Encouragement

I know you all read the title of this post and thought "I'm so sick of Lizzo." However, whether you are a Lizzo fan or not, she 100% gets a few things about being a mom and needing a little words of encouragement every now and then. Read below for some affirmations directly from the lyrics of Lizzo. I know I'm a queen but I don't need a crown - Soulmate I love these lyrics and this statement in general because I know you all have had those days where you feel like you have done 1,656,785,234 things in one day. Whenever you do finally sit done for a minute or lay down for the night, you realize all of the...

The first time I thought about suicide, I was in 7th grade. At the time, I had transitioned to a new school and didn’t have any friends. 7th grade is a tough year. As an aside, moms, check on your 7th graders. They are not ok. There’s no nice way to say it, but 7th graders are a$$holes. I dealt with my fair share of bullying and cried at home nearly everyday. I didn’t really understand suicide at that age, but  remember praying I would die. I needed an escape, and each day felt hopeless. The second time I thought about suicide was in high school. The bullying I endured in middle school taught me that you can do two...

We’ve all seen the memes – Check on your friends with toddlers/teenagers, they are not okay. We laugh and keep scrolling. We all know there is some truth to this. And it doesn’t really have to do with what stage of life our kids are in. Some of us just aren’t okay. And that’s okay. It’s okay to not be good with where we are in our lives emotionally and mentally. We need that support from our friends. Whether we’ve experienced loss, trauma or are just having a tough time adjusting to a second (or third) baby, we need to support one another. What Support Looks Like I’m the first to admit, I used to think support was a cursory “hey how ya...

Back to school time is my favorite because I love routine! Sure, lazy summer mornings are fun in theory, but honestly, I’m a busy mom and business owner. Lazy and morning are, unfortunately, not synonymous. Routine is in my wheel house. I dare you to show me a chore chart I won’t fall in love with. Give me a morning checklist, and it’ll make my year. The routine of “back to school” is essentially a warm blanket and cup of hot chocolate on a cold day - it’s comfort. I know everyone doesn’t feel this way about back to school. If I’ve lost you, please tune back in, because this is not another “morning hacks” post. You can search Google for...

Learning to love myself is an ongoing process. Some days I know that I am perfectly and wonderfully made, and other days, I would like to hide under my desk at work and not interact with anyone. For the most part, this has been an internal struggle of mine although something about today makes me want to put this out there on the internet – WHAT? I blame Brene Brown and all of her vulnerability talk. For me, struggling to love myself started in grade school when there were the cool kids and then there was me … I was not in the group or part of the crowd. Maybe it is just me but I can remember vividly the...