Welcome to my blog. I document my life lessons in hopes that it will encourage, equip and entertain.
All in Motherhood
Fitness may not be at the top of your priority list, especially as a mom. There are so many demands on your body, your energy, and your time! But the thing is, if you are not properly fueled, you will not function properly, and you will not have the strength and energy for your busy life!
How well do you know yourself? If I were to ask you to describe yourself, what would you say?
Have you ever given much thought to your mindset? Does it just sound like another buzzword you have no time for? Or maybe you’re not sure what “mindset” even means! Your mindset is the fundamental beliefs you hold about yourself and the world.
Stress. If you’re like me, stress is an unavoidable, daily companion. In certain seasons of our lives, stress can become overwhelming. And most of us have come up with ways of “coping” with stress; ways to escape the awful feelings that come with it.
I used to really struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep. I have always been a night owl, and regardless of how much I did in a day, I would lay in bed and not be able to fall asleep. I would go over all the 9 million items that I could have done better, ways I failed, and things I had to do tomorrow and when I was going to get them done. I was overwhelmed, anxious, and burdened.
It was difficult not to be able to fall asleep but it was even more difficult to function the next day being so exhausted.
Which makes it hard when you are a mom.
Obviously we know that with infants, sleep is a dream, not a reality, most of the time. But how frustrating is it when your kids actually do sleep but you can’t. And then you have to wake up with them as if you are well-rested and ready to go.
It has taken some intentional learning and shifting of things, but now, I sleep so freaking amazing, I fall asleep quickly, I stay asleep (unless kiddos come in the room), and even when my sleep is interrupted - I am able to fall back asleep quickly. My husband has been entertained with my snoring at night too. And to be clear - I only snore when I am in a deep sleep. And its been happening almost every night for a while.
So how did I get from insomnia to snoring within 5 minutes of laying my head down on my pillow? Here you go - all the details are below!
Women in current times are DEMANDING respect, demanding equal rights, demanding that they are treated fairly just as men would bet etc etc etc. But yet this is how we show up? This is how society views us?
I think MOMS are forgetting that they are a freaking integral part of society. We are raising the next generation of humans and if THIS is how we show up…we have a problem.
We’ve all seen those memes reminding us that our time with our kids is limited, we only have x amount of summers, x amount of christmases, x amount of first days and last days of school. And I get it. It is super easy to get caught up in the “I’m never going to sleep again” lie. (I may or may not have uttered that last week before I stopped nursing my almost 12 month old). But somehow this” encouragement to savor the moments” has turned into moms completely losing themselves in their kids and abandoning their own body, mind and sanity.
One thing that is super important to me is feeding my kids healthy, fresh and nutritious options daily. I think that in order for our bodies to fight off all the germs that kids naturally just share and spread around, we have to make sure we are feeding our kiddos (and us) WHOLE foods consistently. This doesn't mean we don't eat sweets, carbs or treats. We definitely get our fill of yummy goodies. But I've always encouraged my kids, that in order to remove the guilt from treats, you need to fill the core of your diet with whole foods. So how do I stay on top of good nutrition for all 6 of us in our household?
I am a baby-wearer to the MAX. I studied cross cultural parenting in college which gave me a whole new outlook on baby wearing. Not only is it convenient but it has AMAZING benefits. Personally, I practice Attachment Parentingand something called "The Second Nine Months" , and it has honestly been incredible with all 4 babies. I have 4 very secure babies, who sleep great and are very confident. Confident enough to play on their own without hanging all over me. Which is why I can survive with 4 kids!
Motherhood is full of so many ups and downs. I honestly love motherhood more than anything in the world. I love every stage so far from newborn to my oldest who is 9. I feel honored to be able to wake up with them every day and lay them down each night. But there are so many aspects to motherhood that can leave a momma down at the end of the day.
I love hearing what questions you all want me to answer. This is a really popular question. "How do I prepare our kids for a new baby?" This is such an awesome question and one that many parents have when they are considering adding a new baby the bunch or when they get pregnant.
