I was listening to a podcast recently and came across the acronym GNH. Huh? GNP I know. GNI, yes. But GNH? (quick refresher: GNP = Gross National Product, GNI = Gross National Income … for those of us with mom brain!) GNH stands for Gross National Happiness. The government of Bhutan has been using this measure since […]
Personal (yogini)
See-sawing between work and play: the ultimate balancing act
Should I do something productive or something relaxing? Should I get that thing that must get done DONE or chill with a good book? Ugh. The questions that torment me on a daily basis when I have pockets of free time to myself (i.e. my son’s nap times). Ultimately, the answer is: both. I want […]
When good is good enough; letting go of perfectionism
I have an admission to make. I used to have an issue with perfectionism. I am a recovering Perfectionist. I wanted everything to be a certain way and if it wasn’t, I managed to find a way to make myself (or others) feel bad about it. It was an awful feeling. Draining. Exhausting. Then one […]
Keep what makes you happy
As a new stay-at-home-mom, I am still trying to figure out how to find the sweet spot of doing what I need to do to take care of my son, and doing what I need to do to take care of me. I was tempted to use the word “balance” just now, but that’s not […]
Holding space
Have you ever had a friend or family member that is just going through a really rough time? Like, their current circumstances just suck. They tell you all about it and it just sounds awful. You feel their pain and want to help, but there is nothing you can do or say that will make it any […]
Those sticky thoughts
My son and I attended his first class the other day. It was a class with kids in his age group where they got to explore this soft padded room with all sorts of things to climb and crawl through. As I looked around, I noticed he was the only child that wasn’t walking. And […]
Know which balls to drop
As a stay at home mom, I am still figuring out how to do all the things I need and want to do. It’s definitely a balancing act. I’m not necessarily trying to “find balance”. It’s more like juggling. With many balls constantly in the air. And a toddler who LOVES to throw them. Some balls are […]
Meet yourself where you are: a postpartum update
Meet yourself where you are. I have to continuously remind myself of that. I haven’t talked a lot about my postpartum recovery, but it has definitely been a journey. I had my son last summer and it was a very long labor. The birthing process itself was uncomplicated, except for a bit of hemorrhaging that needed to […]
Replacing the paradox of choice with routine
There is a lot to keep up with being a new mom. And a SAHM (Stay-at-home-mom) at that. One year + in, I am still learning to embrace this new role. I thought I didn’t have time before — wow! I had no idea! My life is completely devoted to caring for and keeping this […]
Don’t Make it a Thing
How many times have we made something into more than it should be? Overcomplicated things. Made it into a ginormous deal. Put pressure on ourselves to do “the thing” perfectly. I was reminded of this crazy “thing” we do during a recent guided meditation where the instruction was just to sit. Just sit. Don’t make […]