Chelsea Cross
Tackling Kid Clutter
I’ve never been an organized person. Let’s be honest, I never will be an organized person. It’s just not something that comes easily to me. I have a tendency to become blind to the...
Bigger Than Just A Big Brother
My dearest PJ,
As hard as it is to imagine now, you were once an only child. You never had to fight for attention, your toys were yours and yours alone, and you were the...
A Reflection on Journaling
As a single mom who’s been actively dating, I was recently posed an interesting question. “What do you do to refill your cup?” It’s a great question, and something that I think most parents...
Physical Fitness for the Busy Mom
A year and a half ago, during the early days of the pandemic, my level of fitness was at an all-time high. I was home all day, every day. I was newly working from...
Breaking My Own Rules
I don’t let my kids sleep in my bed.
Stick with me here, I promise this isn’t a discussion on whether or not you should be bed sharing. I don’t let my kids sleep in...
What My Son’s Photography Taught Me About Self-Appreciation
My three year old son has a fascination with my iPhone camera. Pretty typical stuff for a three year old. He likes to walk around my house and record random objects, or take 50-60...
Redefining Strength
I’ve had an awful couple of years. Feel free to judge me for this, but I previously wondered about people who seemed to be dealing with one tragedy after another. I harshly wondered if...
I Despise Change
Change. Multiple self-assessment tools have taught me that it’s not something I deal well with, even if it’s a change I’ve been wanting. For example, I spent a good bit of my pregnancy with...
I’m 1 in 5
On New Years’ Day, my husband, son and I headed out to my husband’s office for a photo shoot we’d been planning for several weeks. My son played perfectly to the camera while a...
Surviving the Holidays After the Loss of a Loved One
Holiday season is upon us. For many of us, it means peppermint flavored everything, trips to see lights, gift giving, and a time of reflection on the closing of another year. We celebrate the...