This was an article that I wrote, that first appeared on the Friendship Circle blog on May 17, 2018. As all parents know, our kids go through phases of LOVING some (insert name of game, toy, show, activity here), to never looking at it again. It can be the bane of our existence to try and keep up with whatever they feel the “cool” thing of the moment is. Now, let’s imagine you have a child on ... Read More about Harnessing your child’s special interests to help teach them life skills
I Was The Best Mom Before I Had Kids
About 10 years ago, I started a blog called In The Land of Monkeys. It was all about me and the kids. After I wrote the following post, which has been on my mind for a while, I happened to look back on my old blog and found a very similar post from 2010! You can check it out here. The more things change... Before I had kids, I thought a lot about what it would be like to hold them, to take care ... Read More about I Was The Best Mom Before I Had Kids
What are your top 3?
Do you feel that goal setting isn't really your strong suit? So, what are your top 3 this week? Pretty open-ended question, right? Top 3 what? Imagine you are at the end of the week, looking back. What are the 3 things that will have you going into the weekend feeling like this week was really ideal? You know what I mean. The kind of week that makes you feel like beating your chest and saying ... Read More about What are your top 3?
Is There Such A Thing As A Work-Life Balance?
We are trained to believe that there exists some magic ability to balancing a full time job (or even a part-time job), parenthood and marriage. The truth is, work-life balance is a myth. It doesn't really exist. We all start our days with 24 hours. Knock off 8 hours for sleep (I can dream, ok?). That leaves 16 hours. A 9 hour workday and a 1/2 hour commute each way leaves us with just 6 hours ... Read More about Is There Such A Thing As A Work-Life Balance?
Getting Help When You Need It
Every time we turn around, it seems, we are faced with the loss of those who have succumbed to the fight they have faced with mental illness. The ones that we hear about publicly are those who seem to have found their calling. To the rest of the world, it looked like they had their shit together. They found what they loved to do, and got to share their love with those around them, every single ... Read More about Getting Help When You Need It