Staying at home

Transitioning from working to staying at home

Initially, transitioning from being a working mom to staying at home was difficult. I wasn't used to not having "adult talk time" or some task to focus on that took the pressure off being a parent for a moment. Being at home and having a little person following your every move was very…

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Weight Loss

5 Things I Hate About Working Out

Let me start by saying, I actually enjoy working out. Not all the time, but the results drive me to keep going. Continual body changes and an overall feeling of being in good health encourage me to keep my body active. However, I do experience a few things that frustrate me to no end.

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Vitamin D

Life With Vitamin D Deficiency

A quick Google search for the side effects for vitamin D deficiency reveals that they are: getting sick or infected often, fatigue and tiredness, bone and back pain, depression, impaired wound healing, bone loss, hair loss, and muscle pain. One of the others not mentioned is weight gain. Some of…

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Didn't know before pregnancy/birth

What the Books Didn't Tell You About Pregnancy/After Birth

This is just a fun little section about things that I’ve discovered from the pregnancy and birth of my three daughters. I’d love as much input on this from other moms and/or moms to be because I’m sure, just like me, you’ve found out or are finding out that knowing would have been nice.

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Out Of Focus

Adjust Your Lens

Life is what you make it as well as how you see it. You can put in work at anything you desire, but if you’re not viewing what you’re doing and/or your results favorably you will more than likely find out that you aren’t going to be successful. This year I’ve struggled with this very idea. I’ve…

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New Year

Preparation for the New Year

Often people end the last quarter of the year with preparations for the upcoming year. Many people have started completing vision boards as a way to visualize goals they desire to conquer. A few years ago, I read a devotional that stated it was good to focus on one word for the entire year. Each…

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Main Image

My Transition

One of the toughest things for me to experience was coming home and no longer having a career. Initially, I was excited because I was in a complete phase of exhaustion. Working in the social services sector was honestly tough work. It is mentally and emotionally draining and there’s never enough…

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Choose Joy

5 Reasons Why You Aren’t Living Your Best Life

While I recognize that I don’t have all of the answers and I make plenty of mistakes, I understand that when I’m working at my very best I’m practicing certain behaviors that result in positivity. The same is true for the opposite. After years of working in the counseling sector, I’ve found that…

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