One big thing I am working on personally this year is my BOUNDARIES. I am a notorious “people pleaser.” I hate saying no, I hate disappointing people, and I hate feeling guilty. But I realized that my irrational need to please everyone was actually detrimental to my own well-being (it’s REALLY exhausting), and, in turn, detrimental to my ability to be my best for my son. When my son was born, as you can imagine, my priorities shifted – he became the most important thing. And I needed to figure out how to push that need to be a people pleaser FAR, FAR AWAY so I could be my best for myself and my family. Plus, breastfeeding mamas (and ANY...
January has already thrown quite a few challenges our way, hasn’t it? How can we reflect and learn from 2020 to make us stronger and more resilient to anything that might get thrown our way this year? Well, we have a SUPER special breastfeeding mama with us today on the blog who is going to tell us exactly how. Wendi Iacobello is an Army wife + mama, and the founder of Strength 4 Spouses – a blog and community that fosters strength for those living military life (like me!). I am super excited that we get to spend some time with her –she has a powerful message to share, so let’s get to it. Ailana J.: Hi Wendi! Thanks so...
“Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world.” – Marilyn Monroe You’re probably not trying to conquer the whole entire world right now, mama. You’re probably just trying to survive feeding to feeding. But I promise that Marilyn’s got something here. As a breastfeeding mama, you are navigating a whole new world. Everything about your life is different than it used to be. It is now revolving around keeping your tiny human alive and nourished. And your body went through a LOT of changes. For a lot of us, there is a whole mental and emotional challenge with our postpartum bodies. So how do you dress with confidence and squash those little voices in your head...
I think we can all agree that, at the very least, we deserve 2021 to be better than 2020…and that’s not a very tall order considering how rough 2020 was, right?! However, just because we started a new calendar doesn’t mean the world will magically change overnight. We are still raising our littles in the thick of a global pandemic, a plethora of social justice issues, as well as all the heartache that comes along with all of those things. What it DOES mean is that we have an opportunity to press the restart button on our own vibes and energy, which can truly make all the difference in how we deal with any challenges thrown our way. So how...
I felt so ahead of the game this holiday season! But I was wrong. All of a sudden, there are only 2 sleeps left before Christmas, and I am feeling grossly under-prepared, on the verge of scrambling. I started my Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving –we have a big family and I just felt like I really needed to give myself a good head start this year. Well, after I checked off my son, and all my nieces and nephews, it’s almost like my brain said, “Okay, Jeannine! That’s it! You’re all done!” And I started cruising…now, it’s 2 days before Christmas and I’m NOT DONE. OH. EM. GEE. Any other mamas out there feeling a little last minute panic?! Don’t...
