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Here is one of my favorite things. 👇👇👇 For real. I had my appointment with my oncologist this morning, so naturally, I applied ALL the Valor. 💜 #scanxiety If you've never heard of this oil, I highly recommend ya get with the program. 🌟 This unicorn sparkle rainbow mermaid glitter gem is the best concoction on the planet.🌈💫🦄✨ I may sound overly dramatic, but this oil can calm a tension headache so fast, stop snoring in its tracks and calm a nervous system before a pani

“Mama sit down.” These are the famous words I hear at 8:02 every evening. When I am spent. Every ounce of my energy has been zapped, every morsel of anything left to give has been dried up. I. Am. Done. And yet, mothering is never done. Each night when I put my 2 ½ year old in her bed, she says to me, “I have to go potty.” I am immediately filled with dread. My inner monologue begins:" Why? Why now? Do I have to take her to the bathroom? Of course, you have to take her to the

Mom shaming vs. constructive criticism Oftentimes as moms we get overwhelmed, frustrated, and our stress runs high. Everyone is telling us how to parent, book after book, blog after blog, advice after advice. Whatever happened to listening to our intuition? What ever happened to confidence as a parent, that what we choose to do is right for our kid… right for our family. Why do we as moms care so much about what other people think and say about how we parent? I am embarrassed