With the countdown on for school to be over, moms start to think over summer plans. These summer days are the ones I dream about in the middle of the cold winter months. I long for lazy mornings with hot coffee on my porch, children exploring the yard and no set schedule except the one we make that day. But the cost of having no set routines means there is a bit more unpredictable chaos. I’ve found that these 3…
Ugh… Here I am feeling like I am running through Groundhog Day again. Over and over I am feeling the overwhelm and distress of ‘running on a hamster wheel’. Then I finally stop and remember that this is MY life. I AM in charge. I am responsible for making the change to feel better and heal. Acknowledge the Space Realizing that I am stuck in a cycle is the first step to making a change that revives my soul. Acknowledging…
What makes me happy and how do I find my happiness? That was the question I have been carrying with me. I want my children to have and know what a healthy life feels and looks like. Being a good healthy model to them is the most important to me because it is the most effective way to teach them. When you find yourself off Balance One of the quickest ways I can tell that I am off balance is…
The simple idea of Curating a Life to Create Focus is empowering. It seems simple. Take a look at your life and select the items that you want to spend your time doing. However, it is not as easy as it sounds. Packing your days with things you choose to have in your life takes a bit of pre-planning so you can choose how to spend your hours, minutes and days. Our Time It was during my weekly planning time…
This is the one morning routine that has completely changed my day. It is something I started in January and was skeptical it would be a long term addition to my life. However, adding a regular morning routine has been the one thing I was missing, but didn’t know I was missing. It makes me feel lighter prior to venturing into my day and brings calmness into my life. Benefits of a Morning Routine Having a morning routine allows me…
After a year of covid isolation, my family has never struggled with so much illness. Since January 15th, we seemed to have been catching all the viruses going around that we missed over the past year. It does not help that there are 4 children exchanging germs and that they all attend school every week. Life is full so I developed this smoothie to build up their immune systems and give them a jump start to fight the illnesses. That…
One of my Family’s Easter traditions was to sit around our wooden table and dip eggs in many different colours. We would anticipate the brilliant colours our eggs would turn and decorate them with stickers that came in our dye kit. As we grew older our creations developed into layered colour mixtures and multi-colour masterpieces. When I made the shift to supporting my body in natural and healthy ways, I decided to eat foods with the least amount of chemicals…
As I ran through my week I could feel the pressure building. My patience was getting shorter, my energy was waning and I could feel myself becoming unregulated. That last word – unregulated – means that I can no longer manage my space and daily activities with grace for myself and others. I monitor my feelings and check in with myself. Then, almost out loud, I ask the question to myself: Where am I in all of this? My mind…
Do I love my home and how do I feel when I enter into my home? These were they thoughts I was beginning to process as I was making my New Year’s Resolution. I began by creating a goal to have a more peaceful home. What started as as journey to find more time and learn how to declutter has now ended being more about self discovery. It has developed into a way to make my home an extension of…
Grateful for being a twin mom… That sentence rolls around in my head and I’m not sure whether to laugh or cry. My twins are just about to turn 5 years old and I am SO very grateful they have each other. Fortunately, the twins I have are the best of friends. I am aware that it doesn’t always work that way, but these two laugh together, play together, cry together and definitely learn about life by fighting together. Life…