Rachel Marie Martin's Blog, page 11

75 Motherhood Tips from Real Mothers

There was a day when I realized I had been a mom for more that half my life. I chuckled a bit, honestly, because it really felt like I was still a rookie in this whole grand adventure of motherhood. And yet, yet somehow as time passed, the lessons became no longer lessons but ways […]

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what I wish my friends knew about anxiety

This is one of those posts that is hard to write. I think it’s hard because there’s a part of me that wrestles with shame about dealing with anxiety. Honestly, when I don’t have to deal with it, I wonder if it’s really a part of my life and then, then there comes the moments […]

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it is not my job to entertain my kids

It is not my job to entertain my kids. Yes, I want the best for them. Yes, I want them to experience great moments. Yes, I want them to have opportunity and see new things. Yes, I want to have fun with them too. But, it is also not my job to provide them with […]

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Konmari – three years later

First of all, if you haven’t started the Konmari method, no worries about needing to start. This is about my experience, especially since so many people see all these methods and its easy to think that it’s a fad. But for me, it’s become a lifestyle and that’s why I’m sharing – the perspective of […]

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the tooth fairy, the elf and the good mom

Every morning, for the past three days, my son, Elijah, has come into my room and told me that the tooth fairy must have forgotten again to retrieve his tooth from under his pillow. So, mom, that tooth is still under the pillow, just so you know.  I’ve told him that I’ve been emailing this […]

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dear mom, this is why you are not failing

The alarm rings before the morning sun dares to grace the horizon. It’s so dark, so early, and I am just so tired. I stay there, in the dark, waiting for my eyes to open, willing myself to wake. I know there’s another alarm, another minute, another second passing, and in that moment I have […]

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19 Powerful Truths to Live By

For years I’ve written about things I’m letting go of or things I’m changing or things I need to do. This year, instead of focusing on those aspects of life I’m sharing powerful truths about life, bravery and hope.  At the end of every point is a life truth for you to say to remind […]

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hey tired mom of teens, this is for you.

There’s a ridiculously lonely space in motherhood. I call it the space between little kids and graduated kids. Also know as the teenage years, but that seems to earn it’s own title of oh you have a teenager and loses the title of oh my your hands must be full. Trust me, our hands are […]

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“you know, you’re not in Kansas anymore…”

I’ve lived in crisis most of my life. Divorce. Bankruptcy. Money issues. Single parenting. Moving. Celiac Disease. Just a bunch. And normal regular kid-mom-life stuff mixed in. It’s been easy to fall back in that crisis space. To identify with the struggle, with the heaviness, with the burdens, with the constant worrying. In fact, that […]

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I’m a mom and I gave up wine. This is why.

My life coach told me to write about the places that I’d like to avoid. She told me those are the places that others need a voice, a kind hand, some perspective. So from that place I humbly share with you this lesson from my own life. There was a really frustrating day that I […]

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