by Pamela Zimmer | Jul 13, 2017 | General Parenting, Happiness in Motherhood, Milestones and Development, Special Moments
Brayden just turned seven. It’s crazy. And I know I say this every year: time FLIES! I can’t believe how big he’s getting. How smart he is. How much his personality is REALLY coming out. He’s still my little snuggle bug angel boy, and every now and then he asks to be...
by Pamela Zimmer | May 12, 2017 | General Parenting
For nearly three years I have wanted to host a workshop retreat. I finally did it. What was stopping me this whole time? Who knows exactly (a lot of inner mind talk I’m sure). What was the shift that made three years of dreaming finally come to fruition? Picking a...
by Pamela Zimmer | Apr 26, 2017 | General Parenting
It’s undeniable: “Netflix and chill” is the new motto for couples. But recently I noticed that instead of actually watching a show when we are supposed to be “chilling,” both my husband and I end up glued to our phones. I’m usually getting sucked into a new...
by Pamela Zimmer | Feb 28, 2017 | General Parenting
How often have you put things in your life “on the backburner,” and told yourself you would get to them once you had more time? In my experience, those items we put on the backburner are actually things we REALLY enjoy like hobbies, personal enrichment, or projects we...
by Pamela Zimmer | Jan 13, 2017 | Ditch The Mom Guilt, General Parenting, Happiness in Motherhood
It is entirely common to hide negative thoughts about motherhood from other moms. In my experience with Postpartum Depression, I had a lot of ugly, scary, terrible thoughts, and I couldn’t tell if what I was thinking was normal or unhealthy. It wasn’t until I started...
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...