New Quarter; Find out what’s new

Mastering Midlife I have been blogging since 2021. That is short in the writing world but lengthy in the world of being a professional, a wife, and a mother. The amount of consistency and engagement that this whole area of blogging requires is huge. Sometimes, I am not completely with it so those are when breaks are had or more […]

Mom [guilt] Confessions

Mom guilt defined Mom guilt can be described as a “pervasive feeling of not doing enough as a parent, not doing things right, or making decisions that may ‘mess up’ your kids in the long run.”  https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/mom-guilt#definition Mom guilt can go up and down throughout motherhood. One day you can feel like everything and everyone is completely under control and […]

How to Create Your Future using a Vision Board

Do not limit yourself. Allow yourself to dream. Introduction to a vision board A vision board is an ideal way to use your creativity while supporting your goal development. It becomes a visual representation of your goals. Visualizing is an important practice used by many successful individuals in all areas of life. When you visualize well enough, your body and cognitive […]

How Important are Friendships When Adulting?

Friendship is important throughout your life. It is amazing how the selection of friends changes as you get older. My toddler goes to a learning center and we refer to her classmates as her friends. She really enjoys playing and learning with them. It starts out so easy. This process of making friends. It becomes friends by association. If you […]

Mom Guilt: It’s Back!

Installment #3 Mom guilt can continue to resurface at various times throughout your motherhood journey. Have you had the guilty feeling recently? Mom guilt can come in at different times. You have to stand strong against it because it can cost you precious moments of joy. I have felt mom guilt several times during the past few months, but I […]

How to Get Next Level Confidence

Self confidence is defined as a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities.  Self confidence was addressed on the blog before where it was discussed on an introductory level looking at what shapes it, how to build it, and how to trust yourself. Self confidence has many different levels and can change throughout your life, […]

Mom Guilt Revisited: Let’s Get Over It

Mom guilt can continuously be on a mother’s mind everyday. Each day in motherhood can provide a reason to feel guilty. Mom guilt can come in many forms. It can be descried as a “pervasive feeling of not doing enough as a parent, not doing things right, or making decisions that may ‘mess up’ your kids in the long run.” […]

How to Control Your Anxiety Level like a Boss

When you think about being in charge of something huge and massive, you think of a boss or a CEO. A boss mindset. A boss is in control. A boss who is calm under pressure. This person is successful because they can control their anxiety when under pressure. Surely, you don’t think of me: a mother working from home, having […]

How to defeat denial and procrastination in order to accomplish more

Denial is a form of self deception. Being able to defeat denial, procrastination, and self deception require an intentional plan on your part. Self deception is the action or practice of allowing oneself to believe that a false or unvalidated feeling, idea, or situation is true( Definitions from Oxford Languages). For further explanation on self deception and the other forms […]