the mid-west were talking about their kids first day of school and how it went. I quickly chimed in, "First day of school?! My kids don't go back ...

In some parts of the country summer break is nearly over. Here in the Pacific Northwest we've barely reached the halfway point. Many parents dread the refrain of "I'm bored!" coming from their kids, b...

Just as fast as summer seemed to all of a sudden arrive, we will soon find ourselves approaching a new school year. For most of us, there were three school years of uneasiness. Schools shutting down t...