Hello, hello! I have some exciting news! I was a guest on the Career Mom Community Podcast with Debranetta Howard, and we had a great discussion on finding passion in your career, creating boundaries, and changing career direction. So many of us working moms have made transitions in our careers. My path, for instance, went from music teacher, to online degree coordinator, to technology director, to market researcher. One of those things is not...
My family has been battling germs for a few weeks now and we just can't kick it. As soon as one person gets better, another gets sick. Last week, my youngest was sent home from daycare on Thursday afternoon, and the first thoughts that flooded my brain were all about mom guilt and blaming myself. I knew she seemed a bit off this morning, I should have known not to send her in, but it didn't seem that bad. Why didn't I see it sooner? -- DenialI...
Most of the time, I practice unplugging and staying off social media on weekends. Scrolling Instagram does not equal worthwhile self-care time. Especially if you use it as part of your job or business. Your mind never takes a break and it makes it even harder to separate yourself from work mode. Ultimately, it's not that hard to do on weekends since I'm so busy with the family, and now I'm able to recognize the habits that were depleting my...
What is an unexpected way you find yourself practicing self-care? For me, it’s paying attention to the out-of-the-ordinary aches and pains of my body. We put a lot of strain on our bodies through pregnancy and keeping up with toddlers. I believe I'm referred to as a geriatric millennial, and honestly, I get it. I'm sitting here writing a post about how my joints hurt for crying out loud... and I just used to term for crying out loud. So yeah,...
I've been absent on the blog for a few months, but I have a good excuse! Her name is Brooke Elizabeth Backes, and she's my favorite thing in the whole world. She didn't come to us in the most conventional, or easy manner, but she's a true miracle baby. I won't get into the fertility journey here (you can read about it in this post), but Brooke is the IVF rainbow baby that we waited for for 5 years. She apparently thought we'd waited long enough,...
In January 2013, we began our journey to start a family. These 5 years have included several pregnancy losses, numerous months of waiting and unknowns, and multiple fertility treatments. From our most recent IVF cycle, we are delighted to share that we will be expecting Baby Backes in early February 2018. So far, things are going well, and we certainly appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers. But of course, we are still cautious. The fear of...