What do you want to eat? Which song would you like to hear next? Who’s your favorite actor? Would you like sugar and cream? How many rolls of wrapping paper do we need? Which way should I turn? Please hurry, people are waiting on you. Choose. Now. Decide. Hurry. Is this what it feels like …
Self-love can be a difficult thing to navigate for a lot of us. Here are some actionable tips to help you along your path. Gratitude journaling Try writing down things you’re grateful for every day. This can help you focus on the positive aspects of your life and cultivate an appreciation for what you …
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, it’s not going to get better. It’s not. — Dr. Seuss I have a truth that might sound harsh, cold, and unlike advice I usually have for folks struggling with their self esteem but I feel like it’s one I had to learn, accept and truly believe to …
You, Miss Nikki are a beautiful, adventurous soul. I was thinking about you today. Thinking about the walks we used to take in the woods, down that old dirt road, through town, early in the morning, alone and exploring old buildings and abandoned farms. You are such an explorer. I’m so sorry they make …
We can all get pretty caught up in our heads. Problems with no obvious solutions become bigger, scarier problems and it begins to get so overwhelming you feel hopeless and defeated, and then you finally, with shaking hands and tears in your eyes, talk to someone about it. You give it a voice, let it …
I had a moment of clarity today. A moment of confidence not only as a parent, but as a functioning, participating member of a loving family and relationship with another human being. And it was set off by the toddler pissing all over the floor at eight o’clock on a Monday morning. Potty training …
content warning: mentions of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, alcohol, isolation After two months of daily prompts I was trying to stick to, I needed a month with less rigidity. And on day three I keep catching myself in an anxiety loop of “okay, what am I behind on now?” and it’s not going away …
T/w: parental relationships Every few years or so I find myself overwhelmed with the need for a mom. I put myself out there with my mother, swallow my hurt feelings over her not caring about me or my children. And it always cycles back around to being ignored, blown off and ultimately hurt. Again. …
Untitled Document. It taunts me. That empty space, begging to be filled. To be created, to become something tangible and real. Knowing it would make me feel better to just purge something onto a page, anything, just exorcise some demons. I think I am afraid of it. Afraid of what I will …
Disclaimer a) We no longer support these products or this company. This review remains for posterity’s sake only. All links have been removed. I suck at taking care of myself. Really. It’s a struggle. As a working parent and a partner of two, I don’t often prioritize me. I’m working on it. So when …
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