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  • Life Sucks and then it gets better: I binge watched "New Girl" the other day. Nick said to Jess, "life sucks, and then it gets better, and then it sucks again." It feels just like motherhood.

    Life Sucks, And then it Gets Better, and Then it Sucks Again

    “Life sucks and then it gets better, and then it sucks again.” Note: I wrote this well before all of the self-isolation laws were in place. It feels even more important to remember this now! — I saw this while…

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  • Bounce Back after babies: We shouldn’t and often can’t. We need to appreciate them for what they are and what they've done, rather than trying to bounce back after our babies.

    Hey Mama: We Don’t Have to Bounce Back After Our Babies

    We’ve all seen the women who seem to magically look like exactly as they did pre-baby just weeks after giving birth. Our Instagram feeds are bombarded with “inspirational” posts on how to get our bodies back (well, mine was, at…

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  • The Do-Less Challenge

    This year, instead of resolutions, I am going to do the opposite. Instead of trying to fit in more exercise, more reading, or something along those lines, I am going to try to do less. And do the things that…

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  • Word of the Year Presence: With little ones, the days seem to fly by. This year, in order to slow it all down, I am focusing on presence. I am going to slow down to slow down.

    Word of The Year: Presence

    This year, I chose three words of the year, patience, progress and presence. I have been working on being more present for a few years, but this year I wanted to make it a primary focus. Time is going by…

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  • Word of the Year: Patience. This year, I chose the word “patience” as my. Why patience? I noticed that impatience had become a habit. And, I desperately need to break it.

    Word of The Year: Patience

    This year, I chose the word “patience” as one of my words of the year. Why patience? Well, anyone with small children knows why. I need it. And I need more of it bad. Impatience Became a Habit. And, I…

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  • Word of the Year: I don't do resolutions - I am just not very good at them and they always result in disappointment. Instead, I focus on a Word of the Year. Do you have one?

    Word Of The Year

    I hate resolutions. I have never been good at them and usually picked the same ones (drink more water, swear less, travel more). I fail pretty quickly (usually by January 2nd on the swearing less). They are’t for me. Resolutions…

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  • Get outside, no matter what: “There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes," So we are gonna get some good clothes, and get outside, no matter what!

    Slow Motherhood Challenge: Get Outside, No Matter What

    There’s an awesome Scandinavian expression that says, “There’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes.” I love it. It motivates me to get past the cold or the rain (or more likely for us in Southern California, the…

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  • Self-care During The Holidays: As moms, we tend to go nonstop this time of year, without concern for our well-being. But, we need to practice self-care during the holidays.

    Practicing Self-Care During The Holidays

    Every year at Christmas, I clear out the house and spend one evening drinking a little too much prosecco, watching a terrible Hallmark-style Christmas movie, and wrapping gifts. It is something I look forward to all season. It is a…

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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. 

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