It is an honour to be back again, this time we are chatting about after your sweet babe arrives, and what hippie dippie tips and tricks this oil crazy mama has for you. I desperately wish I had oils in my life for all 4 of my births and postpartum, but sadly I had not...
Tell me you’ve never asked yourself this question. Honestly! I ask it all too often, sometimes I have to double check with my husband whether one of us ACTUALLY washed the kids this week and he will reply, snarky as only he can, “Have we even washed them...
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...
Is it just me or did everything all of a sudden launch into tidying up? Now, I know that I live in a bit of a hobbit hole being a stay at home mom, with no access to a car, and living in the “country”, and I HAVE seen on the Facebook that there is a new...
The other day I posted a poll on Facebook asking when people washed their bed sheets, or rather, how often they did that. The following day (or maybe it was two days later) I posted a question about they insane thing that husbands do that drive us nuts (like...
“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...
I’m an aspiring writer and full time mother to a troop of four boys and one precious daughter. Life is busy and chaotic at times but I’m learning to find grace in the mess. I enjoy a hot coffee now and then (always, I like coffee ALWAYS), even if it’s been microwaved three times. I’m learning to live a life that glorifies God in all that I do.
This is real life, unfiltered as only motherhood can be. Thank you for stopping in. I hope you find rest here, encouragement, and the needed reminder that you are not alone.
