The Young Mommy Life

Read the rest of the challenges here.  I can admit freely that I am not a “glass is half full” kinda gal. I want to be and I really, really try, but most days I’m shaking my fists and muttering under my breath, “Why can’t anything go right??” But that changes now. I’ve got a [...]

Our challenge is coming right along. Make sure you check out the challenges from day #1 and day #2! Day #3 – Identify a daily pick-me-up. When life is getting to be a bit much (the kids won’t stop screaming, you got stuck in traffic, your husband/boyfriend is getting on your nerves), what do you [...]

Sometimes in the mornings, I can count five negative statements before a positive one rolls off my tongue. “Ugh, my hair is too dry.” “Shouldn’t have eaten that cinnamon roll.” “When’s the last time I painted my toenails? They look a mess.” “My boobs just ain’t what they used to be.” Enough is enough! I [...]

I had a meltdown over the weekend due to some mounting stress that I had no outlet for. You see (and this is hard to admit), I have no life outside of my children and my husband. I rarely hang out with my friends anymore, I’m working long hours and I spend 80% of the [...]

So much of motherhood is stressful. The baby pooped right as you were ready to head out the door, you forgot to pick up diapers and now your kid is sitting in a roll of paper towels while you run to the store. You snap at your partner because he decided the five minutes before dinnertime was [...]