At the turn of each new year, we reflect on the previous year and think about how we want to improve in the new one. For some of us, that means creating resolutions around eating healthier or losing weight. But have you ever thought about creating new habits around your self-care? Forget the traditional new…
Missed the previous post in this series? Click here. 11) Drink more water If you want to reduce stress, one of the simplest things you can do is start by making sure you are drinking enough water. Here’s what I found in a Health.com article: “When you’re under stress, your adrenal glands pump out stress…
Missed the previous post in this series? Click here. 6) Utilize Your Phone’s ‘Do Not Disturb’ I cannot live without the Do Not Disturb mode on my iPhone. Seriously, ya’ll.⠀ In order to maintain my sanity and protect my evenings, my phone is scheduled to automatically go into “do not disturb” at 7 pm every…
My journey of understanding all things stress began sometime between 2015 and 2016 – a time when I was extremely stressed out because of the long distance between myself and my husband. ⠀ We spent a period of 2.5 years living apart for his job and during that time I was pregnant with our 3rd,…
I’m an old mom. Okay, not in the sense that I’m literally old (unless you ask my kids), but now that my youngest is three, I’ve entered a phase where the baby years are behind me. And while that’s sad, I’m also excited because it makes taking care of myself a little bit easier. Today,…
It happens to all of us. Suddenly, you have to change plans because your kid is sick or an emergency happens, or, or, or… Been there, done that. A few weeks ago, I suddenly found myself in such a situation – my girls were sick and I was running around to doctors’ appointments and pharmacies…