Update: @ShootingStarMag won Joshua Bell’s new CD At Home With Friends. This review and giveaway is courtesy of One2One Network. Want to Win Joshua Bell’s CD, At Home With Friends? To win, be sure to leave a comment below telling us how music serenades your soul! In my last post, I asked you to think… Continue reading Let Music Serenade Your Soul Review and Giveaway!
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Allowing Yourself to Simply Be in the Moment
photo credit: Stuck in Customs Life is busy. Life is crazy. But still, if you look closely, there is time to find a moment to simply be in the moment. Sometimes it’s only 5 minutes. Sometimes it’s only 1 minute. Sometimes you have to hide in the bathroom. Sometimes you are fortunate enough to find… Continue reading Allowing Yourself to Simply Be in the Moment
Are You Comfortable Hiring Help?
I’m a Working Mom If you don’t already know, I’m a working mom. I work full time from home and I’m grateful for all the benefits of being a virtual employee (the top two benefits are no commute and no business suits). Now that I have one son in preschool and one son in elementary… Continue reading Are You Comfortable Hiring Help?
Type-A Mom Conference – Bringing It Home
Photo brought to you by the amazing Pink and Posh. I just returned from the Type-A Mom conference with so many new ideas for my blog and with so many new blogging friends. For me, the Type-A Mom conference was a perfect venue to help me think about how I want to grow CreateaBalance.com. I… Continue reading Type-A Mom Conference – Bringing It Home
Finding My Balance at the Type-A Mom Conference
Today I arrived at the Type-A Mom conference in Ashville, North Carolina. The Blue Ridge Mountains greeted me as my plane landed and I have been meeting amazing bloggers ever since. According to the Type-A Mom conference website, this is the ultimate power mom blogging conference of the year. Over the next two days I… Continue reading Finding My Balance at the Type-A Mom Conference
How Do You Spell Relief? Spend Some Alone Time with Your Authentic Self!
photo credit: kk+ As moms, we are so busy taking care of everyone and everything. Just today, for example, I cleaned up the house, got everyone dressed, prepared the family to get out of the house for our weekend outing, packed snack bags, bought drinks, put on bike helmets, cut ravioli, stopped many fights, removed… Continue reading How Do You Spell Relief? Spend Some Alone Time with Your Authentic Self!
May the Long Time Sun Shine Upon You
“When you calm your mind and your senses, you become conscious of your always-present inner Self.” ~Unknown~ I was introduced to Snatam Kaur’s song Long Time Sun during my very first Kundalini yoga class at Lululemon’s last night. If you are not familiar with Kundalini yoga, I believe it combines more traditional Hatha yoga with… Continue reading May the Long Time Sun Shine Upon You
What About Parenting Nearly-Grown Children?
In my last post, I wrote about the balancing act I am experiencing between letting my 5 year old son move into the bigger world on his own and wanting to hold him tight and protect him from the world. After reading Masha Hamilton’s essay, Parenting the Nearly-Grown, I realized this balancing act only gets… Continue reading What About Parenting Nearly-Grown Children?
Mommy Emotions and the First Day of School
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” ~ Buddha ~ Note: I’m going to refer to my oldest son as Bug in this post. My 5 year old son, Bug, started kindergarten last Monday and it’s been a wild week filled with all… Continue reading Mommy Emotions and the First Day of School
Top Ten Things I Learned From My Self-Renewal Twitter Party for Moms
photo credit: ~Ilse I had an outstanding time at my first Self Renewal Twitter Party for Moms that took play last Thursday night. Here is a recap of what I learned during this two-hour self-renewal online dialog for moms… 1. Lisa from Mommy Mystic is the best person to invite to a party. Thanks Lisa… Continue reading Top Ten Things I Learned From My Self-Renewal Twitter Party for Moms
RSVP for Thursday’s Self-Renewal Twitter Party for Moms #RENEWAL
“Self-care is not about self-indulgence, it’s about self-preservation.” ~ Audre Lorde ~ (Thank you Renee Trudeau for sending this great quote in your newsletter this week. We hope to see you at the Twitter Party) This time of year is a perfect time for some quality self care for moms and for a self-renewal Twitter… Continue reading RSVP for Thursday’s Self-Renewal Twitter Party for Moms #RENEWAL