My Needs Matter

I’ve been reading snippets from Respectful Parents Respectful Kids over the past year. I’m especially mindful of parenting these days, as parenting –especially during Covid– is HARD, we have an adorably-active toddler, and also, I’m very very pregnant (expecting baby girl any day now). Among other things, this workbook so kindly and firmly highlights the…

I Can Take Care of Myself

Running handsfree and circuit training at the gym. These are two activities that I looooove and that I used to engage in on a regular basis before baby girl arrived. But, now, my go-to self-care activities need to look different, haha– but really… if I’m gonna do them! Yesterday, I tried a new thing: I…

Young Mom-ing is Clunky

I took a big step to do something that I’m passionate about: I went to a blogging conference in LA. And yes, I am a breastfeeding mom, and our 7 week old stayed home with her dad and grandpa… for almost 12 hours. A big exhausting empowering step. Let’s normalize some feelings about new motherhood,…