Burnt out, lost … losing yourself…missing that spark you once had. There will be a time, a season if you will, while raising your young family (or just trying to figure out how to be an adult) where you will feel lost. That could be lost in a sense of not knowing what you’re doing (but honestly who really does) or lost in your identity. Maybe even feeling lost in life in general. You may stop to look in the mirror and not recognize the person staring back at you. The messy bun. The sweatpants. The dark circles under the eyes and that missing spark. A stranger. Or maybe I’m wrong and…
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Lost in Motherhood
They always say it… I don’t know who “they” are but you hear it. You lose yourself in motherhood. It’s true. It happened. But on the other hand, you hear them say, “don’t lose yourself in mother hood” or “Find time for you.” That’s not possible. The early mornings, the late nights and all the chaos in the middle. You find yourself counting the hours till bed time and dreading the break of dawn. You stay up late just to find time to do something of your choice, without getting up ever 2 minutes to appease one of the little humans. You’ve become the snack bitch. The maid. The butler.…
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Beating The Winter Blues
It’s no secrete that most peoples favourite season is Summer. The warm weather, longer days, and all the fun things you can do outside. So no wonder everyone hates winter. Freezing cold weather… stupid amount of snow ( Or is that just me because I live in the Canadian Snow Belt?) Short days and months of being cooped up in your house like a hermit waiting for those warm sunny days! I know for me I really don’t mind the winter up till January 1st … and then I am DONE! I Hate the cold weather, the dry skin, the cleaning the snow off your car just to have the…
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Self Care
The Importance of Personal Self Care for Mothers As Wives and Mothers, we are constantly caring for others and that is what we do! We nurture. It’s in our nature to do so, and as mothers and wives, we tend to put ourselves last. ( or is that just me? ) Self Care is important no matter what… mother, wife or neither! The old saying goes “Love your self first, and everything else will fall in line” – Lucille Ball Or how about this one?? “Solitude is where I put my chaos to rest and awaken my inner peace” –Nikki Rowe The Point is… Self-care in any form is important. You can’t…
