Blogs That Helped Me Get Through Last Week

I had a rough week. It kinda started out rough and then never got back on track. And apparently Murphy's Law decided it was going to be an overachiever this time because I could handle it? Well, I mean I guess I kind of handled it in that I have a newly-patched tire that I'm pretty proud of.

This week will be better because it has to be. And at least last week wasn't show week. Also Mike gets back this weekend and I'm very excited to see him again.

Here are some new blogs on my reading list and some posts I might have read more than once this week. If you know my taste in blogs/writers, you're going to read these and instantly be overwhelmed with how much they scream Kelsey..... but if anyone needs some readings on grace or being brave, I thought I would pass them along.

Momastery

I'm pretty sure I've stumbled across Glennon's blog a few times and was all "Nope, not a mom. Don't care." Such regrets! When I read this post on grace, I bawled over the broccoli part. Glennon is amazing. Read her story!

Balance in the 'Burbs

My yoga blog of the moment. So I love yoga, but I've never been that into expanding my own practice in my free time until reading Cara's blog. She has me actually interested in pushing myself on my own time outside of a class and simply for fun. I love following her journey. This post is basically how I feel about this week....


Erin Brown

I found Cara through her sister Erin's blog. I'm such a nerd. Anyway, Erin is so awesome that I basically forward everything she writes to Mike so that he can have a little peek into my heart. Erin is all about self-care and setting a great example for her daughter. I really enjoy her facebook posts about her adventures with her daughter:

Having a kid makes me live my values all the time. Yesterday we were at the pool and she was eyeing the lily pad thing (again). So I was talking to her about being brave and trying something new when she said, "Will you show me Mama?" She meant how to do the lily pads, but it also meant being brave and trying something new. It was covered in tweens and really not something I wanted to take my grown behind over to try. But of course my response was, "Of course baby!" It was ugly. I did it all in a squat of sorts. Slipping around, no finesse. I'm sure I could get the hang of it with some practice. It was actually kind of fun. And Lola was excited to watch me. When I got back I said, "You know, I've never done that before." "Since you were little?" she asked. "Nope, never," (I would have been too shy and afraid then). She stood up really proud of herself and said, "Well Mommy, I'm so glad I could encourage you to try something new."

In life, but so clearly with our kids, it matters less what we say and more what we DO. I couldn't give her a speech about going for it and then not go for it. Nothing makes me better than being the woman I want my daughter to look up to. ‪#‎canililypad‬ ‪#‎yesican‬

My kid is working on a creating a club. Everyone is invited. The club is for "feeling good about yourself, karate, princesses and whatever else people are interested in. Mostly I want the kids who don't have many friends to feel welcome and included." More of this in the world, please.