Tag: balance

• a letter to myself, before motherhood

  

  I have always been enchanted by observation.  Somber moments of self-reflection are something that came instinctually to me early in life, as I sat in the bathtub and wondered how I could be sure that I wasn’t the only real person on Earth.   (That was a tough one. ) Every time a significant life…

  Kristine Western

  May 7, 2019

  self-care / self-love, sharing my heart

  balance, faith, family, mama, mama heart, mama life, mom, mom blog, mom life, self, self care, self love

• i don’t always play with my kids

  

  We’ve heard that play is the work of childhood.  It’s such a beautiful sentiment. And sometimes, if we are being honest, I feel like I mess play up.  Because for kids, play is magical. It is an institution, both a verb and a noun, a language for them to process how their little selves fit…

  Kristine Western

  April 1, 2019

  mom life

  balance, family, kids, life after kids, life with kids, mama heart, mama life, mom, mom blog, mom life, play, raise good humans, raise good kids, self care, self love

• the 3 lies of multitasking

  

  Because doing it all doesn’t make me supermom, it just makes me super tired.

  Kristine Western

  March 25, 2019

  mom life

  balance, home, joy, parenting, self care, self love

• mama: sometimes, you gotta say yes

  

  Do you ever surprise yourself?  I am not only referring to what you can accomplish but also, in how you treat yourself.  Have you ever been presented with an opportunity that sounds wonderful, but instead of thinking of ways to make it happen, you start thinking of how you’re going to say no? Yea, me…

  Kristine Western

  February 28, 2019

  mom life, self-care / self-love

  balance, everyday joy, family, mama, mama heart, mama life, mom, mom blog, mom life, parenting, say yes, self, self care, self love