Why You Need to Take a Break

Why You Need to Take a Break

Dear mom: Let’s talk about why you need to take a break. This is something that’s especially important for me to keep in mind, and any work at home parent or stay at home parent. If you were working at an office, you would get breaks. Perhaps a paid shorter break and a lunch break, but you would have a break. So why should working at home or being a stay at home parent be any different? It shouldn’t but in reality, we usually don’t take a break- even when we should. This is an important mental health issue for moms (and dads) to be aware of. Yes, you can take a break. What does it mean to “take a break”? Many of us are…

Ditch the Junk Challenge Wrap Up

Can you believe that we’re at the end of the Ditch the Junk challenge? Easter is on Sunday which marks the end of Lent. I regret that I do not have my follow up workbook ready as promised but I will have that on Friday for Freebie Friday. However, just because the challenge is over, that doesn’t mean that I’m going to stop working on my focus areas. I’ll continue to talk about decluttering, organization, destressing, and healthier eating regularly here. And even if you’re just finding this post now? No worries! The Ditch the Junk challenge can be started at any time. The point is to take 6 weeks or 40 days (whichever you’d prefer) to work on focus areas. For this challenge, I…