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10 Stay At Home Valentine’s Day Ideas…After You Put The Kids To Bed.
It’s that time! Love is in the air. Valentine’s Day is only a few days away. So, what are you going to do? Do you have big plans, small plans, or are you still trying to make plans? Well, I have 10 stay at home Valentine’s Day ideas…after you put the kids to bed…just for you, so keep reading!
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How To Deal With Grief. Getting Through The Hard Times.
Going through grief is something we never dream of, let alone look forward to facing. There are a number of situations and circumstances that can cause grief. It’s important to know that there is no right or wrong way to deal with these situations. Dealing with grief can be a result of a death, divorce, loss of finance, or loss of safety. It will affect people in many different ways and must be dealt with individually. Here are a few ways to deal with grief.
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Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone
For many years my husband, Drey, has been asking me to go skydiving with him. Every time he asked me, I looked at him like he had 3 horns on his head. “Dude, are you crazy? You want me to jump out of a plane with a little fabric attached to my back and hope I make it to the ground alive? What sense does that make? First, we have kids, second, people die from doing things like this!”
Fast forwarding a couple years, I was casually talking to him and made the mistake of asking what he wanted to do for his birthday. With no hesitation, he said, “Skydive!” I’m not sure what cup of courage I was drinking that night, but I agreed. The next day, I scheduled the jump and decided there was no turning back. Super scared, nervous and uncertain, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and live life a little. My comfort zone is safe for me, but if I step out of my comfort zone, what will I experience? I realized at that moment, I would never know, unless I actually took that step.
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Sibling Rivalries Are Teachable Moments. 5 lessons learned from fighting.
I have three daughters, ages 8, 6 and 4. It’s a constant girl quarrel in the house. We deal with sibling rivalries daily. They fight over everything. They argue over who gets the remote, who sits in the second row compared to the third row of the car and who gets the pink plate at dinner time. There is nothing different about that plate, but the color. 🤦♀️
Five minutes later, you will hear, “Get out of my room, stop looking at me and she touched me!” I have learned to tune them out most of the time, but when it gets out of hand and a little too noisy, I will step in. I ask the kids, “Do you want me to handle it?” They yell out, “NO!”, because they know if I step in, tv goes off, everybody sits in the third row and no one gets the pink plate.
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Keep Looking Forward
My kids and I were in Walmart shopping. As we were going to the next aisle, my six year old daughter, Driauna is walking forward, but looking backward. She is walking right in the direction of an abandoned shopping cart. Driauna is short like me, so her face is the same height as the cart. I see the catastrophe about to happen, so I stick my hand in between the cart and her face. She runs directly into my hand, is startled and says, “Wow, Mommy, that almost took my face off!” I replied, “Yes, and it would have if I were not standing here. Dri, you cannot walk forward and look behind you. You can’t see where you are going and you are bound to crash. Look in front of you, stop looking back.”
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Try Something New, You Never Know How Well You Will Do.
My four year old daughter, Daniya, has been asking me about ice skating. She saw a little girl ice skating on tv and said, “Mommy, I want to go ice skating….tomorrow!” I laughed as she said, “Mommy, I’m serious! That girl on tv does it and I can too!” Now remind you, Daniya has never stepped foot into an ice arena. I didn’t want to kill her vibe and crush her dreams, so I gathered up the family and we all went ice skating. Daniya put her skates on, gained her balance and took off. First time on ice skates and she was actually pretty good. Daniya had confidence and determination. There was no room for fear, she knew what she wanted and she achieved her goal. We can learn a lot from the little people in our lives. I learned from Daniya to have a clear focus of what you want and then be confident enough to get it done. Daniya did not say she wanted to go ice skating one day…she said tomorrow!!
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Do I Stay Fit or Stay Fly?
I have been hitting the gym really hard lately and I love it. When that music gets to bumping, my trainer gets to yelling and I begin sweating, I feel like I can take over the world. And then the gym has the nerve to have a mirror so I can watch myself the whole time. I do a few burpees, knock out a few squats and then dance in the mirror before my trainer catches me. I absolutely love the gym. The problem is my hair.
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Christmas Gifts Gone Bad
The holiday rush is now over and things have settled down. I hope it was an awesome holiday season for everyone. It was great for us. We made some amazing memories.
As parents, during Christmas time, we try so hard to make our children as happy as possible. We ask what they want and try our best to grant their request. We always have great intent, but have you ever had a Christmas gift gone bad? Well, let me tell you my story. My son DJ, almost 2 yrs old, loves ducks. When we see ducks outside, he is always making the quacking sounds. He smiles, points and says, “Duck, quack, quack, quack!” So I bought him a quacking push duck from Wal-Mart. I was so excited for him to open it and just knew he was going to love it.
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Stop Making Resolutions and Start Making Moves
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! WELCOME TO 2020….we made it!! So now what are we going to do? As we all know, the resolutions are pouring in. “This is my year…starting in January, I’m going to”… and blah, blah, blah. Don’t worry ladies, I am super guilty of this too. But this year, I told myself I was going to do something different. Not just think differently, but act differently. Instead of speaking on it and making resolutions, in 2020, let’s make moves.
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Welcome to More Than A Mommy
Women are precious gems that have gone through so much to be where they are now. Everyone’s journey is different, but we all have valuable stories. My story is I am a wife and mother of four. My life is dedicated to my family and it’s an enjoyable and rewarding experience, but through this dedication, it’s easy to always be in mommy mode and forget about the style, determination and glam you may have had before mommy hood. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in the kids and forget about yourself. Having deep thoughts, I began to ask what is next for me? Being a mommy is awesome, but how do I continue to grow myself? How does Donna continue to prosper? I have goals, dreams and aspirations too. Then I began to wonder how many other women feel like me? I absolutely love being a mommy, but I want so much more than just that. From those thoughts, I birthed More Than A Mommy. I pray this blog will encourage, inspire and motivate women to go out and be the total woman you are destined to be, all while being the amazing mommy you are. This blog is not only for moms, but for ALL women, because I have received some of the best advice and encouragement from women without children. Ladies…this is for ALL of us!! I invite you to engage in this blog and share your thoughts with me as I share mine with you. Welcome to More Than A Mommy. ❤️
💕Donna💕
