My husband and I got married with only 4.5 hours of marriage counseling under our belts. I usually say it was three “weeks” of counseling, but technically it was three 90-minute sessions. When we got engaged we had never lived in the same city, and I didn’t want to tie the knot without experiencing some […]
How To Be A Better Mother Even If Hubby Travels For Work
“You’re going to be gone when the baby is born.” “I know,” he moaned. “And I’ll still be gone 5 months after that.” We were both in shock that we could even get pregnant without fertility help. And that I was already 10 weeks along. And that I would be solo-parenting not two but three […]
6 Ways To Take Care Of Yourself First As A Mom
As I drove away from the curb, I had a strange feeling. “Am I leaving someone behind?” I thought. “Should I be doing something productive? Something seems off.” And something was indeed out of the ordinary. I was heading off for 24 hours of free time– ME time— away from my kids and husband. I […]
5 Tips To Creating Your Family Laundry Routine
I had to gear myself up mentally to do a load of laundry. I was 6 months pregnant in August in Southern California. The washing machine and dryer sat in the stuffy, hot detached garage, way in the back of the property. And, I had two small kids to either drag back there with me, […]
How I Used To Be Overwhelmed By Laundry (And Conquered It)
“I’m almost out of workout shorts,” he gently mentioned. My husband didn’t want to make a big deal about running out of clothes, and often he would throw in his own load. But I felt terrible when I wasn’t keeping up with the laundry. The mounds in the dirty clothes bin overflowed onto the closet […]