Empowering Moms to Recharge – Heart, Mind, & Body - So They Can Live Their Best Lives As Women And Moms — The Mom Renewal Project

Back to School Renewal

August 18, 2010

For many SAHMs with school-aged children, back to school can be a bittersweet moment. Some of us love the carefree days of summer and getting to spend A LOT of quality time with our kids; others, crave the routine of the school year. For me personally my only baby is going off to kindergarten; there [...]

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BlogHer 2010 Recap – Inspired by Chris Brogan

August 17, 2010

Don’t forget to RSVP for this Thursday’s #NaturalBeauty Twitter Party, sponsored by Nature’s Basin. It’s been 10 days since I’ve returned from BlogHer 2010 in NYC. My head is still spinning, ideas are still skyrocketing out of my head, and my mind is still running a million miles a minute. In my post-BlogHer state of [...]

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#NaturalBeauty Twitter Party – Sponsored by Nature’s Basin

August 16, 2010

I’m so excited to be hosting a Twitter Party this Thursday with one of my BlogHer10 sponsors Nature’s Basin! If you are not familiar with Nature’s Basin, it is an online store specializing in natural and organic beauty products. They sell natural and organic body, hand and feet care, hair care, shampoos, conditioners and treatments [...]

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Why a night away with your husband will RENEW YOU!

August 15, 2010

Are you one of those mommies who in that “text book” way has completely forgot what the pain of labor was like? The lapse of time has made you naturally forget, but perhaps some of you remembered rather quickly when had your second child. I use the above as a metaphor (in an opposite way) for how quickly you [...]

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Negative Unsolicited Advice? No Thank You!

August 10, 2010

This post was originally published on Chicago Moms Blog. It’s never fun taking my four year old to get his haircut. He cringes at the very thought of it, protests all the way there, and verbally lets me know how unhappy he is the entire time we are there. To be honest, the only way [...]

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Just Say NO!

August 8, 2010

This is not the post I had planned for this month. Today something so freeing happened to me today that I decided that it needed to be my post for the month. Today I said “no” and I didn’t apologize for it. I was asked to be room parent for my daughter’s class. I looked [...]

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Mom Renewal – Special BlogHer Edition

August 5, 2010

If you are stopping by from BlogHer10, welcome to The Mom Renewal Project! If you are visiting my blog because you went to BlogHer10, I’m going to assume it’s for one of the following reasons… We had cocktails together You recently saw me at BlogHer You saw one of my #BlogHer10 tweets You keep hearing [...]

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The Ultimate #BlogHer 2010 Packing Guide

August 3, 2010

Please tweet this if you find some value in this BlogHer packing guide. This is not a typical Mom Renewal blog post, but I decided to write it anyways for two reasons. First, even if it only helps one mom, I hope this BlogHer packing list reduces the stress of packing for BlogHer10. And second, [...]

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Taking a Stand Against the Whiney Voice

August 2, 2010

This post is inspired by Angela’s post Let’s Go Kick Some Whiney Butt here at The Mom Renewal Project. Angela writes “Sure, I expected the responsibilities that come with motherhood, I’m no fool. And I’m not afraid of hard work or struggle. But the mental/emotional pounding is getting to me.” When I read Angela’s post [...]

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The Opposite Effect: Tips to Help Save Your Sanity

July 29, 2010

Sleep deprivation is something we moms have in common. I think next to nurses and doctors who work 72 hour shifts, we come a close second in terms of ongoing work, chores and all-around child care. In a world of unwashed laundry piles and semi-cooked meals, we as moms are always on the lookout for [...]