Author Archives: The Monarch Mama

It’s been a while since I’ve posted and I’m wanting to get back to blogging everyday. So here’s my simple attempt to get back in the habit with giving you guys 5 things to remember and motivate you: 1. You don’t have to be perfect. 2. Not everything will go according to your plan. 3.Continue reading “Things to remember”

Life has kicked me down today. My oldest refused to eat anything I cooked then yelled at me that I can’t make him do things. My daughter got hurt outside while practicing gymnastics. All of our dogs got out and ran through the neighborhood and one decided to roll around in the mud and neededContinue reading “A little reminder”

When you think about your day, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? As a mother, who do you normally take care of first? Do you take time for self care or are you the last person who is taken care of? Picture this: you go through your days taking care ofContinue reading “5 things to start doing today as a mother”

Read that title again. Now say it to yourself out loud. Repeat it. Do you believe that? Do you believe that being your most productive doesn’t mean you’re the best mother? I’ve believed that for a long time. Some days I still believe it. It’s 11:15 PM at night. I haven’t left my house today.Continue reading “productivity doesn’t make a good mother…”

I’m visiting my grandmother today in the hospital & I’m reminded just how fleeting life is. I’m reminded how quickly life can pass us by. My grandmother suffers from dementia and she has a hard remembering anything within a 5 minute period. Since I have such a busy life I’ve found it hard to visitContinue reading “Loss & love”

I feel like I talk a lot about mental heath. I like to use my platforms to break stereotypes and disarm judgements about people who have mental health. I like to write about my anxiety a lot, because I think recognizing that it is there is important- sometimes the most important thing about facing it.Continue reading “The elephant in the room”

It’s been a few days longer than I would have liked to have between my blog posts. I’ve been completely immersed in the addition of another business to my life, taking over my grandparents publishing company, and adding on a job as a contributor writer for a Birmingham parenting website. Add in a change inContinue reading “When life happens…”

When I was younger I use to roll my eyes at my parents advice and discipline because I knew it all. Does this sound familiar to you? I’m sure it does because at one time or another we all “knew it all” and couldn’t really be taught the correct way to do something. Now thatContinue reading “A parent’s advice”

You probably read the title of this blog and thought, “oh, great! someone else telling me what I’m doing as a parent.” I get it! We are bombarded in our society today with things we are doing “wrong” or how we are “failing” as a parent. •Don’t let your kids have too much screen timeContinue reading “5 things to stop doing today as a mom”

Have you ever sat and thought about what motivates people? Have you ever wondered what type of reason people have to be motivated to do certain things or not do other things? The majority of the time the reason why we do certain things is referred to as our “why.” Over six years ago, IContinue reading “Discovering why we do the things we do”