Tag: routines

Puffy eyes, dark under-eye circles, dry skin, gray hair coming in faster than I can manage. All signs that I am a mom (and...

Summer is the perfect time for kids to relax, have fun, and reset. However, as a teacher, I think it is so important for...

I thrive on being busy. Give me a packed calendar, multiple sports schedules to juggle, unanswered emails, and a kid frantically searching for...

December gets all the credit for being the month that breaks you with the concerts, the shopping, the coordinating, the emotional labor of making...

Monday at 9:30 a.m. is one of my favorite times of the week. The house is finally quiet — the kind of quiet that only...

Can we all agree that motherhood is by far the hardest thing we've ever done? Sure, everyone tried to warn us about the "big"...

Engaging in the morning ritual of sipping that cherished cup of coffee, you might not realize the delicate dance between caffeine and your body’s...

Sometimes you need a break. So, three months ago, I unplugged from social media, pulling back on my consumption and participation. I made no grand...

As January rolls around, we may still be reeling from the holidays. After all the Christmas parties, family gatherings, and company events, it’s easy...

When I was younger, the idea of becoming a mom felt foreign to me. I thought that I would be a different type of...