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Mom Guilt Happens whether you Work or Stay Home

Mom Guilt Happens whether you Work or Stay Home

by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management

Getting Real with Shadra Bruce My grandmother worked full time. She had to, as a single mom with four kids ten and under. It wasn’t a choice. My mom hated that her mom always worked, so when she had kids, she stayed home full time. While it was nice having our...
5 Tips for Planning Your Next Move

5 Tips for Planning Your Next Move

by Shadra Bruce | Home and Hearth, Stress Management

Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Do you live your life planning your next move? I do. We move often enough that my friends check to make sure where we are before sending Christmas cards each year. They only pencil in our mailing address because they know it’s...
It’s Ok to Have a Breaking Point

It’s Ok to Have a Breaking Point

by Kira Hazledine | Breastfeeding, Creating Balance, On Motherhood, Toddlers

Getting Real with Kira Hazledine I have loved breastfeeding my daughter. Breastfeeding her as an infant was a breeze, and it’s come in handy in her current toddler stage. Breastfeeding has also resulted in a co-sleeping relationship that I never anticipated, so I have...
Staycation: Like a Vacation, only a lot Cheaper

Staycation: Like a Vacation, only a lot Cheaper

by Shadra Bruce | Stress Management, Travel, Work at Home

Getting Real with Shadra Bruce This time of year, we’re grounded. Not only are the roads often treacherous enough that we just don’t chance traveling, but this year in particular, we have to send off our passports to be renewed. This means we cannot even...
When You Don’t Feel Like a Good Mother, You Are Enough

When You Don’t Feel Like a Good Mother, You Are Enough

by Kira Hazledine | On Motherhood, Self-Improvement, Stress Management

Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Today has been one of those days. I had a therapy session this morning that was particularly brutal, and although I came home to a smiling toddler, an hour later things unraveled. Hallie and I shared her very first public in-store...
Why It’s Important to Ask for Cooperation, Not Obedience

Why It’s Important to Ask for Cooperation, Not Obedience

by Kira Hazledine | Creating Balance, Parenting, Raising Healthy Kids

Getting Real with Kira Hazledine Raise your hand high if you like being told what to do! As an adult, if someone tells me that I MUST do something, I instantly want to do the complete opposite. Even if there are good intentions, what is our reaction if someone offers...
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