Is Self-Care the Answer When Motherhood Sucks?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the time in my life where everything seemed to suck. Parenting was depleting all my resources, I felt in over my head on a … Read more
Marriage
Our marriage was struggling, here are 12 things that helped us heal and strengthen it
I wrote this post when Conor and I were celebrating 14 years together. And if you were a fly on the wall for those 14 years, there were times where … Read more
85. When empathy is hard in marriage and friendships
Empathy with other adults can feel differently than it does between us and kids. This is often because our emotions are used as currency, as power. And also because we … Read more
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72. When your spouse doesn’t want to declutter (but really, it’s marriage advice)
One question I get so often is “how to get my husband to get rid of all his crap?” I don’t have a magical formula to convince him to give … Read more
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How Minimalism Changed My Motherhood, Marriage, Homemaking and Life
I happened upon ‘minimalism’ by accident. I didn’t even really know it was an option. I grew up in a home filled with stuff. Boxes of photos and books, piles … Read more
Enjoying a family camping trip, on purpose
This month in the Life on Purpose Academy this is the topic, Enjoying Your Life, on Purpose. A lesson that I feel like I have a crash course on every … Read more
Why it’s worth paying attention to love languages and expectations in marriage
Alternately titled: my husband put the groceries away wrong, he doesn’t care about me. The other week I shared a photo on Instagram stories of my pantry. It was full … Read more
62. My husband put the groceries away wrong, he doesn’t care about me (love languages and expectations in marriage)
Today’s bonus episode comes after I showed pictures of my pantry on Instagram and mentioned love languages and got a lot of comments about it. While we’re in isolation, … Read more
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58. Isolation life vs simple on purpose life (marriage, motherhood, working from home, mental health)
We have all been taking stock of what isolation life looks like in comparison on how our life used to look. Sometimes this experience can be painful and disempower us … Read more
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52. How minimalism changed my marriage, homemaking and life
A look at the before and after of how minimalism changed my marriage, my homemaking and my life. In the last episode (#51) I shared specifically how minimalism changed my … Read more
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