Stepmum of the Year has a great challenge to help get you off the couch or to help you get your husband’s ex-wife out of your head! What a fabulous idea Stepmum and I’m glad you’re on the road to your 5k goals.
Wednesday Martin as a great post, “Will You Be Your Valentine?” Will you? [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Self Care category.
Take the Self-Care Challenge
October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Integrity. Commitment to Excellence. Stubbornly Optimistic!
Breast Cancer is an ugly diagnosis.
Your health is all you have. Take care of it. Practice breast self-exams. Get your annual mammograms. Eat right. Exercise. Reduce stress and anxiety. Take time for you. Meditate. Pray. Find Joy. Get a hobby. Live your passion. Travel. Be your authentic self. Trust. Believe. [...]
Your Monday Moment of Reflection
When’s the last time you did something just for you? When’s the last time you decided that you didn’t have to think the thoughts you’re thinking? When’s the last time you took the time to relax, unwind, rejuvinate?
Jodi over at Joy Discovered has a great article, “Giving Yourself Permission.”
So many of our hurdles can actually [...]
Three Great Blog Posts
Three Great Blog Posts
I’m a big fan of Joy Discovered, All About Joy, and Positively Present. I find that my fellow bloggers have a lot to offer not just me, but you as well. If you’re stuck moving forward, read these posts!
Dip Your Toes Into The Moment by Positively Present – bringing you back to [...]
Adding More Minutes to My Meditation Practice
Learning To Quiet the Mind
My yoga practice is the best self-care I can give myself and by adding a daily meditation to my practice, I am bubble wrapping my Self from the stress that daily life can bring. Be it turbulent times at work or the craziness that comes from being a mom and a step [...]
Stepmonster by Wednesday Martin, Ph.D.
Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do (♦♦♦♦♦)
by Wednesday Martin is a must read for any step mom who’s experienced anger, resentment, jealousy when it comes to her husband’s kids or his ex-wife. Martin’s research is impeccable and eye-opening. As a step mom [...]
Self-Care in May's Issue of StepMom Magazine
I’m PUBLISHED!
May’s issue of StepMom Magazine is available online. My article on Self-Care for Step Moms is on pages 22-24!
A very special Thank You to Brenda Ockun, Publisher and President of this fabulous magazine for publishing my article!
The Past is a Foreign Country…
They do things differently there…
I have this one particular family member, or I should say, my husband has this one particular family member who is so stuck in the past, that she puts most pinning, angry, bitter ex-wives to shame. My husband’s younger sister, Tina, is a Super. Massive. Black. Hole.
Tina’s ability to suck you [...]
Top 5 Self-Care Tips for Step Moms
Top 5 Self-Care Tips for Step Moms
What’s on your priority list?
Take out our journal or a blank piece of paper and jot down your priority list. What’s on it? I bet it looks something like this:
1. Get kids off to school
2. Make sure husband has clean shirt
3. Presentation for work due at 2PM
4. Take Skippy [...]
Step Mom Resources
I’ve created a page for the BEST books I’ve ever read and recommend continously to my friends and sister step moms. This new page can accessed from the top menu bar. Each book is directly linked to Amazon.com
If you have a step mom book recommendation, please leave a comment and I’ll add it to the Step [...]
