more than mom blog title

I am more than a mom.

This seems to be something that I forgot when I made the transition from being a 25 year old college graduate to becoming a mom.

Becoming a mom was the single most important event in my life thus far. It truly did change my life. Suddenly I had this little person in my arms that was completely dependent on me.

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Today, Mandie from Women are Hungry talks to us about the importance of self-love to our overall fitness.

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Learning to love is not so hard. Learning to love ourselves, however, seems to be more of a challenge. We are taught at a young age (whether consciously or subconsciously) to critique our bodies. We are taught to stand in the mirror and loathe our less flattering areas.

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Mandie from Women are Hungry presents the second installment of…

eating habits for busy moms

 

I have spent most of my life staying home with my kids. My days consist of coloring, diapers, breast feeding, laundry and looking in the mirror wondering why I have such little self-control. Aren’t I supposed to be preoccupied with finding my ‘before-baby’ body? I would stare and think “if only I had enough self-control to not eat”.

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mommy confession

I’ll be honest: I am not the most patient person in the world.

Sometimes I get irritated about simple things. Sometimes I lose my temper. When I do, I feel bad. So I apologize.

[Tweet “I fully believe that parents can make mistakes and that when we do, we should own up to it.”]

For the past couple of weeks, I have been in a beta group for a cool product that a blogger friend of mine created.

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Mandie Hall from Women are Hungry takes over the blog for our first installment of…

busy moms guide to workout habitsOne of the most frequently asked questions I get is, “How do I find the time to workout with kids, homeschool, job, etc?” I could answer that with some useless comment like “you make the time,” but that would not be true, nor would it be helpful to you in any way.

There seems to be this idea of guilt floating around that goes something like this,

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