Motherhood had never been something I ever knew I wanted and having my son threw me for a loop. I struggled to find my identity in motherhood and realize now I was dealing with Postpartum Anxiety (PPA). Just leaving the house with my son was terrifying for me (to the point I rarely left), and I was isolated in a new town in the middle of a very contentious and emotionally draining custody battle for my bonus son. I had barely survived the first eight months postpartum and my marriage was strained, but that one date night had been a light…now it was clear that ONE date night had also given me something more…
So, for those of you who would like to start de-cluttering your home, but aren’t quite ready to go as deep as Marie Kondo advises, I have 5 tips that you can do on a daily basis to make your home feel a little less cluttered.
For the past two years I have been sharing my journey to cleaner safer living over on Facebook in my group called Simply Safer, Consciously Clean with Windy in Carolina . This journey was one of the things that allowed…or rather pushed me…to become a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM). I have curated some amazing content and in effort to reach and educate as many as possible about non-toxic options for your home and family, I am going to begin bringing that content to my blog in the New Year!
My two-year-old is throwing a tantrum, the screeching and crying is grating. I have no idea what it is about…I don’t think she knows either at this point. My four-year-old is riding the loudest riding toy ever in circles around the dining room table, I have given up asking him to stop, he’s not listening.
Motherhood is one of the most rewarding yet challenging jobs in life. It’s a role you can get completely lost in, and despite being around many, can make you feel completely alone, and who needs judgment when you are already judging yourself every day. Even with all of this, I know I would never change…
August signals the end of summer, school is on the horizon and college football is almost here (hallelujah!) I love summer, and this one has gone too fast, but fall is by far my favorite season. As much as I love the new season on the horizon, like the seasons themselves, this means many changes…
I naively thought when I took on the role of stay-at-home mom, I would have MORE time to myself, more time to do “things.” But I have much much less, and in order to have time, I have to get creative. So how can a SAHM take a break?
Laying in bed with a heating pad on my thrown-out back, next to a tiny toddler struggling to breathe, is not exactly the New Year’s Day I had planned. It’s funny how life changes. It wasn’t too long ago New Year’s Eve was all cocktail dresses and champagne.
