Transitions always involve an ending
It was my first Thanksgiving home in years. When we went around the table naming what we were thankful for, I faltered.
I did have much to be thankful for, yet other feelings preoccupied me. I felt adrift, disoriented, misunderstood and a bit disappointing. And I couldn’t quite grasp why.
I’d been so excited to come home. And yet, I didn’t feel at home at all. This was the place where I used to belong and was used to belonging, but I no longer fit.
What are you carrying? Our unrealistic expectations about ourselves as mothers.
We hold onto things, don’t we? Not just clothes, but roles, identities, expectations, labels. They’re familiar and they’re ours. So, we keep carrying them.
But some of those things are just weighing us down. They no longer fit our lives and they are HEAVY. It’s time to unpack. Motherhood doesn’t need to be this hard.
Fed up with productivity hacks? How to be a calmer mom (who still get stuff done)
Checking items off my to-do list feels like progress, but what if the important things never make it on to the list? What if I miss the important stuff because I’m busy checking off all the little urgent items?
Timing is Everything - The freeing power of knowing what matters when
In his best selling book, Essentialism, Greg McKeown insists that a priority ought to be the ONE most important thing. As a parent, that feels impossible. Too many things are important. And what matters most can change with the season, age, stage, and even the time of day! Sorting what matters when—in this season and in the long term. It’s more than a motto. It’s a useful exercise that will help you be more intentional and proactive as a parent.
The secret to having more good days as a new parent
A good day used to mean I met a deadline or nailed a presentation. These days, my most impressive feats are pretty mundane.
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