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5 PRODUCTS EVERY WOMAN OVER 40 SHOULD HAVE
When I first became a mom, I was astonished at how many products there were to assist new parents. I quickly discovered all these wonderful things that made parenting a little bit less daunting and life a little bit easier, like the baby carrier sling, the Boppy feeding pillow, the Bumbo seat, and my life-saving portable baby monitor. I may no longer have babies at home but the habit of looking for products that change your world and make life easier has remained. With more time to focus on myself in my rocking 40s, these are some of my favorite products that I simply cannot do without and have made…
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How One Word Can Make a Big Difference in Your Life
YOUR CHOICE WORD FOR THE YEAR As the new year made its grand entrance, I started seeing many people post their choice word for the year. A word that they will focus on, day in and day out, throughout 12 months to help bring focus to what they want in their lives. While I am happy to follow 5 New Year’s Resolution’s We Should Be Making in Our 40’s and Beyond I was intent on coming up with my own guiding word for the year. I came across many inspirational ones like “warrior”, “wellness”, “conquer”, “mindfulness”, “gratitude”, “determined”, “abundance” and “peace”. And while I loved them all and could in one…
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40 Things to Be Grateful For in Your 40s
As Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close, I finally had a chance to sit with a warm cup of coffee and contemplate a few things. Why is it that we become more grateful as we age? Is it because we now see a glimmer of the end and see what’s good about life? Is it because we have accumulated so many life experiences that we can form true opinions on what is important and matters most? Is it because we aim toward greater emotional positivity? Is it because we chose to now look at life through grateful lens? Whatever the reasons for feeling more grateful nowadays, here are 40 more…
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Caring for the Emotional Health of Boys
Many of us Rocking Over 40 women are moms to tweens and teens. We know all too well that during this time, our kids start pulling away from us in an effort to be more independent. This post is for you if you’re a mom to a boy. I recently came across this article by Charlie Hoehn that shook me to the core and gave me a lot to think about. In the article, the author goes on to say that “we are a culture that continually neglects the emotional health of our boys and our men.” As a result, we have an “unhealthy ideal of masculinity that results in…
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Never. Stop. Learning
You know how people always say kids’ minds are like sponges? That there is no limit to how much they can learn and absorb? I’ve always been fascinated and frankly somewhat jealous of this capability in kids. I have seen it unfold with my own children. How they were able to learn two languages simultaneously or learn piano and quickly progress through it. That’s some true talent! Now all this is fine and dandy, but what is bothersome is the notion or belief that as you get older, it becomes more difficult to learn something new. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, or maybe even said it to yourself: “I’m…
