Beautiful gifts you can give yourself and boost your mental health You are probably thinking that giving a gift to yourself seems a little selfish, right? Or maybe you are thinking that it is about time somebody show you some love and that somebody might as well be you! Giving a present to yourself can actually be a very vital… Read More
How to Balance Technology with Family Life
How to find balance with digital technology in our lives using Google’s digital wellbeing tools and tips. Digital technology is an integral part of our lives now, and it’s not going away. But sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by technology and the need to use our phones and devices all the time. We feel a need for more balance so… Read More
10 Rules for a Perfect Day Free Printable
How to NOT have a perfect day, but definitely a better one by following these 10 rules to be happy and find success. Free printable motivational quotes too! There was a time I almost lost everything I loved. I almost lost my husband. I almost lost my sweet little baby kids including the unborn child in my womb. I almost… Read More
My Experience with Teenage Anxiety and Perfectionism
Today I am sharing something pretty personal. The full story is over at Deseret News today and is sponsored by BonCom because they are trying to bring awareness to the issue of teenage anxiety. I hope that this helps someone out there. There was a period of about eight years in my life that I constantly experienced pain in my… Read More
FREE Printable Butterfly Quotes
Free Butterfly Quote Printables for you! These printable butterfly notes can be used as lunch box notes, girls camp pillow treats, or just for fun! Hi blissful friends! I hope you are enjoying September and finding something positive in each day. I have another free printable for you. This time it’s all about butterflies. Why butterflies, you may ask? Well,… Read More
The Neverland Syndrome
I call it The Neverland Syndrome. It’s a condition I suffer from on every child’s birthday, every big milestone, and at every goodbye. I don’t want things to change. I don’t want my children to grow up. Why can’t we just stay the same forever and always? I remember when my Sweet Tween just… Read More
How to Get More Out of LDS General Conference
April’s General Conference was quite the whirlwind. We sustained a new prophet, began our new introduction to “ministering,” and of course, received modern revelation to comfort and guide us for the future. For those less familiar with LDS events, General Conference happens twice a year. It’s a weekend when normal Mormon church meetings are cancelled to allow everyone to tune… Read More
How to be imperfect and love it!
I’m an expert at not being perfect. I’ve tried to be perfect in different areas of my life, and I always fail. Duh. Why, why, why do we expect perfection and then feel like losers when we fail at this unattainable trait? Now this doesn’t mean we shouldn’t work hard, or try our best. But we must accept our mistakes… Read More
My HONEST Opinion
I wished I had a parenting handbook today. Once again I had to find a way to talk to my Baby Girl about HONESTY. We’ve had trouble before like The Chocolate Milk Fib and Go Fish Cheater-Pants. Apparently, my parenting tactics used previously have not been super effective yet. And today, I pulled out the good ‘ol “dishonesty leads… Read More
Letting Your Child CHOOSE
I’ve noticed something about Baby Girl lately. She’s seeking independence and her power to choose. Anyone got kids like that? It’s not that these things have been taken away from her on purpose . . . it’s just that sometimes we forget she wants to decide for herself. Let me ‘splain . . . Last Monday, I got out of… Read More
The Importance of Being Important
Today I while I was prepping dinner and habitually dicing tomatoes for our tacos, My Man got a emergency call from the hospital that he had to quickly respond to. He didn’t have time to explain, he just rushed out the door. And I remember thinking as the door slammed behind him, “Sometimes I wish I had something IMPORTANT to… Read More
I’m Not Good at Being a Mother
Yeah, yeah, yeah. That’s what we all say. “I’m not good at being a mother.” I’ve said it to myself and I’ve heard others say it too. In fact, I remember saying to myself many times, “I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS.” I often said it my in the earlier mom years when My Man was gone a… Read More