When I’m in a room full of bloggers, I’m usually the one who’s been blogging the longest, one of the very few who has made blogging my career, and usually the only one who has a practice to coach, mentor, and guide other mom bloggers in terms of making money blogging. In my experience, many …
Elayna Fernandez ~ The Positive MOM
When Taylor Bare and I became friends and started spending time together, he seemed quite surprised about my obsession intense passion for conserving water, electricity, and food. Maybe “annoyed” was a better term for it, although he would probably never admit to it. I didn’t blame him. I know I can appear be a bit …
Many, many, many years ago, Earl Nightingale developed a program called The Magic Word. It isn’t “please.” It isn’t “thank you,” either – that is two words! The magic word gives you power… the power to create your own day, moment by moment, and the power to create your own life, day by day. I …
Do you have a dream? Or a few? Of course you do! We all have dreams, goals, and aspirations – whether we’re willing to admit it out loud or not. Dreams can seem scary, impossible, or crazy. Dreams may require a great deal of investment of time, energy, and money to come true… or at least …
When I decided to become vegan, I probably didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I mean, I knew I was quitting meat, dairy, and honey… and anything that contains it. What I didn’t know is that I would be telling my vegan conversion story over and over again in an attempt to answer the never-ending …
As a little girl, I grew up with the belief that there were two types of hair: good hair and bad hair. Since I couldn’t have bangs and my hair wasn’t perfectly straight, I concluded I had “the bad kind.” I am glad I didn’t let that get to me. My dad always taught me I …
Disclaimer: This is part of a sponsored collaboration with DiMe Media and Dreft. All opinions are 100% mine. 🙂 It was January 17, a month and one day after my 25th birthday. I looked at the pregnancy test and confirmed it was positive. I cried. I never pictured myself in this life: married, living …
I had many labels growing up: rebellious, black sheep, hyper-active, wild child, naughty, picky, capricious, and EVIL, just to name a few. I was “bad.” It seemed to me that only my dad saw good in me. My school teachers and my friends would agree every once in a while. Although this identity of being …
Have you ever felt like THE WORST mom EVER? I have, and it isn’t pretty when it happens. For the longest time, I thought I was alone in my self-doubt, self-blame, and self-shame; it turns out, most of the moms I talk to constantly second-guess and question themselves, wondering whether they are failing miserably at …
Is motherhood stressing you out? Stress, by definition, is “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.” That sounds familiar! Motherhood is a privilege and a blessing, yet it is okay to admit that it can also be a stressful juggling act. If you sometimes feel burnt out, …