Favourite Reads {7}
Oh, My Favourite Reads, how I have neglected you so.
I apologize dearly for that. But a new job opportunity may have distracted me for a wee bit while I try to figure out a work, mom, life, blog balance. Hopefully we are back at it and ready to start the new year off right! Please enjoy these great reads from the past week.
Co-Pilot Mom: Not One More Minute
“Not one more minute” and “I deserve a person in my head that accepts me, at last” are quotes that will not leave me this year.
Experienced Bad Mom: What I Can Do
Katy changed her frame of mind (from negative to positive) and came up with a list of things she can do throughout the year to change some of her – perhaps – bad habits. I am thinking I should do this too.
Stop Drop And Blog: The Hard Doesn’t Mean The Good Did Not Happen
Perspective. That is what this post is all about. Yes, of course the bad times are hard. But that does not mean we forget the good.
Lauren Casper.com: When Someone Saw More To The Story
Beautiful post about a random act of kindness. I love an uplifting story such as this one.
Talking in All Caps: A 9 Months Pregnant Mom’s Christmas Home Tour
This is hilarious. And exactly what a tour of my house would look like if I took pictures right now. Only with more mini hockey sticks. Well, tons of mini hockey sticks.
Ideally Speaking: 10 Reasons I’m Not A Perfect Mother
I bet many of us could have written the post that Crys bravely wrote. I am definitely not the perfect mother. I am guilty of many things on her list.
Life On Manitoulin: 39 Things I Have Learned
The more I learn about Christine, the more I would love to meet her in real life. This is a great reflective post on living her 39th year.
IMASHLEYMI: The Barbie Car Under The Tree
This is a mother doing parenting right! I love Ashley and her writing.
Curtains Are Open: 10 Days of Zucchini
What a wonderful and unique way to lift a friend’s spirits. Colleen is definitely a friend you want to have.
Sparkle Shiny Love: What Do I Have So Much Mother’s Guilt
Yes, I plead guilty of having so much mother’s guilt.
Real Talk Moms: It’s Not A Midlife Crisis, So Go Away!
Straight up post. Love it.
And finally…
Dear, Hummingbird: A Letter To My Last Year Self
A great reflection on the past year of her life and the advice she would have given to herself. This would be a great writing exercise for us all.
Please share some of your favourite reads from the past week below!
Oh, thank you Brandy! I’m so honoured to have been included in your favourite reads this week – I am touched by your kind words.
You are very welcome. I really enjoy reading your blog. Definitely one of my favourites.
Thank you, Brandy, for including me! I see lots of blogs, too, that I haven’t read and that look like must-reads!