Day 23 of 30 Days of Positive Affirmations is about sleep. There is nothing more important to my mental health than sleep. Rest makes an incredibly big impact on my state of being. It can rile or calm my soul. It’s become a big focus of mine the past several years to continually work on […]
I am Beyond Tired: Help for Insomnia
Disclosure: I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for the National Sleep Foundation. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. I haven’t been getting enough sleep, and that is so so bad. I know it’s not funny (although that photo is,) but some days I’m pulling my hair out […]
Social Media Silence
Yesterday both my mom and my friend Angel (who I met at last year’s Overnight Walk, see pic) messaged me asking if I was OK. And I am…OK. I guess my last blog post about things I hate about mental illness and my “social media silence” as Angel put it were signs to them. I […]
Sleep is My Holy Grail and I’m sharing on WhatToExpect.com
. Today I’m on the move, over at WhatToExpect.com, talking about my own personal “holy grail” of self care: SLEEP. Come on over and let me know your thoughts on sleep as a #1 priority for mental health and motherhood. What to Expect is a great resource site for preconception, pregnancy, and parenting advice […]
Mother Freakin’ Funny: Inspired by NickMom
. The other night around midnight I was attempting to sleep … I say attempting because at the time there was a foot in my face … and no, that’s not a sexual reference. So anyway, a small person–Ellie–was scared, or whatever wakes her up eleventy-billion times a night, and she just HAD to come into our […]
I’m Not a Bad Mom Because I Love Bedtime.
I love bed time. And seriously I truly love my kids with the raging fierceness of a mama bear. But I need breaks, lots of them. Bed time, or rather after bed time when the kids are peacefull–for the most part–asleep its bliss to curl up with a book or watch a great non-kids TV […]
Bad Sleep is the Enemy.
The enemy, I tell ya. A big ugly scary monster who sneaks up on you in the dark. An enemy who throws you off balance…off kilter…just OFF. One bad night of sleep and my heart is racing. I’m claustrophobic. I want to shut out the world. Just for a day…but still. Its so damn annoying […]
Help for Anxiety and Night Terrors
So lately I’ve been seeing several posts from friends about their kids and night terrors. We have quite a bit of experience in this arena since my son Ronin had night terrors for the first few years of his life almost every night. He suffered from anxiety from a very very early age. And you […]
MyUbby Blanket {Review}
Ellie (now 2 1/2) has never used a “lovie,” unless of course you count me. 😉 She’s still breastfeeding and very attached, even at night. I’d really love to taper off nights at this point, but she’s also such a snuggler. She likes to feel that connection, even when sleeping. A few weeks ago I […]
My Love/Hate Relationship with SAHM
So I think I’ve determined that I have a love/hate relationship with being a stay at home mom. OK, not “hate” exactly, more like love/not-love. Granted I’ve got an almost 4-year-old and an almost 20-month-0ld, so its a pretty labor-intensive time in the grand scheme of motherhood. Neither child is in school. BOTH are still […]
I Am Not a Bad Mom Because of my Parenting Choices
GUEST POST By: Charity @signingcharity www.gigglesandgrimaces.blogspot.com I am not a bad mom. This got me thinking in several different directions. One of the great things about twitter and blogging is seeing all the different parenting styles, what works for some and not for others. It is a great place to find likeminded people, as well […]
A Small Person (or Two) Beside Me
Groggy in my early morning sleep, a little sound bursts through to my consciousness. “A-boo. A-boo.” For several minutes I don’t know what’s happening. Does she want to nurse? What time is it anyway? A little nose touches mine. “Nose. Nose. Nose.” I hear in her sweet baby voice. I open my eyes to rub […]