Mom Life

What Mom Life Means to Me

Being a mom is who I am. However, it is not all that I am.

Right now my kids are young. They take the majority of my focus every day. Those little munchkins mean the world to me. I enjoy the time I have providing for them, but I think it's monumentally important to make sure that I do not lose who I am in my kids.

This is my attempt to make sure that doesn't happen. I try to make it a priority every day to do things for myself aside from the things that I do for and with my kids and my husband. There are so many aspects of what make me the woman that I am, it just so happens that my main title these days is mom. Or mama, if I get to choose. I think of this section of my blog as the place for me to share not only who I am as a mom, but also who I am when I am simply Anya.

Preschool for Moms

Preschool for Moms

February 5, 2021

Maverick has been rocking preschool. He ran in on the first day, hugged the teacher and had to be reminded—ahem—to come back and give his … Read More

Letting Go

Letting Go

January 13, 2021

Boundaries are about you … and not anyone else. Which brings me to my topic for today’s post: letting go. I saw … Read More

Managing Expectation

Managing Expectation

December 9, 2020

Expectation. It’s a big word. And, tell me if it’s just me, I find that I am full of them. I expect the kids to listen—haha at least I did … Read More

The Hardest Phase

The Hardest Phase

November 18, 2020

This has been the hardest phase of parenting for me, personally, this far. Other than the newborn stage with Archer … I think we parents … Read More

To Do List

To Do List

October 21, 2020

Does anyone else out there keep a To Do List? I know I can’t be alone! Though I will be the first to admit that my lists have gotten … Read More

Stop Apologizing

Stop Apologizing

October 9, 2020

Stop apologizing. That is basically all. Except this is me we’re talking about, and I always have more to say than that! On the heels of my … Read More

Gently Wake

Gently Wake

September 16, 2020

We’ve all heard the saying “never wake a sleeping baby,” right? But what if you gently wake them? In all my parenting fails—and there are … Read More

Take a Break

Take a Break

September 9, 2020

I needed to take a break … This has been a rough season. I know that it’s been that way for a lot of people, but I’ve struggled. I’m … … Read More