By now you may have gathered that I’m super pregnant (2.5 weeks to go!!), and that obviously brings a lot of changes. I’m always hot, I’ve gotten stuck on the couch, and I’ve been waddling for, like, a month. All of this led to a funny little epiphany about change yesterday as I walked slowly up the…
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3 Simple Steps to Take When Things Feel Harder Than They Need to Be
I pulled out my journal and opened it up to these exact words: “Don’t they know they’re making this harder than it needs to be?” I looked at those words scrawled across my journal pages and remembered how I felt when I wrote them. It was the end of the day. I was beyond tired and…
Going Through a Big Change? Here’s the Truth About Finding Ease
Less than 5 weeks to go until we welcome Baby Ralph III into our family – assuming everything goes exactly according to plan. There have been plenty of moments of worry leading up to this point. How much time off work did I save? What kind of car will hold 3 car seats? Could we…
How to Find Ease When You’re Beyond Exhausted
You can’t keep giving from an empty tank. You can’t draw water from an empty well. You need to put on your own mask first. Taking care of yourself IS taking care of your family. (And of course, the dishes will still be there tomorrow.) Your family needs you to take care of yourself, but…
A Reading List That Will Make You Feel Amazing
Over the last few weeks, we’ve talked about feeling collected. Whether that simply means feeling healthy, happy, and put together, being more mindful of what you’re picking up and carrying with you, or doing the things that make you feel more like yourself, we could all benefit from making some more space to feel collected. To…
Make Space to Feel the Way You Want to Feel
Working through this Collected Challenge has taught me about how to make space to feel the way I want to feel by being more mindful of what I pick up and carry with me day every day. After a few weeks, feeling collected has taken on a new level of meaning. It used to mean…
What are You Collecting? (and What Do You Want?)
Are your hands full? Without fail, when it’s time to go somewhere, even if it’s just to another room in the house, my son scrambles to find all of the toys he NEEDS to bring with him. He needs the red Lego car with the yellow wheels (not the black wheels), the blue ball (not…
A Meditation to Collect More of What You Want
I think a little of my happiness talk has rubbed off on my husband, David. He has a dad friend who also stays at home with the kids, and this friend is way over his limit in stress. The stress is getting into every little part of his life. David told me a story about how he…
Take a Little Time for Something Meaningful and Creative (Plus Easy Photo Card Tutorial)
This photo project has been an amazing journey. What began as a quest to find fun photo ideas quickly transformed into learning to be more present and appreciate more of what’s going on around you. This has made all the difference, and I hope if you’ve followed along (or are just now starting) that…
Learn to See the Magic Right in Front of You (and Take Great Pictures, Too)
When I started this family photo project, my goal was to take better pictures, but I’ve realized something that’s changed the whole plan. It turns out, it was never about the photos. All of this is really about noticing all those little things you ordinarily overlook and seeing your life as it is. Not as you’re afraid it…