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NH Mama loving life. Co-Author (w/ my daughter) of Positive Girl - The Power of Your Thoughts. Fueled by coffee, great convos & optimistic thoughts! Brandy Ellen, Virtual Assistant is a work-from-home entrepreneur. Question about this post or something found within it? Read my Disclosure Policy as well as Terms of Use.
I Played the “Mama Means Business” Card and Won
Let me tell you what, after my two sons were born I was quick to become a bit inconsistent in my parenting ways. My middle child and first born son was a bit of a challenge and he wiped me right out. I hung onto the excuse that he has more needs and has some issues instead of actually fighting to stick to the fact that I am Mom. I made excuses for some behavior, but in all honesty some of the behavior was learned through me not being consistent while others still are true issues he may have. After my second son, third born child, came into the picture I slacked even more. I breastfed and I was just too busy with everything to stop and work on my …
Is Your Fairytale Realistic?
I never really had a fairytale idea of life, if you knew the way I grew up you would know that I didn’t have a fairytale book life nor did a lot of people, however, when I do meet a person who has parents that are still married and raised them together in one household I do wish I had that for my children. I wish that I had that for myself sometimes. The problem with hoping for that is that I grew up just fine raised by who I was raised by. I am happy with who I am. I am happy that both of my parents love me and I am just fine with the fact that the reasons my parents were divorced were reasons I would have …
Take One Thing at a Time
I know it is very easy to look at your desk and see a pile of paperwork staring at you and realize “oh man I have so much to do” then you get that panicked feeling of “how in the heck am I ever going to finish all of this work”. You see it is all too easy to look at the pile of projects to get completed and feel overwhelmed, but I am going to share with you how to make that situation become a breeze time and time again …. My Side Story I am famous for allowing myself to get overwhelmed from time to time, but it’s normally around “that time of the month”, yes about one week before my non-friend {as I like to call that …
