Posts by Kelly Pietrangeli
Turning Guilt Into Good
Is mom guilt / mummy guilt taking up too much of your valuable headspace and eating away at your happiness? How often do you have thoughts like: I shouldn’t be working – my kids need more attention. I should be working so we can afford more for the kids / I can be a better…
Read MoreFright Night Or Fun Fest – How Do Your Kids Cope With Halloween?
Guest post by parenting coach Melissa Hood of The Parent Practice. Do your kids love the trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, dressing up of Halloween? Or is it just a nightmare of of scary ghoulish faces? Some children under the age of six find it difficult to know the difference between reality and fantasy, so for them…
Read MoreAre Your Kids Over Scheduled?
Ballet, football, gymnastics, swimming, music lessons… Do you feel like you might have over scheduled kids? Are you shuffling them around from various clubs and activities to the point you’re exhausted and not even sure if they’re enjoying it anymore? I recently read an article in the Huffington Post by Dr. Samantha Rodman, a clinical psychologist and mother…
Read MoreHow Smart Mamas Get It Done While The Kids Are In School
This article is also featured in the Huffington Post. Dreaming about all of the extra hours you’ll have with the kids back in school? Determined to get on top of your to-do list and have space in your day to do more of what you really want to be doing? Here’s the truth. Those ‘extra hours’ will disappear into…
Read More6 Great Ways to Feel Young And Stop Dreading Your Birthday
Here I am, turning the big 5-OH and I’m excited to ring in a new decade of life. I’m a firm believer that age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter! I’m intrigued to explore what birthday-lovers have that birthday-dreaders don’t. After all, growing older is inevitable. Getting old is…
Read MoreLess Things = More Freedom
In my post Get Rid of Clutter, I promised to share the inspirational story of my mother who got rid of all of her material possessions. In honour of her 70th birthday…. Here’s some inspiration to have less things and more freedom. About 27 years ago my mother sold her big house in Minnesota, all of her…
Read MoreHow to Get Your Kids to Help You More
Are you tired of feeling like the family slave? Do you feel like if you don’t do it yourself, it’ll never get done? Wish your kids would pitch in and help, but feel like they’re too young or it’s not worth the battle trying to get them to do it?
Read MoreGive Yourself a Personal Growth Boost
Personal Growth is one petal on the Project Me Life Wheel®, yet Project Me as a whole is about your personal development. Life never stands still, it’s constantly evolving and changing. You can either see it as a white-knuckle roller-coaster ride, or you can find ways to make it all less hair-raising. Focusing on your self-development…
Read MoreWhat To Do About A Lack Of Motivation
I’m normally a positive and energetic person. I talk and move fast, my brain is filled with a steady flow of non-stop ideas and I rarely feel bored. So feeling a complete lack of motivation over these past few weeks has been very strange and unusual. It started with a horrible stomach virus which morphed into…
Read MoreKeeping A Family Book of Quotes
Kids say the funniest things. Once your child starts talking, they never cease to come up with questions and comments that crack you up. You might think you’ll remember this stuff, but there’s a good chance you won’t. My boys are teenagers now and I’m kicking myself for not keeping a family book of quotes…
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