I have recently had to evolve my home workout routine to cater more to maintaining my mental health and so I have incorporated quite a bit of yoga. Since the world has recently seemed to be turning upside down, we’ve all had to find different, healthy coping mechanisms. I highly recommend yoga for moms who feel like they’re stuck in a rut physically and mentally. YouTube has essentially saved me…
Making friends in adulthood is not the easiest thing to do. You cherish the friendships you’ve had since you were young and hope that they’ll be strong enough to last a lifetime. It doesn’t always work out that way though. Some friendships die out completely while others change. When friendships change, they usually do so following some other change in our lives. Through the biggest life changes, like moving to…
I’ve got to admit this. I’m not the greatest example of knowing how to achieve self care on a daily basis. But then, how many moms of little children really know how to find time for a self care day? New mom self care can be next to impossible to enjoy if you haven’t got any support close by to help you whenever you need it. Luckily, your self care…
The range of emotions after giving birth can be overwhelming. Postpartum emotions are especially overwhelming when you're a first time mom and not expecting them. Is it normal to cry a lot after having a baby? Yes. You're a ball of postpartum feelings thanks to those pregnancy hormones that are yet to settle down. Your raging hormones will make your postpartum emotions quite different from your prepartum ones you. You…
Hi, my name is Abby and I am an introvert mom. If you think it's something I should be working on, then you need to read this. What is your idea of who an introvert is? An introvert is someone who frequently requires alone time to re-energize themselves. That's my definition. The Oxford Learners Dictionary defines an introvert as "a quiet person who is more interested in their own thoughts…
Life as mommy can be tough on a daily basis. That's with the activities that you have to get up to in order to help your children stay alive and healthy each day. Throw in negative commentary on how you're doing at this ultra important job, and it could become too much to bear. Mom shaming can be exhausting. Does mom shaming have a definition? There is no apparent formal Oxford…
