Category Archives: Personal Development

The Balancing Act of Co-Parenting

Before I had kids, I heard a talk from a parenting coach who suggested “if you want someone to co-parent with you, you have to let them parent their way.”   Pre-kids, this seemed really obvious and a clear way my husband and I would raise kids.  After all, this wasn’t the 1950s, we both…

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3 Questions With Mama :: Ursula Markgraf

I am excited to welcome Ursula Markgraf all the way from Germany today for our 3 questions with mama series!  (If you missed the first one, you can read that here)!  I love meeting mamas who are working towards finding their own groove and embracing their own revival and can give us some tips on…

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Your Personal Goals -Its Just Like Riding A Bike

My son learned how to ride a bike this weekend.  He certainly hasn’t mastered it yet, and we still need some practice sessions before we hit the open road…but man is he making progress. As moms, it is so rewarding when we see our kids make strides towards accomplishing their goals. As moms, I think…

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50 Ways To Be Nice To Yourself

Moms take care of everyone. We take care of our families, our kids schools, our coworkers, our friends, our communities, and sometimes strangers. Its often not until everything else and everyone else is taken care of, do we stop to think about ourselves. I wrote about the importance of being our own mothers and taking…

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Lists, Bags and A Happy Mom

I love lists.  I love bags.  And I have found that these two things have made me a more efficient, more relaxed mom. I remember reading the story of how Julie Morgenstern started her journey to becoming a professional organizer.  She had a brand new baby and decided to take her on a walk to…

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