I got the career I always wanted. I got the baby I always wanted. Now how do I do both while still squeezing in time to acknowledge my hubs once in awhile? That’s what this post is about. I’m not a parenting expert, nor a productivity expert. But if there’s one thing I’m good …
Editor’s note – our mission at Lose the Cape is to make sure we provide view points from all mothers… to allow a space where moms can share their insights, their experiences, and how they do motherhood. This post expresses the journey of one mother, and I am grateful to her for sharing this story …
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Me time is worth $50 a week – it saved my Sanity as a Stay-At-Home-Mom Let me paint a picture for you right now. It’s 2:45 on Friday afternoon. I’m sitting by myself in a Mexican restaurant with some nachos and a Sixpoint Resin (the greatest of all beers), waiting for my fish tacos. I …
You can’t… But we can try to pretend we can! So, we’ll share these 5 Tips to Reduce Stress for the Busy Mom! The good news is it’s still possible to reduce your stress, and in honor of Stress Awareness Month (April), there are a few simple adjustments you can make to cut back on stress and …
Oh the woes of Mommy guilt! That word mompreneur is somewhat new to me and still sounds funny to say it. But the definition is according to Oxford Dictionaries “a woman who sets up and runs her own business in addition to caring for her young child or children.” I fit this description to a …
Mommy Guilt Getting Me time without guilt used to be really hard for me. I’d feel guilty about leaving my kids, but also guilty about the resentment I felt if I didn’t get some alone time. It was definitely a lose/lose situation. [bctt tweet=”Getting Me time without guilt used to be really hard for me. …
Was the weather nice where you were this weekend? It was absolutely gorgeous where my family lives in Indiana. 50s and 60s and full of sun. And while I know that bodes terrible things for our planet, the momentary break from the frigid winter cold was just irresistible. We packed it in: a winter carnival …
Just because you’re a mom doesn’t mean you have to let go of a better you. We’ve all been there, every day we manage every moment of everyone’s life only to look up one day and discover that we forgot ourselves. It’s easy to do – isn’t that part of the Mommy/wife job description? That …
[bctt tweet=”Here are 6 ways you can take care of yourself. #momlife #selfcare #busymoms”] I used to be a counselor/advocate for a crisis hotline. As a counselor/advocate, I employed several strategies with the callers and with myself. Many people called the hotline for various reasons from childhood trauma to domestic violence, to suicide. All of these …
I had just put the kids down for a nap and started putting away the clean (wrinkled) laundry that was piled up on my bed. This had become my daily ritual. I desperately wash, clean, and put away everything that I possibly can during the one sacred hour I have to myself. Our house functions …
