The lie that hurt my joy most was this:

I believed that ALL women in the same season as me were handling it the same way. I thought we were supposed to be be behind on chores, always running late and dependent on caffeine because that meant we were too focused on our kids to care about anything else.

Read the original blog post here: http://brittniclarkson.com/2020/03/20/being-a-hot-mess-is-not-a-job-requirement-for-motherhood/

In my adult life, I have uncovered a new truth of the matter: I procrastinate out of perfectionism. If I'm not going to do it perfectly, I'm just going to wait until I'm ready to do it. Then the timer runs out and perfectionism goes out the window and getting the task done is all that's important.

Waiting until the last minute means overcoming perfectionism out of necessity, rather than choice.

Read the original post here:

http://brittniclarkson.com/2019/05/27/how-to-stop-procrastinating-when-perfectionism-is-the-problem/

Every day we make thousands of decisions, from what to have for breakfast, to where to send our children to school. Some decisions we don't even realize we are making, and some take a lot of meditation, thought and prayer.

How often do we stop to think WHERE our decisions are coming from? Are we making decisions out of fear or faith?

Read the original post here:

http://brittniclarkson.com/2019/05/20/are-you-making-fear-based-decisions/

Making friends as an adult is hard. We're surrounded by so many lies that make us feel unworthy of friendship, and most of those lies are coming from ourselves.

Take a minute and ask yourself: am I a good friend... to myself?

Really think about it.

Are you. A good friend. To yourself?

Read it here: 

http://brittniclarkson.com/2019/05/13/stop-being-a-bad-friend-to-yourself/

Desmond is 2 and a half years old now and Dash will be a year old in June.

If you've already got 2 under 2, I don't have to tell you how hard this life is. I don't have to tell you how absolutely rewarding it is either.

For those who don't know, caring for a toddler is like constantly cleaning up after a tornado, while it's still happening. Babies aren't much easier, it's like having a gremlin that you've accidentally fed after midnight.

This is scary business, raising sweet little monsters angels. It's the most important and under appreciated job, and it's yours! Congratulations.

The good news is, there are lots of things we can do amidst the chaos to make this mom life easier. I'd like to share just a few of my best tips with you. (Adapted from a blog post originally published May 6, 2019).

I've hating cleaning the house all my life. Here I'll share with you a few tips and tricks that have helped this feel less overwhelming and to actually enjoy cleaning! 

Read the episode here:

http://brittniclarkson.com/2019/04/29/how-to-stop-hating-housework/

When we become parents, we often fall into a trap. We decide our children are the most important things in our lives, we make them our priority, we start to idolize them and everything we do is for them. We stop putting effort into our marriage, we stop taking care of ourselves, and some of us lose sight of our purpose.

http://brittniclarkson.com/2019/04/22/unexpectedwaystocareforyourfamily/

I can't recall how many times someone has said this to me as a word of comfort:

For a long time, I believed that. After years of struggling to keep a clean house I have to stand up and say, that's complete BULL HONKEY.

http://brittniclarkson.com/2019/04/08/theyll-remember-the-love-but-will-they-remember-the-mess/

When you feel this is not the life God has called you to. You’re hurting and damaged and feeling so broken.

I see you, momma. I know you.

I am you.

http://brittniclarkson.com/2019/04/01/a-letter-of-encouragement-for-the-worn-out-momma/