Fantastic quote, right? I go through stretches where not much of what I read on the internet really speaks to me, followed by stretches where everything I read sets me on fire! It's feast or famine, I tell ya. :) Today I'm sharing some recent reads that have set me on fire—I hope they do the same …
24 Self-Care Practices for Mothers: Do It for Yourself. Do It For Your Daughter.
Our daughters (and sons) may be young, but they won't be for long. I'm amazed at what my daughter, at only two years old, soaks in daily. New words, new expressions, new connections. And there's no one in the world she watches like she watches me. The other night as I tucked her in, she …
An Energy that Won’t Be Bottled Up: Why Self-Love Matters
You know the days when you're high on life and eager to spread it around? How many of those days have you been having lately? The other night when my husband came home from work, I'd been having one. I talked a mile a minute, telling him about my new barre class, cute things the kids had said, and …
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This is Our Motherhood | At Simple As That
I once ran a half-marathon in San Francisco where every time we hit a plateau—every time we finally stopped climbing—I'd lift my eyes and see another hill starting just yards in front of me. That's motherhood. A series of hills, interspersed with brief plateaus when we're lucky. The problem is …
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A Tiny Step on the Long Road to Self-Love
You guys. THIS is the post of the series. A close friend of mine emailed it to me. As soon as I started reading, I couldn't stop, and I felt SO grateful that she was willing to share it with us. I really hope you'll consider passing this post on, because even if self-love is coming more and more …
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31 Days to Radical Self-Love!
If someone asked you right now to look into a mirror and say "I love myself" out loud, would it make you feel uncomfortable? Maybe a bit squirmy? The other night, as I tucked our five- and seven-year old boys into their bunk beds, I asked them to say it out loud: "I love myself." They had …
