When my oldest started kindy, I didn’t expected his art supplies to become a source of peace and mindfulness. These creative practices added a dimension to my mindfulness practice. If meditation doesn’t resonate with you or you’re looking for something different, give these a try.
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…
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…
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,…
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….
Faster. More. Busier. The words that define our lives much of the time. But we can choose slower, simpler lives. Here are a few habits for slow living that have changed our lives for the better and allowed me to live more peacefully and more inline with my values.
I am hesitant to paint this year of struggle, grief, and financial devastation as rosy but there certainly have been moments of joy, beautiful messiness, and rest. When we get back to “normal” there are 9 habits to keep after a year of staying home.
“I’m just going to sit here and watch him enjoy his bath.” My four year old being perfectly content with his pasta and his brother. Have you noticed that little kids usually are content with what they have? We can…