CalmMama - Health and Harmōny in the Home

08/10/2021

I’m hosting this class for kiddos!
Worry, fear, anger, irritability, sadness — kids feel these intensely and sometimes don’t know how to come back from them. Kids will learn to about each emotion, how it is different from the others, and how they can keep in control of them! They’ll make a tool kit to keep!
Register at: tinyurl/EmotionsInsideOut

09/10/2020

Alllll the balance oil to help this girl write numbers on paper 📝

06/05/2020

“Stop wasting water, shut the faucet off please” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said this. But today, I said “oh, you’re liking the water on your fingers, and you’re making waterfalls with it. When we let it go down the drain, it’s wasteful, but if we plug it, you can play.” That’s when magic happens, we we limit the behavior we don’t want (waste) but promote the desire to play in a different way that meets both kid goals and parent worries. Now some Beautiful play is happening and some math too — as I have recently become a homeschool mom (as well all have) I now know that patters are math. Soo much pretent and cooperating happening, but also some negotiations and resolving conflict about what the animals do and what they say and that is beautiful to see.

01/29/2020

So this is how today is gone start, eh?
Dog barfs on expensive rug, and kid spills my coffee on another rug.... that’s ok — I’ve got these to help (and now my table is polished 🎉) !
— concentrate on the carpet, lemon oil/olive oil/water mixture for the table, and forgive oil so I can move on with the day lol 😂

01/23/2020

Halla! One more time for all those in the back 🗣
We don’t have to live between these expectations though....a false dichotomy is just that. False. Don’t let someone else control your narrative or inner monologue. You. Are. enough. Period.

01/22/2020

I love this article!
We can think this about children and adults alike — and see it as an opportunity for our own growth.

Assuming the best in people is a vital skill for leaders

01/20/2020

You know when it’s hard to be a CalmMama? When you’re in pain. I hear so many moms who struggle with either short-term acute pain or even chronic pain. The effort to just function can make it nearly impossible to be the mom you want to be. Today I woke up and rolled over to get my phone to shut off the alarm and I heard a “crack” shortly followed by immense pain. Excruciating and nearly immovable, I was convinced it was dislocated.

I still had to “mom”. Those kids needed to be at a dance convention 20 min away in less than an hour. Luckily my husband is an amazing co-parent so he helped me get my bra on, dressed me as I screamed in pain, and made lunches as I helped get the kids dressed with one arm. We did it. Even as I yelled “look kids I am in pain and can’t be as patient as I want — please help!” 😫

Xrays at the ER showed it was not dislocated but likely misaligned and maybe a tendon ligament or muscle tear. Still excruciatingly painful, we were offered Ibuprofen and ice.

After the use of copaiba, AromaTouch and Deep Blue layered — as close to EV hour as I could — the swelling went down and I was able to carry my sad 7 yr old when she realized her team did not win an award and her name was not called — and I was able to cuddle my 6 yr old as he read in my lap before bed.

I’m not pain free tonight, but down from an 8/10 to a 3 out of 10 is not bad. I can mom. I can be patient, I can be who I want to be tonight. And if my hubs wasn’t home I could do bedtime without too much trouble.

I am more mobile and can actually move the arm to stretch the muscle, so I know it won’t tighten up in the form of a sling 😂

Dōterra helps me Mom.

01/18/2020

Not so calm with a pimple 😑
Solution:

01/18/2020

This doesn’t have to be your narrative — wanna stop feeling like this and ?
Serenity, Adaptive, even lavender itself....

01/09/2020

Sometimes when you step back from an argument and let kids settle things, they make beautiful choices...

12/10/2019

Interesting! What are your thoughts??
Do you intervene to much?

How to enjoy, not destroy, children's play.

12/04/2019

Responsibility: a core factor in growing up like a good citizen. The other day, my daughter decided that we should all have days of the week to do dishes. Today is his, tomorrow is hers — she was quick to remind him of that today 😆