I love using my breath as a tool.  Learning how to notice my breath and slow down, helped me heal. 

Use your breath to help you be the happiest mom you know.  Life is full of things you could never even imagine-- when those things show up take a deep breath. 

Moms of 3 are the most stressed:  https://www.today.com/parents/mom-survey-says-three-most-stressful-number-kids-t127551

How to ID a Coral Snake:

https://floridahikes.com/how-to-identify-a-coral-snake

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Self-Care:  Practice deep breathing while you roll your neck. Clear your mind and reduce your stress.

Family Play Idea:  Make paper bag puppets and tell dad jokes.   https://bestlifeonline.com/dad-jokes-so-bad-theyre-actually-hilarious/

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Let's practice breathing and focusing on 8 keywords.

This practice was found at : https://www.mindful.org/8-breaths-to-joy-a-guided-practice/

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• Heart  (Set an Intention & Pray & Meditate)
• Body   (Move your body)
• MInd   (Embrace Curiosity & Read for Fun)
• Hands  (Create something just for beauty every day) 
• Stay Close to those who matter the most to you, put take off the pressure. 

Inspiration For Today:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/parenting/working-moms-mental-health-coronavirus.html

"Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle." Charles Glassman

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Family Play Idea:  Ziplocks of fun! Big kids and adults like this too, don't skip it because the example shows babies and toddlers. https://www.artycraftykids.com/play/sensory-art-babies-toddlers/

Self-Care:  Pick a song that points your heart GPS in the right direction.  2021 needs your rally cry and anthem.   Let your kids see you choose yourself every day.  You are a human raising small humans. 

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Let's practice breathing and speaking kindly to ourselves.

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Resilience is a hard-earned scar.  This is the scar story that shaped me into a different mom than I started as. 

In this episode, I'm sharing all about my experience with miscarriage and losing joy,  how I recovered from it, and why Keep Calm Mother On exists today.

I mention a podcast from a few weeks ago, give it a listen here: There is no way to be a perfect mom.

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Let's savor our amazing days together on Instagram.

Self-Care:  Be a curious full human again.  Learn something new just because you want to.  Charcutier boards?  Fancy hair? Monochromatic makeup?  Hand lettering?  How to jump rope or hula hoop?  Let yourself find joy in novelty. Be brave and bold and practice being a full human with curiosity. 

Family Play Idea:  Sing and Dance to the Hockey Pockey  Twist--instead of body parts but your kid's nawwwwwwme in the song. 

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Let's practice just stopping in the middle of it all to breathe. 

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Learn about one of my favorite ways to get things done when I don't feel like starting.

https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/pomodoro-technique

How to do the Pomodoro Method:

1. Pick a task

2. Work for 25 minutes

3. Take a 5-minute break

4. After four rounds, take a 15-30 minute break. 

Christy's Tips for Applying:

• Set the timer for 15 minutes to get work done.  I like to celebrate each work session with a dance party. 
• Use a visual timer like this one found on Amazon. I own three of these. (affiliate link)

Family Play Idea:  Build a puzzle.  If you're bored building the same puzzle, turn it into a race.  Write the time that it takes to build the puzzle inside the box.

Self-Care Task:  Make your food spicy.  Enjoy good tasting food, it's okay if your kids don't like the same flavors you do. 

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You can use cleaning tasks to practice finding your breath.  Today let's sweep.

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“There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.” ― Jill Churchill

Let us praise our effort. Notice and praise the effort of other moms-- call or text them what you see.

Did you do something today that made you feel human? 

Did you smile when your kids entered the room?  

Did you make eye contact during conversations?

Did you offer an apology after you made a mistake?

Self-Care:  Write on sticky notes 7 nights in a row effort you are PROUD of for the day.

Family Play Idea:  Write the names of your family members names on brown paper bags.  Leave scraps of paper and stickers out and write love notes all month long. 

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Let's practice finding our breath.  

Today's reflection-- Let's practice finding the weather inside our body. 

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