Micro-self Care
Sometimes self-care can feel like yet another task on your to-do list -- usually found at the bottom. But, ultimately self-care is about...
Sometimes self-care can feel like yet another task on your to-do list -- usually found at the bottom. But, ultimately self-care is about...
Add a new crew to your delegation list -- your kids. My youngest, Rowan (2.5 years old) assembles his lunches, gets himself dressed,...
I love Lauren Smith Brody's awesome book about returning from leave, The Fifth Trimester, especially her tip on how to not to get...
One of my favorite gifts for Future Kari, is spending an hour each weekend meal prepping for the week. It simplifies my weeknights,...
It's easy as a mom to put everyone above yourself. So, I have a new person to add to that list -- Future You. Sometimes framing...
It's so ironic that kids can be so great at crippling the very act that got them here. Here's to hoping that today isn't the only day...
Where does sex fall on your priority list? Over half of millennial parents say it's at the bottom on busy days (and seriously, what days...
Too often as parents our relationships over-index on the secular: taking care of the kids, managing the household, and paying the bills....
It's cliche, but nothing makes me feel more loved than Joe pitching in on the childcare and housework. These acts mean more to me than...
My top tip for new moms: Don't micro-manage your partner. We've all done it -- you see them struggling with something you've done dozens...
Completely overwhelmed by yesterday's call to overhaul your entire calendar? Don't be. Your goal shouldn't be perfection, but...
How did your last week of meetings look? People on average spend 31 hours per month in unproductive meetings. THAT is the difference...
One thing I'm working on is trying to create more space in all areas of my life. Fun becomes less so when you are rushing from one social...
Too often as moms, we end up working split shifts -- leaving at 5 pm to pick up the kids and hopping back on after they go to bed. How...
I used to have no boundaries. I was traveling every other week from Monday to Friday. When I was home, I was a mess -- waking up in the...
The best piece of advice I received when pregnant: 'Guilt is a choice.' It rewrote the script in my head and put me in control. Feeling a...
Ok, today we're getting down to brass tacks. Very few things upset me more than poorly run meetings. Each wasted hour means time away...
I'll let you in on some little secrets: I don't read the news. My kids' socks don't match. I have been lying to my kids' classmates' to...
This Amy Schumer video is too true. Only 22% of compliments given from one woman to another are accepted. Most of the time, we...
We all have one. The number of hours per week we can work before something slips -- our happiness, health or productivity. Knowing it is...