Tips for Working From Home Moms
"Mom-ing" combined with working from home is not always easy. Lines are blurred, roles are hazy, and sometimes you aren't sure you are really succeeding in either arena. {AHHH}
Enter Boundaries! Boundaries will help you...
No Mama, You DON’T Need to be Productive During Naptime
Fellow moms, let’s take a moment to talk about unrealistic expectations even for the little things like naptime. If this pandemic world has taught me anything, it’s that we as a society put too...
How to Keep Kids Entertained While Working from Home
With so many parents working from home to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and with more kids doing virtual school as we enter the spring/summer semester, many people may wonder how to juggle working...
Learning to Love Myself This Valentine’s Day
For most of my adult life, I have always felt like I was waiting for love, waiting for “the one” to make his entrance. I have had relationships that burned quickly or raged on...
Why Every Mom Needs a Momcation
Sipping my iced coffee, listening to music that isn’t Disney and enjoying a peaceful solo flight, I reflect back on my weekend. It was a solid momcation with best friends who laughed, ate and...
To The Moms Who Are Getting That Degree
Dear Moms working on a degree, first let me say, I see you and I appreciate you. Second, no you aren’t crazy, it is hard. It is infinitely harder with children around.
This past summer,...
The Family Gap Plan, Inspired by Brene Brown
I pretty much consume any content by Brene Brown, #noshame. Her work on shame, vulnerability and whole-hearted living is game-changing - research-based, easy-to-understand, and universally relatable. If you have no idea who I’m talking...
Reality set in the day my husband quit his job
Reality set in the day my husband quit his job. Last year I wrote an article called “Equal Career Partners, Unequal Parenting Responsibilities.” When I wrote it I was frustrated by my career-parenting load,...
Dear teachers, I hope you go back feeling like the heroes you have been...
Dear Teachers, thank you. Thank you for the at-home lessons and activities. In many ways, they have been a life-saver, a connection to other humans and a means of accountability at times when my...
Sometimes being told to stay-at-home puts families in danger-at-home
Between March 16 and April 5 of this year, SAFE had 41 child abuse/parenting related calls. Last year during the same timeframe, SAFE had just 17 calls.
Our social media feeds are now filled with...