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I am a daughter, friend, sister, learner, traveler, nanny, teacher, wife, assistant principal, aunt, mama and entrepreneur … You see how Mama comes towards the end here?! All too often it’s the first thing we say when someone asks us, “Tell me about yourself.” … “Well, I’m a mom! To 3 incredible boys …”
But seriously … common! We are so much more than mom. I am the mom I am today because of all that came before Mama and I am here to tell you that’s important. You are important and whether you like the mom you are today or not, it is never too late to shift your mindset and plan an activity. And I am not just talking to moms. You can ask yourselves these same questions as a teacher, dad, aunt, nanny, grandparent. What matters is that you identify as being an intricate piece of the puzzle for a child who is navigating the world around them.
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It is truly my happy place to be on the floor surrounded by children. I graduated from Elon University and later went on to study at the University of Denver. I gravitate towards children’s curiosity and the way they try to understand the world around them. Learning about children, with children and how their brains develop and grow has given me so many tools to shift my mindset and create a happy home where my three boys can thrive (and run around naked screaming “dance party!!”)
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I am an ordinary mom with 5 loads of laundry, three boys running circles (literally) around the house, coloring on the walls and carpet, throwing tomatoes halfway across the kitchen at dinner, digging in dirt (and then licking the shovel) and riding their bikes through the house while I try to put the baby to sleep. Isn’t this what every house looks like around 10am? For real though, these activities you’re about to be introduced to, these strategies, tools and opportunities to shift the way we approach certain situations with little ones this is the reason I am doing this. So that we have the resources we need to have successful surviving and thriving years of parenthood … well at least up until early middle school. Then we’ll go navigate the teenage brain together!
