“Become an early riser? Me? Not a chance!” Believe me, I understand the sentiment. I am NOT an early riser. Not at all. In fact, when the alarm goes off, I’m always immediately irritated. I hate being woken up. Being a stay-at-home Mom this past year, I haven’t had to deal with setting my own … Continue reading
There are lots of things we can do to make sure we get a good night’s sleep but, frankly, many of us just don’t do them. Our society is vastly different from that of our long-ago agricultural past. Once upon a time, people would get up with the sun, and expected to start winding down … Continue reading
We’ve all been there at one time or another: tossing and turning, punching the pillow, flopping back on the bed and glaring at the ceiling in frustration. Why is it that, no matter how tired we are, sometimes we just cannot get to sleep? It happens to everyone at some point in their lives; insomnia … Continue reading
I had a hard time going to sleep last night. Unfortunately, this happens a lot more often than I care to admit. Some of the time, it’s outside of my control–I might be worried over something stressful, or I might be up late due to travel, like last weekend. Sometimes, however, it’s my fault. For … Continue reading
Shouldn’t our girls be self-confident and joyful? Photo by Karina Chapman, 2012 Yesterday, I shared five ideas for raising strong, confident, self-assured girls. Following are an additional six, which make a total of 11 tips for how to help our girls grow up to be the wonderful women they should be. Don’t be afraid to … Continue reading