Each week we scour the internet to find skimmable articles for moms. Enjoy this week’s Smart Reads and post a comment if something moves you!
π Awareness π‘ Home π Productivity π₯ Wellness π§ Growth π¨βπ©βπ§βπ§ Family
π‘ Nurture your energy by focusing on the experience, not the results “It made me wonder: Has my own drivenness to get things done been undermining my ability to get things done? Am I too results-focused?” Read How to Get Stuff Done When You Just Donβt Feel Like It
π What is Feminine Energy? “If you feel burned out, overworked, fragmented, or exhausted, you’re in desperate need of feminine energy to restore, inspire, and enliven you!” Read What Is Feminine Energy? 6 Ways To Be More Feminine
π “I donβt care about ROI, I care about EROI. Energy Return on Investment. To me, energy management is much more important than time management.” Read A Feminine Way to Productivity
π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ Did you know some kids ASK to help out around the house? “The moms see it as an investment, Mejia-Arauz says: Encourage the messy, incompetent toddler who really wants to do the dishes now, and over time, he’ll turn into the competent 7-year-old who still wants to help.” Read How To Get Your Kids To Do Chores (Without Resenting It)
π§π½ββοΈ Listen to your body to give yourself grace! βMy moods and my body are telling me things, but they donβt have to control my life,β she says. βCycle syncing is here to serve me, and if it stopped serving me, Iβd need to take a step back. Being too rigid defeats the purpose, which is to see a fuller picture of yourself so you can give yourself more grace.β Read The People Building Their Lives Around Their Menstrual Cycles
π₯ Take care of yourself, Mama! “A woman who sources her creativity and energy from taking exquisite care of herself is more powerful than one who pushes so hard that she exhausts herself and is no longer experiencing joy and pleasure.” Read Daily Rituals for Divine Feminine Energy