April 25, 2019
by Maralee
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I don’t like to travel, but I am learning that sometimes I need to leave my family and go recharge. Now that my kids are all potty-trained and can mostly open their own fruit snack packets, I don’t feel the … Continue reading
June 11, 2018
by Maralee
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I’m back on My Bridge Radio! Before deciding what I wanted to talk about for my first interview back in a long time, I took to my A Musing Maralee Facebook page to ask for topic suggestions. There were lots … Continue reading
May 18, 2018
by Maralee
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Have an emotionally and physically exhausting day. Decide to take a bath. Put all children to bed. Wait 30 additional minutes for the child who always has one last thing to ask (“Where does Superman change clothes if there aren’t … Continue reading
December 15, 2017
by Maralee
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Parenting can be exhausting and frustrating, even when nobody is doing anything specifically “wrong.” Just the general chaos and noise of parenting can start to drain you. If you’re like me, that draining feeling can turn to anger pretty easily. … Continue reading
July 17, 2017
by Maralee
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I wore red lipstick yesterday. It was an accident. A friend gave me a bag of make-up and lotions she didn’t want (in every group of friends there’s always the one who will be happy to take your unwanted things … Continue reading
April 27, 2016
by Maralee
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First things first: I am not an athlete. I’m not coordinated. I hate running. I have never exercised regularly outside of the requirements of parenting active kids. And also I hate diets and refuse to count calories. Refuse. So what … Continue reading
December 15, 2015
by Maralee
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When I first read about the concept of “self-care” it seemed entirely overwhelming to me. There was a description about why it was important and then a list of possible self-care activities. As a rule-follower, I looked at that list … Continue reading
December 14, 2015
by Maralee
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(This post is part of a series on self-care. You can read my introductory post here.) I started digging into the concept of self-care from a very depleted place. I have a lot of little kids. My marriage was not … Continue reading
December 9, 2015
by Maralee
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(This post is part of a series on self-care. You can find my introductory post here.) It was almost a year ago now that I first read the words “self-care” and felt the stinging realization that while I knew what … Continue reading
December 8, 2015
by Maralee
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Who: Hey you. Yes, YOU. Are you a human person? Then you need to be practicing self-care. Are you a mom? Then you REALLY need to be practicing self-care. If you are spending your life expressing love and nurture to … Continue reading