Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Labels: me time / self care

As a stay at home mom my days revolve around my children and their schedules and needs. Preparing meals, cleaning up, tucking in, doing homework. It's a constant go-go-go all day every day and it can leave me feeling exhausted, overworked and under appreciated. Even though I have excellent nappers, even nap time has slowly evolved into a time where I feel like I'm not really getting to rest or take a break or have a moment to MYSELF. As soon as the kids go down, I start working on my "side hustle:" I work on blog posts, social media content, and usually work all the way through nap time. With the majority of stay at home moms now also having "side jobs" I'm sure I'm not alone in this feeling that my break time isn't really much of a break at all.

How Babywise Allows Me to Have a Life Outside of Motherhood

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Labels: Babywise / self care

So often in today's culture it seems like moms are viewed as martyrs. They sacrifice their own joy, their personal goals, their sleep, their relationships, their wardrobe, their time, and so on and so on for their kids. Many times it's almost worn as a badge of honor. Something to be bragged about. I have personally received lots of negative backlash for traveling with my husband {gasp!} without our children . I get comment after comment about how do I possibly find the time to get myself ready each day. I get told I'm so lucky {insert cringe here} that my kids sleep so I'm able to be well-rested. All fellow Babywise Mama's know: it's not luck.

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