Motherhood

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8 Habits to Be a More Patient Mom

Mom guilt and shame spirals are real. As I lay in bed at night, replaying the day’s events over in my mind, more days than not I feel guilty. I imagined myself being so much better at this mom thing than I am in reality! Where is the patient mom...

Motherhood is weird.

Parenting is hard. Motherhood is weird. But let me be the first to say, you are not alone, friend.

Mom Shame: No One Ever Told Me How Hard This Would Be

*republished from The Hygge Project in January 2017* As soon as I closed the door to the dentist’s office behind me, I immediately felt tears creeping to the surface. Take a deep breath, Jen. *breathe* Leaving the dentist’s office with a two-year-old, any toddler mom probably has about 1,323 different...

Top Stylish Maternity Clothes for Women on a Budget

Pregnancy is a time of excitement and the unknown, but it can also be a time of a whole lot of money spending. Between doctors visits and “must have” baby gear, it can feel sometimes like you are bleeding money in such a short amount of time. One thing that...