Thoughts on business ownership and motherhood
“Bloom where you’re planted.” That phrase has been going through my head a lot as I’ve reflected on the last year. My hometown was never where I wanted to live as an adult, but it’s where I’m called to be right now, doing exactly what I was called to do. I see a lot of potential in…
I think I totally got played by my toddler. He used every tool in his little toddler toolbox to keep me home with him today. It worked. I don’t blame him. I’ve been working a lot lately. Like, really a lot. I’m currently seeing 25 therapy clients, teaching 12 private lessons, running 4 early childhood…
A couple weeks ago, I got the opportunity to be a guest on one of my favorite podcasts, Guitars and Granola Bars. Let me tell you, I was so nervous! Not only was that my first time participating on a podcast, but it was also the first time I had been interviewed about my personal life.…
Let’s get ready to rrruuuummmbbblle…… Am I the only one who has that phrase go through my head before meal time with my toddler? My son used to be a fantastic eater. When we started solids and began increasing them, there was almost nothing he wouldn’t eat. He took eating very seriously. When I…
Full disclosure: I have been teaching early childhood music and movement classes for 10 years now. However, now that I’m a parent I have a completely new appreciation for them. As a parent, here are 5 reasons I love them. 1. Structured Interaction With Other Children One of the biggest reasons parents note for participating in classes…
My son absolutely loves story time. There are very few things more adorable right now than my little boy climbing down off my lap after we’ve finished the first bedtime story and toddling over to the book shelf to bring me or his dad another book to read to him. Here are our current favorites (in…
Self-Care. That’s one of those things that I do really awesome with for a few weeks, then for some reason I get thrown a little off my schedule and self-care gets thrown out the window. As I sit here with a sore throat and no voice, my body has reminded me that I have ‘fallen…
This post is in response to the #MusicTherapyBlogger Week 3 Challenge: Share a quote that you love and/or that makes you think. Then write your blog post to reflect upon that quote. The quote above by Carita Kent has been a favorite of mine ever since I came across it while reading a book called…