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Why should kids have all the fun? Come join the mamas of the Mother Like a Boss Playground Facebook group. Why a playground? Well, aside from the obvious link to motherhood and kids, I find playgrounds to be some of the most enjoyable places on earth. You can swing, climb, run, jump, dig, chase, balance and slide, just like all moms do everyday. You can make friends, bring the ones you have or do both. You can feel free and unjudged, because everyone around you is enjoying the same place at the same time.

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Confession: I woke up this morning with a lot of gratitude and then instant comparisonitis. That’s the disease that takes over when you see other people doing it “better than you.” As a mom, as a wife, as a business owner; how they act, where they are going, what they are doing, how well their kids behave, how they look. Comparisonitis is dangerous because we start to believe that we aren’t good enough until we’re good enough. It steals our joy and more devastatingly, it steals our ability to love who we are in the now. . . They say the only person you should compare yourself to is you. I say the only person you should compare yourself to is the person your soul is calling you to be. Not the you from 10 years ago. Not the you that your parents wanted you to be. Not the you that you thought you would be before you had kids. Not the you that thought she’d have it all figured out by now. The you in the past is gone. She evolved. She grew. She changed. She’s better. Don’t compare yourself to the past, compare yourself to the future. Be the better version of who you are right now, not a repeated version of who you were in the past. . . We’re living in a highlight reel culture and it’s hard not to get sucked in, but you are the you that you are supposed to be, for your children, your spouse, your family, your friends, your home. It’s a beautiful thing to want to improve as long as what you’re improving on isn’t based on the snapshot of someone else’s life. #homemakerish #motherlikeaboss #journaltime #momsofig #momtime #obxvacation #modernmom
A couple of years ago, I stopped using countdowns in my life. I don’t countdown to vacation, or holidays, or special events. I don’t count the days until the weekend or tick of boxes on a calendar as we near important dates. I anticipate happily and excitedly, but I refuse to wish away the time I have now waiting for something better to come along. . . I’ve always felt impatient and what I realize now is that impatience was really just a lack of presence in the moment. The now wasn’t good enough. I was waiting for something else. What I didn’t realize was that the something else never comes, because even when it does, you’re onto the next, impatiently waiting for it to come too. . . I’ve built my life and business around enjoying the weekdays and the weekends. The winter and the summer. The hustle and the relaxation. The work and the vacation. My kids get older and bigger every second and I don’t want to waste my time counting down to something better. This is the something better. . . One day, the timer really will run out. There will be zero days left to wake up early. Zero days left to laugh. Zero days left to breathe in air, say thank you, smell something yummy or eat your favorite breakfast. I don’t want that day to feel regretful, wishing I could relive the days I spent just crossing off in anticipation for something better. #modernhomemaking #homemakerish #motherlikeaboss #enjoythenow #presentmotherhood #obxvacation #kidsofig
It's about 90,000 degrees here in NY this weekend and there is no better place to be than the pool. So that's where I took my kiddos yesterday. And you know what I wasn't thinking about while I was baking in the sun? My house. . . We live in an either-or society. You can either have fun with your kids and be the best mother possible, or you can have a clean, managed home. But you can't have both. And that, my friends, in a giant load of garbage. . . Your life is multifaceted and made up of so many different things, but you don't have to choose between them. You can have what you want if you're willing to pivot the way you're thinking about it now. . . If cleaning is a chore to you, it will continue to be a chore for you. If you think it is supposed to be hard, take up all your time and be a punishment in life, that's what it will be. Cleaning your home is just a result of the blessing of having a family. Messes aren't the punishment in life. Messes ARE the life. . . Cleaning shouldn't be something you have to feel pain about or give you anxiety everyday. Looking around your home should make you feel excited, not grumpy. . . Before we went to the pool, we all completed our tasks for the day. Dishes got done, toys were cleaned up, laundry started or put away. It's a routine we have now because we've made it a routine. The more efficient you are with house cleaning, the more time you have to do everything else besides house cleaning. . . When I created Clean It Like You Mean It, I wasn't just looking for a way to enable moms to do MORE around the house. Quite the opposite. I want you to do LESS. I want you to become an efficiency machine and teach your kids and spouse how to do that, too. . . When we know better, we do better and when we do better, we feel better. . . Spend your summer with the best of both worlds like 700 other moms around the world have chosen to: A happy, clean home and memory-making adventures with your family. You don't have to choose anymore. bit.ly/cleanitcourse #modernhomemaking #motherlikeaboss #momsofig #housecleaning #cleanhome #cleanhouse #cleansmarter #homemakerish
“Time is priceless, yet it costs us nothing. You can do anything you want with it, but you can’t own it. You can spend it, but you can’t keep it. And once you’ve lost it, there is no getting it back. It’s just gone.” -Allison Dubois . . I’ve never been one to wish time away. I want to honor every moment I have here in this physical life and soak up every minute that I can with my kids while they still want to flash peace signs with me. . . This (not so) little girl had her 5th grade moving up ceremony today. 10 seconds ago, I was a 22 year old holding a positive pregnancy test in my hand, excited, nervous and anxious all at the same time. Adam and I weren’t married, I had barely started my business, I had dropped out of college and I had zero business or real life experience. And here we are, 12 years later, thriving and celebrating the growing up of our oldest. . . I didn’t come into motherhood the way that most would have liked me to. I didn’t plan it. I wasn’t settled. I was young and naive. But in many ways, Ava and I have grown together. We’ve become better versions of who we were meant to be. We’ve learned from mistakes. We’ve become more responsible. . . Watching this girl grow is an honor and knowing she’s moving onto a new season of life makes me equally happy and melancholy. . . Thanks for being the reason I am able to mother like a boss, Ava. #modernhomemaking #motherlikeaboss #momsofinstagram #homemakerish #happyhomemaker #momsofig #movingupday #kidsgrowingup
If motherhood had a cover image. #motherhoodslens #momlifebelike #kidsbelike #motherlikeaboss #homemakerish #homemaker #homemaking #momsofig #momstrong
⚠ NEWSFLASH Summertime does NOT have to equal more housework for you. That’s why I created YOUR KIDS AND CHORES, A 101 WORKSHOP. Sign up here 👉 bit.ly/choresworkshop 👈 . . IN THIS FREE 101 WORKSHOP YOU'LL LEARN: ✳ The 3 biggest mistakes many families are making around chore management and why it's costing you a whole lot of precious time. ✳ How to delegate and get your kids started at any age without the constant feeling of nagging (amen to that, right?) ✳ Why chore charts and checklists are only half of the solution (and what can make those cute things finally usable!) ✳ 4 of the simplest ways to get the whole family involved and on board with chores and home management so your home can finally run like a well-oiled machine. . . ☑ Plus, you'll get a special downloadable and printable workbook designed to accompany the class so you can take #allthenotes in one spot and get to implementing pronto. . . It’s all happening LIVE on June 28 at 12pm Eastern/9am Pacific. And don’t worry if you can’t be there live, there is always a replay, because mom life. Reserve your spot: bit.ly/choresworkshop #kidschores #chores #homemakerish #modernhomemaker #modernmom #motherlikeaboss #delegate #momsofig #housecleaning #acleanhome #cleanhouse
I hope he never stops wanting to walk right by daddy’s side. Someday his shadow will be taller, but he’ll still need his father just as much. . . Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing dads out there who do so much for us everyday. A special shout out to my own amazing father & stepfather who who both taught me the beautiful relationship between dad and daughter. And of course, to @rennessyfabrication for always walking side-by-side with our kids, guiding and loving them through good times and bad. #fatherson #fathersday #fatherlikeaboss #modernhomemaking #dadsofig #happyhomemaker #homemakerish #motherlikeaboss
This photo shows a happy, sweet family. We’re smiling. We’re all looking at the camera (well, sorta...) We’re positioned correctly. But it took a lot of shooting to get this one. . . That’s how life is. That’s how my approach to motherhood and home management is. Taking as many figurative shots as I can to get the right one. I don’t give up. I don’t settle. I pivot and tweak. . . If your routine isn’t working, try a new one. If the chore chart you made just isn’t helping, start over. If you just can’t ever seem to get started, make this very moment THE moment to move forward toward something. . . Imagine how I would feel today if we had stopped after the first 5 photos where my son was mean-mugging and my husband’s eyes were closed. I wouldn’t have this picture, that so beautifully encapsulates my life. Don’t give up because things aren’t perfect. The perfection isn’t what we’re after. The progress is. #modernmom #motherlikeaboss #homemakerish #homemaker #homemaking #momsofinstagram #kidsofig
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