Why should you choose JOY over any other feeling? GO BACK >>> 20 WAYS TO ROCK AT BEING A MOTHER [7]: LOOK AFTER YOURSELF You can listen to me talk about this HERE >>> “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” (Pr 31:25 NIV) Have you noticed? Some people are […]
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It’s taken me a while to get my head around this concept of building in margins. And it’s something I still struggle with. But read on to find out why it’s a good space to push into . . . GO BACK >>> 20 WAYS TO ROCK AT BEING A MOTHER [8]: CHOOSE JOY As with […]
To work on the next Way to Rock, to build relational resilience, it’s important you have at least had some time to grapple with earlier concepts. As you get through the 20 Ways to Rock series, you will see a gradual progression of self-understanding, and development. With every new Way to Rock you become aware […]
Is that being responsible? OR, Being response-able? We mothers are very familiar with the concept of “feeling responsible” for something. Like, when you have the daily challenge of getting children to school. Or being the one to transfer money into a bank account. Or even dealing with all the laundry before bed! These are part […]
This is No. 5 in the series of Ways to Rock at Being a Mother – Be Self-aware. You can go back to No. 4 HERE >>> Rock at Being a Mother by Being Self-Aware “How do you become self-aware? And what’s that got to do with Motherhood?” Good questions! I hear you! The online dictionary […]
While it is great to avoid isolation by finding a friend, as explained in the previous blog (Number Three in this series), that’s really only half the story. The other side is to BE a friend. LISTEN TO THE RADIO INTERVIEW To be brutally honest, no one does motherhood very well in isolation. Some people do have […]
Ahhhh – being proactive. That is, taking the long-term view. This is something I never automatically see. Is it like that for you too? I get so caught up in the urgent things around me. You know, things like the growing laundry pile, this week’s Grade 4 spelling test, the scattering of toys in the […]
Depression During Pregnancy – A Pathway Through Shades of Grey “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” CHARLES DICKENS, THE TALE OF TWO CITIES You can listen to me talk about my perinatal depression experience HERE >>> Charles Dickens’ opening lines for his famous book, The Tale of Two Cities, come to […]
HAVE YOU EVER SUDDENLY realized you don’t know something that everyone else seems to know? There can be life skill gaps in your knowledge, and it can be dang uncomfortable! Life skills, almost always, are passed onto us by our parents. It’s part of the process of growing up. Listen to Jenny talk about life […]
Work-life balance for mothers requires some fine footwork! The below snapshot of a fave childhood activity gives a picture of that sort of skill: When I was little, my sister and I enjoyed balancing the seesaw at our local playground. Perhaps you did the same when you were growing up. We’d stand in the middle, […]