What’s Your Belief System?

Oct 25, 2018 | Empty Nest, Inspiration, Life Beyond Kids

Just like you’ve instilled a belief system in your kids, our culture & media have instilled one in us about what Empty Nesting is going to be like for us when we get there. It’s been defined, scripted, pre-programmed – whatever you want to call it. We’ve... Read More »

Being Brave

Aug 30, 2018 | Empty Nest, Inspiration, Life Beyond Kids, Tools and Empowerment

Being Brave. It’s something we moms have had to do a lot of while helping those little humans in our life grow up. And now they’re out the door and you’re sitting in the middle of this quiet, still space, trying to navigate your way through it. Your Mom Job, the one... Read More »

Empty Nest

Jul 30, 2018 | Empty Nest, Inspiration, Life Beyond Kids

Empty Nest (noun):  Your chance to finally focus on you It’s a quiet Sunday morning and I’m in Kansas City – not Seattle – sitting next to my now grown daughter while I’m writing this post. She’s the one and only kid in our life and has been out of our... Read More »

Awaken

May 22, 2018 | Empty Nest, Inspiration, Life Beyond Kids

It’s the moment where you start to notice that nothing about your life is the same. It takes a while to sink in. Everything feels different, and … next comes the sense that you’re not happy with where you are. You don’t have clarity about what feels off, what you need... Read More »

Beginning

May 11, 2018 | Empty Nest, Inspiration, Life Beyond Kids

Beginning:  the point in time or space at which something starts What’s starting? The rest of your life! You know that saying “when one door closes, another one opens”? At first glance, it seems like a good one for this very time in your life – kid launching.... Read More »

Pause

Apr 17, 2018 | Empty Nest, Inspiration, Life Beyond Kids

WOW. This is it. Everything you’ve worked so hard for during the last 18 years. The launch of one happy, excited kid, ready to take on the rest of their life. It’s such a bittersweet time, tugging at every possible heartstring.  But before we talk about that, I want... Read More »