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I’m here for one reason and one reason only – because I want to make your mom life as spectacular as possible. 

As far as I’m concerned, every mother has the following rights:

  • The right to be comfortable and content in her home.
  • The right to be happy and connected with who she is as an individual, not just as a mother.
  • The right to enjoy her family and this precious time raising her children as much as possible – even in hectic, busy seasons.

These are things that every mother should be achieving on a daily basis – so why are so many of us having trouble with that?!

You have the right – the responsibility – to live a life you truly enjoy. You deserve to live in a way that fills you with peace. You deserve a home that makes you happy. As mothers, we need to be the best people we can so we can raise the best children we can, and that is how we change the world.

Whether you’re stressed out because you’re in a season of life where there is just too many things going on, you’re feeling overwhelmed because your house is chaotic and you don’t know how to make it stop feeling like that, or you remember that person you used to be before you had kids, and you miss her and want to get back to her – I’m here for you. 

If you’re tired of wearing leggings and T-shirts, you’re tired of not feeling like any of the cleaning you do makes a difference, you’re tired of wondering when you last showered or did your makeup or had a date night out with your husband – I’m here for you.

And if you’re tired of being embarrassed to have people over, scared when the doorbell rings because what if it’s someone you know, or diving down another aisle when you encounter someone you recognize at the store – I’m here for you. 

I’ve been there. I get it.

When my dad asked me, while I was in the hospital after having just given birth to my daughter, if I was having problems at home because my house was a mess, I was mortified. When my mental health spiraled after her birth and I was dealing with anxiety and intrusive thoughts on an hourly basis, I didn’t know how to dig myself out of my hole. When I felt like a frumpy mess, covered in spit up and baby poop, wearing things that didn’t flatter me because that was all I had, I didn’t have a clue how to change. 

So I learned. I decluttered my home. I learned about mindset and how to change my own. I cleaned out my wardrobe and carefully curated what I added. And I felt called to teach others to do the same thing.

Because being a mom is hard. Being a homemaker is hard. Being a wife is hard. But nothing is more important.

We are shaping the world’s tomorrow. We are raising children that will make a difference. We are raising them to be the people we need. We need to start by modeling that for them. 

We need to teach our children to love themselves by letting them see how we treat ourselves. We need to show our children how to respect their possessions by treating ours right. We need to model love and compassion and kindness to our children so they can show those to others – and I believe it begins with their mother. 

THAT’S YOU.

Are you ready to get yourself in order? Are you ready to make your home an oasis of calm in a world of chaos? Are you ready to show your children how to care for and respect themselves?

If the answer is “yes,” please stick around. Because I think it’s truly the most vital thing we can do as mothers.

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I'm Kate - and I'm passionate about making your motherhood amazing! Whether that's changing your mindset or your living space, I want you to have a wonderful life - because I believe you deserve it.

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Tip for all my fellow breastfeeding mamas - if you Tip for all my fellow breastfeeding mamas - if you use a Haakaa (@haakaausa), a mug will help support it and keep it from spilling everywhere when it’s full.

I tend to nurse my baby on my bed, but I had to sacrifice my nightstand for her bassinet - and the wire shelf I put up to hold my things isn’t something I want to put a full Haakaa on. This solves the problem while I cuddle a sleepy and/or milkdrunk baby and makes me a lot less likely to cry over spilled milk.
After a week of rain, we desperately needed some ☀️! Today is one of those days where you can feel spring is close, so we went to the zoo.

Fresh air and exercise is good for the soul! I feel so relaxed now. Have you gotten to enjoy any nice weather yet?
We get snow every winter, but many years it’s a We get snow every winter, but many years it’s a sparse dusting here and there. Every few years we get a good dumping of snow and this was one of those years.

I had great fun taking my toddler out for her first real experience with snow. We looked at animal tracks in the snow - where rabbits hopped, squirrels apparently leaped and flailed, and our own dogs trudged and leaped through it. And she had fun falling in it - occasionally on accident, mostly on purpose.

I think one of the best parts of being a mom is seeing your child explore new, fun things. I really enjoyed seeing her excitement. Swipe to see her favorite part!

Hopefully in the next couple of years, we’ll get another good snow year and get to introduce her little sister to it as well.

Have you gotten to play in the snow this year? Tell me about it!
Sometimes, parenting looks like sweet snuggles wit Sometimes, parenting looks like sweet snuggles with sleepy babies, and it’s terrific.

Sometimes, parenting looks like getting thrown up on, stripping everything off the bed while your husband supervises a bath, and then playing dinosaurs and having a roaring contest with your toddler on your unmade bed. And honestly? It can still be pretty good.

(don’t get me wrong, I would have happily skipped the getting thrown up on part, but her handing me a dinosaur to play with was pretty adorable)
A year ago, I was wearing a size 8. I weighed less A year ago, I was wearing a size 8. I weighed less than I have since my freshman year of college. I felt awesome.

Then the pandemic hit and I relieved stress by baking - like many people, I gained the “quarantine fifteen.” Before I could get to work doing anything about it, I found out I was pregnant.

Now, I’m here in size 12 jeans, three weeks postpartum, knowing my body well enough to know I’m not likely to go down any more right now. But this doesn’t bother me. I choose not to let it.

My worth is so much more than the number on a tag. I have given birth to two amazing little girls, and I want them to learn to love and respect themselves, and in order for them to learn that, they need to see it modeled by me.

I’m confident that in the future, I can drop some of this weight. When I am not trying to eat everything in sight (thanks, breastfeeding!) and am able to exercise - get outside for walks and hikes and let my girls enjoy fresh spring air - I’m confident I can get my body back to where it was. But if I don’t? I’m still confident in who I am - curves and all. I will love my body and treat her well because she has allowed me to do marvelous things.

Your worth is so much more than the number on the tag or the number on the scale. Value yourself for the traits that make you who you are. Value your body for what it allows you to do. Focus on being healthy, not what number is on the tag. Wear clothing that fits you where you’re at right now and makes you feel good about yourself. You deserve that.
This weekend, we added a new member to our family. This weekend, we added a new member to our family.

It was quite the experience - I woke up having contractions at 5:30 AM Saturday. I had contractions all day long that finally settled into every 3-4 minutes at 8 PM. We went to the hospital but despite contractions every three minutes, I was only at a 2 and wasn’t progressing. So we went home and I tried to get comfortable. I got in the tub around 2 AM and would doze for brief seconds between contractions. When the hot water ran out I’d turn it off until the water heater had time to warm up some more. But around 4:30, I began to have intense contractions - wave after wave. They were relentless, with no breaks. I sat in the cooling water and screamed. I knew I had to get out of the tub, and as soon as one ended I managed to shove myself out. I clutched the counter and screamed through the next few. I managed to pull a shirt over my head but that was all I could do. My husband woke up and found me, wet, half-naked, constantly in pain. I told him we needed to leave and he helped me get dressed and managed to get me to the car. I honestly wondered if I was making the right choice or if I needed an ambulance.

Made it to the hospital and he got me inside. They got me into triage and told me I was only a 3-4. Still having constant contractions. Did I want to try walking? I knew I physically couldn’t walk. I told them I needed an epidural.

All the months - since before I was pregnant - that I had wanted a natural birth flew out the window. Knowing it could be hours and hours of constant pain, being exhausted already, I did what I needed for my health. It still took a couple hours to get my epidural, and it was honestly the most pain I’ve ever been in.

From there though, things went smoothly, and I got to enjoy being mentally present for my daughter’s birth. It was the best gift I could have given myself.

Now - we’re home, we’re exhausted, we’re adjusting to our new life - and I’m so grateful for it. I just keep marveling at the fact I have two little girls now!
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