Baby it’s cold outside, and while I highly dislike being cold, I don’t like stuck, stagnant energy even more. Feeling in a winter slump? Here are 5 quick ways to shift your energy this season! 1. Brisk Walk Outside Get outside for a brisk walk in the cold! Soak in the sunshine and breathe in […]
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It’s Prime Day, and I wanted to share some of my favorite Amazon finds perfect for the mindful mama. From our go-to fair-trade coffee to a clean lip balm I can’t live without, here are five Amazon products under $20 I’m loving right now. This page contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn
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The other night, I cried over pizza. Let me explain… I had this fun idea to order takeout pizza and then take the kiddos to a local farm that serves ice cream to eat it outside (and look at the farm animals). It was my picture “perfect” plan, until a wrench got thrown in it. As we
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The other week, my little girl and I dressed up in matching fairy “butterfly wings.” She insisted on wearing the pink ones, and me the purple (which I gladly accepted — it’s my fave color). We giggled and laughed and flapped our wings… it was pure bliss. Fast forward to later that day: she had
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#TRUTHBOMB This working mom life isn’t always a walk in the park. Some days I feel like I’m totally crushing it — my writing flows, money comes in all while I’m loving on my baby girl. Other days it feels hard — scrambling to meet a deadline, whip up a mediocre lunch, make a solo
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Mama, you are doing a better job than you think you’re doing. The other night I spent 2+ hours in the kitchen preparing “Christmas Chicken,” rice, and homemade hummus (yes, I squeezed my own lemons and everything). Yes, it was epic. And while one instagram picture may look like I’m “Suzy Homemaker” and have it
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When I became a mama 13 months ago, my greatest wish was fulfilled — I had my baby girl. But at the same time, I really struggled with my identity. WHO AM I? IS “MOM” A JOB TITLE? Taking on the new mom role (the hardest and most fulfilling job I’ve ever had), I naturally
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It takes a village. This phrase has never rang more true to me since becoming a mom. For those who don’t know, two months ago my husband and I packed up our two-bedroom apartment, left Massachusetts (where we met, lived for the past 10 years, got pregnant and gave birth to Isabella) and moved back
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Now that I’m approaching the one-year mark into this journey of motherhood (seriously, how?), I’ve been spending some time reflecting on the past year. Along with the joyous memories of baby coos, snuggles and those first giggles — which are seriously heart-melting — I can’t forget those challenging early days. Being a mom is the most
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I mentioned before in this post that I have been making a conscious effort to cut back on social media use. And while I tried everything from putting my phone on “Airplane Mode” at night to deleting Instagram for a few days, nothing seemed to stick. Try as I might, I somehow always ended up
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