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8 Steps to Building Better Habits

As I write this, I feel that familiar ache in my lower back. Maybe you know it. Years of carrying babies, then toddlers, and now little kids combined with not enough sleep, a few extra pounds, and not nearly enough…

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7 Actionable Ways to Be More Present in Motherhood

7 Things that you can do, even on the busiest days to be more present in motherhood. None of these take more than ten minutes. — During my kindergartener’s school’s Harvest Faire, I noticed his teacher and her kids laughing…

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7 Ways to Welcome the New Year with Mindful Self-Care

Between car troubles and a small flood in our playroom, this year got off to a rocky start. Two weeks of hoped productivity were gone along with some of the motivating New Year buzz. On my first work day back,…

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This Year, My Word of The Year Chose Me

Each year, I choose a word of the year, well… several. I usually I spend time meditating on it, maybe even journaling. You can take a look at the exercise here. This year, it feels like the words chose me….

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A clutter-free and eco-friendly playroom: Steps to a simple and sustainable in your playroom, and how it can lead to a slower, more peaceful life.

How Create a CLUTTER FREE and Eco-Friendly Playroom

A clutter-free and eco-friendly playroom: Steps to a simple and sustainable in your playroom, and how it can lead to a slower, more peaceful life.

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Slow Motherhood Challenge: You Don’t Have to Do it All

Slow Motherhood Challenge: You Don’t Have to Do it All

I call myself the Chief Doer, Finder, and Knower. You probably have a similar role at home. But this is a reminder that you don’t have to do it all. You really don’t.

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We find ourselves rushing from one thing to another. We are too busy for this and that. What would change if we focused on finding time to slow down?

There is Time For That: Finding Time to Slow Down

We find ourselves rushing from one thing to another. We are too busy for this and that. What would change if we focused on finding time to slow down?

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15 Ways to Embrace Slow Motherhood

Slow motherhood can mean so many things. As many mothers as there are, there are versions of slow motherhood. But, here are 15 ways to embrace slow motherhood that have worked for me. I invite you to choose a few that work for you.

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Sustainable, Simple, Slow LivingHi, I’m Jess. I’m a crunchy mama of two little boys who are almost always outrunning me. I do my best to let them lead and to sit in stillness and watch them. Like most moms, I struggle daily with patience (it is the thing I work on the most). I also struggle with presence, and it is at the heart of slow motherhood. 

This is my little space to help you find peace and ease by making your life simple, sustainable, slow

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