Why I Choose to Embrace My Imperfection

Why I Choose to Embrace My Imperfection

I’m not perfect. I don’t do immaculate housekeeping and if you come to this house expecting that, you will be disappointed. I don’t do perfect, I do lived in. I might be getting better with my home organization, but perfect homemaker? Nope. I’m not perfect. I am not, and never will be, a perfect parent. I will make mistakes and I will question my parenting abilities with my toddler and with my autistic daughter. I’m not perfect. I am judgemental, I’m stubborn, I’m argumentative. Sometimes I’m too quiet and sometimes I say too much. I’m not perfect. And I am so much better off because of it. I’m a recovering perfectionist. I’m an introvert and an empath with a Type A personality. And as a late…

5 Tips for Staying Motivated

Motivation is key in life. If you have motivation, you’ll keep pursuing your goals- whatever they might be. But sometimes it’s easy to lose that motivation. As a blogger especially, there are times that I wonder why I keep doing this. This is hardly a get rich quick job and while I am incredibly proud of what I’ve accomplished in the year or so that I’ve been blogging here, sometimes I think it would be easier to just quit and do something else. But then I find my motivation. I enjoy blogging because I enjoy writing. I enjoy connecting with people and I enjoy sharing what’s going on in our lives. That’s part of my motivation for blogging. But how else do I stay motivated?…