Confession: Before I had kids, I kind of thought motherhood would be more like being an aunt.

I thought there would be lots of art projects and flower crowns and story-telling and cuddling. Probably some pillow forts. Or a tree house! Hand-holding, baking cookies, and grinning at each other non-stop.

Don’t get me wrong–some of these things definitely happen sometimes. But they take up way less of the mom-life pie chart than I thought they would.

I wasn’t prepared for the mountains of laundry, tantrums, and responsibility that came with this gig. It is just so easy to burn out.

And I did.

Many times.

When I realized things needed to change, I started looking for ways to make things easier, smoother, and better.

Here are six ways you can make space to breathe, rest, and feel better in this wild ride we call motherhood. 😉

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