“You can spend an hour doing something you love and feel energized afterward and you can spend 30 minutes doing something that doesn’t feel expansive and drains your energy.” – (Amanda Boleyn) Why do I love this statement so much? Other than confirming that doing what we love can bring forth super-human energy, these words give me so much hope. It also shows that there’s a difference between time and energy. As Amanda also said:“If you have the energy but no time, you’ll find the time because you’re inspired to do so. But if you have the time but no […]
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What Moms Really Need.
Even with all the years that have gone by, I still pinch myself to know that I’m a mom. The greatest honor of my life. No one said this great honor was glamorous though. 🙂That’s me in the middle of my laundry, between my then 3-year-old and 11-month-old. I love looking at this photo because I don’t immediately look at the laundry, I zoom right into my babies and their faces. That day I showed my daughter how to pair socks, I gave up on doing all the things and focused on what was essential. The laundry can be done, […]
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Making your own luck. Finding your opportunities.
My husband purchased a new MAC computer for me in 2010. Being a professional graphic designer he always believed I should create something on my own.
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A decade of motherhood. “Aha” moments.
“I’ve been around for a decade” …that’s what Julia said to me about her 10th birthday! ✨ I had to sit on her phrase for a minute. That also means I’ve been a mother for a whole decade too. I thought it would be fun to share my “AHA” moments for each year. Here goes… Year 1 Babies poop. 😆 and diapers leak. I learned that onesies have those special slits by the shoulders so you can slide them down to avoid getting poop on baby’s hair. 👍🏼 Year 2 My picky eater will try food if you pretend […]
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