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40 Lessons Through Turning 40

June 26, 2022

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Is it "Over the Hill" or is 40 the new 20? Here's a look at 40 lessons I've learned through turning 40. Last week I turned the big 4-0 and people keep asking me how I feel about it. The truth is, I feel excited! As I've moved through different seasons I've encountered new lessons at each . . .

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Mama, You Are Enough

April 20, 2022

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A love note, from child to mom, on being enough. My third and youngest is my child who teaches me to trust myself as a mother - as a woman. Tonight, when she awoke in the middle of the night, I immediately heard her - I always do. When I scooped her up and sat down to snuggle her, she asked . . .

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What Prioritizing You Looks Like

January 23, 2022

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We know that making ourselves a priority is important. But how do we know what "prioritizing you" looks like in the practical day-to-day? Here's the approach I'm using to keep myself a top priority. In thinking about my New Years Intentions, I keep going back to the concept and importance of . . .

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New Year Intentions: My Year of Magic

January 9, 2022

open book with the words "Word of the Year: Magic" along side a candle and air plant

Are you hoping to have more joy and intention in the new year? I plan to do just that with a year of magic. This is my year of magic and rhythm. I've long had the motto of BALANCE. But lately, I've reshaped my concept of what balance is. Instead of being like a scale, where there's the "right" . . .

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New Year, Choose You

January 27, 2021

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Looking to avoid burnout as a stay-at-home-mom? Choose you! The following is adapted from the original blog, posted here on my blogspot page. The first week and a half of 2021 were rough. I found myself cycling between anger, irritation and exhaustion throughout each day. And this without even . . .

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