HABITS

As we adjust to our new normal of social distancing and distance learning, I’ve seen all kinds of amazing schedules that my fellow parents have created for their sudden adventures in home [...]

Having a bad day? Who doesn’t have a bad day every once in awhile. Bad days are a universal experience, although how we handle them tends to be a little more specific. My tendency on bad days is [...]

Is your self-care all or nothing? I asked myself this question this morning when nothing went according to plan and found myself frustrated by all of the things I couldn’t control. The first [...]

Soloparenting is rough. It’s not quite the same as being a single parent. I know that this is only temporary. But while I’m in the thick of it, caring for 3 kids under 7, including an [...]

A few weeks ago, I was looking for a GIF and I couldn’t find what I was looking for. GIF aficionados say there’s a GIF for everything, but it turns out they’re wrong. I did [...]

We are now officially 15 days into a new year. This is around the time that if you’re the sort of person to set resolutions or intentions or goals, it’s easy to lose momentum. Life [...]

Do you have a word of the year? I don’t. I’m far too indecisive for that sort of specificity. What I love are mantras. For the past few years, I’ve chosen a mantra of the year instead of a word. [...]

There are 5 questions I ask myself at the beginning of the year. I do this instead of making New Years resolutions. I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. I am big on the idea of [...]

It’s time to ditch your plastic bag habit. Maybe you’ve gotten used to bringing your own reusable tote bags to the grocery store, but did you know you can use them other places, too? We are [...]

Meal prep is a huge buzzword these days. Seems like everyone is talking about it and everyone has tips for meal prep success. I get it. The whole point of prepping a meal or several meals in [...]