by Pamela Zimmer | Aug 2, 2023 | Becoming A Better Mom, Happiness in Motherhood, Moms To Moms
It’s National Girlfriend Day and I’m not kidding when I say everyone needs a girlfriend. No, I’m not talking the romantic kind, I mean the 3am phone call, come over when my house is a disaster, distract me with a drive to nowhere in particular, meet me on a whim kind...
by Pamela Zimmer | Aug 7, 2020 | Becoming A Better Mom, Body, Mind & Spirit
I love a good challenge, especially one that I know will test both my physical and mental strength. I half knew what I was getting into when I said yes to running the endurance course (otherwise known as the e-course) at the naval academy in Annapolis, MD. Half knew…....
by Pamela Zimmer | Mar 20, 2018 | Becoming A Better Mom, Body, Mind & Spirit, Work Life Balance
Have you ever felt like there’s something more? Like there has to be more to life than just “this” – this being what you’re doing now? There has to be more to what you’re doing? A purpose, a mission, a calling. Have you ever thought...
by Pamela Zimmer | Jan 13, 2017 | Becoming A Better Mom, For Frazzled Moms, Work Life Balance
As a stay-at-home mom, “work” and “life” seem to blur together (and so do our days!) With all that chaos, we’ve all thought at least once, “I hate being a stay at home mom.” It’s OK to feel that way, but it’s also OK to want to change...
by Pamela Zimmer | Jan 13, 2017 | Becoming A Better Mom, Caring For Your Child, General Parenting
Kids really are like sponges, and they learn so much more from our actions than our words (for more on this, view my article, “I Want to be a Better Mom”: Let’s Look at Lessons We Teach Our Kids that We Should Listen to Ourselves). Today I want to focus on showing our...
by Pamela Zimmer | Jan 13, 2017 | Becoming A Better Mom, General Parenting
As mothers, our big goal every day is to teach our kids something big — an important life lesson that will stick with them through all of life’s challenges. But it’s easy to get caught up in the role of teaching, and we often forget to put ourselves in the roles...