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Goal Setting for the Stage of Life You’re In and Utilizing Tools for Success
Goals, purpose, planners How do you feel when you think about goal setting for the year? Excited, overwhelmed, nervous? They sure feel overwhelming to me. …
Why is Healing So Hard? Five Pitfalls That Kept Me Stuck In My Healing Journey
When we deny the story, it defines us. When we own the story we can write a brave new ending. Brené Brown Why is healing …
How Body Neutrality Taught Me to Appreciate a Body I Don’t Like
Every body is different. And yet I know I’m not alone in having this image of how my body should look. For years I’ve worked …
Cutting: A Way to Remind Myself I Was Alive
Trigger warning! Please be aware that this article discusses suicide, self harm, and cutting. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the …
In Praise of Boredom: 5 ways boredom is good
Boredom: the state of feeling wearied by dullness, tedious repetition, and apathy. Synonyms include apathy, indifference, disgust, lethargy, and monotony. Thanks, dictionary people. What a …
Embarking on Growth: Purple Sweet Potatoes Brought Me Closer to My Grandfather
“Where there is no gardener there is no garden.” -Wolfgang von Goethe . This quote reminds me of a conversation that my grandfather and I …
4 Things You Can Do When Your Best Doesn’t Feel Like Enough
I sat on the couch watching my daughter play with her toys; my eyes starting to fill with tears. Feeling overwhelmed and beating myself up …
Your Past: How to Let That Shit Go and Move On!
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “the past is a lesson, not a prison” or something close to that. Dang, why did it take me …
Deleting Social Media: How it’s Improved my Mental Health and Productivity
I finally had had enough. I deleted social media from my phone. The mindless scrolling was taking a toll on my mental health and my …
Four Disability History Topics That Should Be Taught In Schools
American history is the story of African Americans, Native Americans, women, immigrants, the LGBTQ and all marginalized people. The version of history taught in classrooms …
Pantry Organization On A Budget: What You Need to Know
Let me be honest. I love organizing! Something about creating a spot for every item and knowing later that I can find that item gives …
Hair Industry Sexism: How This Exists In a Female Dominated Industry
The hair and beauty industry is made up statistically of 77% female, and 19% male. So why do men still make 2% more than women? …
Mama, Never Give up. Keep Trying, Keep Going.
I sat down on the steps, exhausted, ready to give up believing things could get better, ready to give up trying. The feeling of fatigue …
Step Aside Pumpkin, These Fall Flavors Deserve Some Love!
Ah, the Fall! My favorite time of year! The air gets a slight crisp chill, the trees become a myriad of colors as sunset falls …
Let Go with Fall: 7 Ways to Change with the Season
My favorite season is here, welcome Fall! The trees are beginning to transition and it’s time to acknowledge a similar change within ourselves. The changing …
Build Yourself Up: 5 Ways to be Your Own Greatest Champion
You must build yourself up if you are going to live the life you desire and find the joy you deserve. No matter the strength …
The Power of the Pause: 5 Ways to Add a Little Space in Your Life
Pause. Feel your heartbeat. Take a big breath in and let your lungs inflate as full as they can. Pause and hold. Now exhale and …
Footprints Outlined in Wisdom: A Poem for the Heart
Footprints Outlined in Wisdom: Poetry by Natasha Ross Full Sun Full Moon, Full Sky, Full Bloom, looming at the end of summer. Drawings of your …
How to Have a Clean House: A Mom’s Guide to Peace With Your Home
I feel like a maid. I spend my day just cleaning up after everyone and I feel lost in the to-do list. I’m on Pinterest …
Spite is the Enemy, Not the Woman Next to Me.
Successful women surround me and it’s so incredibly beautiful until I get a knot in my stomach. It happens slowly, but then quickly. Spite blurs …
Good Credit: Why Women Need to Have Their Own
Do you think about your credit? When I was younger it never crossed my mind. What it was, how to use it, why it might …
Four Things The Mental Health System Taught Me
I have been utilizing the mental health system since I was 10 years old. It was at that age that I was diagnosed with Major …
Hispanic Heritage Month – Mes de la Herencia Hispana
“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.” Cesar Chavez According to the United States Census Bureau, the U.S. …
My Favorite Gluten Free Apple Recipes for the Fall
Since having to go gluten free several years ago, I’ve spent some time (and trial and error) trying to make my favorite recipes gluten free. …
7 Tips to Set Healthy Boundaries with Our Relationships
“Being human is hard not because you’re doing it wrong, it’s hard because your doing it right.” Glennon Doyle, Untamed How can we set boundaries …
Best Business Practices to Keep Your Financial Records Straight for Your Side Hustle
You started a side gig, started making money, and now what do you do? I’m going to share some best practices on what to do …
Parenting Adult Kids is Hard: 4 Lessons I’ve Learned
It’s been two years since my twins moved into college dorms and began “adulting” as they describe it. These years of empty-nesting were supposed to …
Living in the Hard Moments When I Want to Eject
Navigating the loss of my dad a mere five years after the loss of my mom . . . there are no words. The strong …
When Are You Going To Have Kids? Sensitive Topic Most People Don’t Understand
We recently flew to Minnesota and being a family of four we had one row with the girls and me, then my husband across the …
It’s Preparedness Awareness Month! Where Do We Even Start?
Welcome to September! National Preparedness Awareness Month! I honestly didn’t know there was National Preparedness Month till around July when someone mentioned it on my …
How I Learned to Redefine Charity By Tithing Time and Talent
Charity is defined by giving money to an organization that helps those in need. And it’s true, money does help. Our amazing network of nonprofits …
Seeing Double: From My Baby Girl to Adult. 11 Things I Want You to Know.
“When we look at our big kids, we still see our babies, too. This double vision is one of the most profound privileges of parenthood. …
Maybe It Is You: 5 Strategies to an Attitude Adjustment
It is no secret attitudes are powerful influencers and an attitude adjustment can dramatically change your experience. I have first hand knowledge of this and …
Hate Cleaning? Find Relief in the Art of Slow Homemaking
Slow homemaking isn’t being lazy. It’s having the power to realize that you determine what needs to be done. The power to make your own …
Plans Change, Focus on the Vision, and Keep Going!
I love it when a plan comes together… But let’s be realistic, things rarely go to plan. Plans change. Being a highly creative and “attention-faceted” …
To the Village-less Mom – I see you. I am you.
To the mom parenting without a village, I see you. I want you to know, I long for that close circle of support too. My …
Community Service: How It Helped Me Develop My Leadership Skills
The year was 20-ought something. I would tell you it was the fault of my red, 1991 Chevy Beretta. That car kept me in trouble! …
The Five Love Languages through Zucchini
The summer light is fading, the morning is starting to have creamy crispness to it, and our gardens are full of zucchini. This zucchini squash …
Feeling Angry All the Time? 7 Reasons Why and What You Can Do
“Anger is often a secondary emotion.” Azevedo Hanks Are you feeling irritable, short-tempered or grouchy? Maybe you snap (or want to) at everyone around you. …
10 Things My Toddler Has Taught Me About Life
I never expected to be sitting here writing this blog article. I knew being a mom would push and mold me but I did not …
Kindergarten Is Calling: The Bittersweet Blessing of Letting Go
I’ve been counting down the years, watching them turn into months. Always keeping my eye on the proverbial clock that’s been ticking away since she …
Tips How NOT to Pass Your New School Year Anxiety onto Your Kids
Were you one of those kids that couldn’t wait to get the school supply list? Run to the store and gather all those clean crisp …
24 Favorite Inspirational Quotes for Women to Empower and Uplift
No matter what stage in life you are in, let these 24 inspirational quotes for women help you see and know your worth. Life can …
Summer Reading Book Club Ideas for Women From The We Spot
As things are opening up and people are beginning to reconnect, why not start a new women’s book club? Meet with your current circle of …
Overcome Family Guilt and Shame: 7 Ways to Stop Saying Sorry
Guilt says you made a mistake. Shames says you are the mistake. Guilt motivates. Shame annihilates. -Susie Garlick Do members of your family bring instant …
How Do I Find My Fun Me Again? 5 Ways to Bring Your Smile Back
This past year has been heavy. Ok let’s be honest, for many of us, it has just plain sucked! The pandemic, social unrest, dehumanization, political …
The Ups and Downs of Entrepreneurship: How to Stay Balanced
The ups and downs of entrepreneurship are like riding Mr. Freeze at Six Flags. If you have a business or are in the process of …
Losing My Religion: An Imperfect Journey to Finding My Faith Again
If you’re anything like me, the title of this article may have scared you away. Losing religion? Finding faith? Yikes. Religion can be a touchy …
How to Raise Chickens – Simply, and In Your Back Yard!
This spring, we got our first set of baby chicks from a local store. These are the first that we were raising ourselves, not with …
7 Ways to Encourage Your White Children To Be Anti-Racist
My life is dedicated to working toward equity for all and speak, train and think about racism. I work to be anti-racist daily. I have …
Looking Back: A Letter To Share Some Mama Wisdom
Dear Mama, You are in such an intense season of your life with these precious babies. Diapers, sleepless nights, napless days, every bodily fluid imaginable. …
