If you’ve been reading my lil blog for any length of time, you know I love movies, and especially quoting movies.  The movies I quote the most are definitely my favorite movies, including, but not limited to:  The Princess Bride, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Coming to America.  Yet my most oft quoted line doesn’t […]

Affirmations are really big in the world of self care right now, and I understand why.  I have seen my clients utilize the power of restructuring their automatic thoughts and underlying beliefs to change their behavior, and thus, change their outcomes. In psychotherapy, we call it CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy). While I’m a huge fan […]

When I was a kid, I had a lot of nicknames…my dad is hilarious and often did silly things with our names to make us laugh.  He would tell us stories where it was obvious my siblings and I were the main characters, but every time we would call him on it, he insisted this […]

Well, hello my Besties!  Is anyone else going a bit cuckoo with the whirl of back to school?  No lie, I’ve been up since 3:45 am because there is just so. much. going. on.  Today was my older son’s first day back and I’m just hoping he got a better night’s sleep than his mama! […]

Years ago, I remember being absolutely entranced by a mom blogger whose blog was a collection of homemaking tips, family fun ideas, and gorgeous interior shots of her house.  She would bake and create amazing crafts and home projects while her children napped.  But she had six children, which often left me wondering two things: […]

It feels like forever since I’ve given you some Bestie finds, so I’m happy to be sharing some self care fun with you!  Today’s picks are awesome books and journals I found on Amazon…and one sweet lil’ printable from my Etsy shop! A little shameless self promotion never hurt anyone, right?  😉 But seriously, the printable […]

Hello, hello, my Besties!  Long time no see!  This summer has been a whirlwind…full of everything good.  But our family has been packing so much goodness into just a few months and I’ve been prioritizing that over stressing about regular blogging.  That said, I miss it!  So happy to be back today with a new “body” post! […]

Happy Saturday, my Besties!  I don’t have much time to write, as I’m headed off to lead a cabin of 14 high school girls for a week full of fun, adventure, and amazing conversations.  I just know I’m not going to be posting much in the next few days, and the reason why is too […]

Marmee March is, without a doubt, my favorite literary character of all time.  And not only that, but I kind of want to be her.  She is full of kindness, goodness, wisdom, and grace.  She is loving, just, and sweet.  I doubt she ever had a #momfail.  Well, actually she admitted to Jo that her […]

I recognize that every family is different.  I realize that families are made up of people with many different schedules, interests, and personalities.  However, our family has benefitted so incredibly much from one tradition that I feel it is my duty as your Self Care Bestie to pass it on to you.  Also, healthy relationships […]