Labour Day – Oils to Get you Through

“Ok, Monika, you’ve done this 3 times before, you should totally know how this works and this is going to be a breeze!” You know that self talk you give when you KNOW that labour is starting? I NEVER assumed that this 4th birth would be one of my hardest. My 3rd...

Postpartum Pot-Lucks … THIS is what a “new” mom needs

Alright, hear me out here.  First baby comes and everybody and their sister is head over heels, ready to meet the tiny new addition, excited to help you get everything ready, full of promise and anticipation.  Oh man, the tiny baby outfits, all the soothers and...

Potty Training – Before we start … again

If being a mom to four boys has taught me ANYTHING, and ... well, it has taught me a lot ... it has certainly taught me that the bathroom will forever and for always be an area of INTEREST for a young man.Maybe it is the whole, “oh, I have a PENIS!?” thing, or...

Don’t say “schedule”

Don't laugh but when I decided that I would be a stay at home mom ... or at least when I was pregnant with my first son and I tossed around the idea a little, I actually thought that I would have so much free time.  I would be able to get all the things done with...

3 MUST Read Books For the Busy Mom

I know you're busy momma, adding READING to the list of things to do is about as appealing as cleaning the base of toilet when you have three young boys (yup, it feels like A LOT) but hear me out.  You NEED to read.  You need to immerse yourself in literature that...

Spring Ready Body

Spring has sprung and it is time to put away the winter coats and boots (almost, I meant it is still a risk that you might get caught in 6 inches of snow).

It’s that crazy transition time when the weather is slightly above freezing and every Canadian is out in shorts, a t-shirt and their cracking Birkenstocks from three years past. Everyone and their brother is soaking in the “heat” as our bodies accustom to the changes in season.

As more skin shows, more self doubt sets in (am I right mommies). Here is my simple tip for ROCKING your mom bod this spring!

Just 5 More Minutes

Jumping out of bed with joy and pep seems impossible as a mom who is knee deep in the trenches of sleep feedings and nightmares.

Starting your day with intention and a plan, heck, setting an alarm, seems like a practice in futility when your children will – GUARANTEED – wake up before anything and throw your good intentions out the window faster than that last precious moment of peaceful slumber.

Why though?

What’s stopping us from starting right as mothers?

Coconut Oil – “I Put that $#!+ on Everything”

I always knew you could use coconut oil in cooking as a healthy alternative, I even found a number of modern applications for it in our home health care routine but when my midwife suggested it could help spice up our sex life I … cringed.

First of all, I had dropped a clue I hadn’t expected … our sex life felt like it was on life support with a DNR more than it did a couple in love. Second, admitting that we might need a boost felt like admitting my lady bits didn’t operate as well as they used to.

Admitting I am getting older and that there are fault lines appearing in our marriage.

Mother Idols

Suppressing our feelings is like shaking a bottle of pop. For as long as those feelings remain behind tightly closed lips, the bottle shakes and quivers, building up the pressure and awaiting release.

Start opening that bottle cap the tiniest little bit and you bet that baby is going to blow!

Girl – It’s OK

Being a mom in todays world is HARD! Everywhere you look people are screaming that you need to do more, be more, expect more. What about being content?

How do you find peace when the world tells you to KEEP RUNNING? Keep going. MORE, MORE, MORE!!!