michellemcv | Mom the Manager

I Let My Mother-In-Law Clean my House

by michellemcv | Feb 20, 2021 | Uncategorised

Yup, you heard me right. My mother-in-law offered to come into the house and clean up. I was a Mom with young children. They are messy, they are time consuming and I wasn’t cleaning up after them because I was playing with them instead. I was able to shut out...

Working At Home with Kids.. Staying Alive!

by michellemcv | Jan 10, 2021 | Uncategorised

How are you doing? This has been a hard time… ESPECIALLY if you are working from home AND making sure your children are taken care of. Please give yourself a break.. lower your expectations and praise the shit out of your kids when they do better! Here are some...

Motivate Your Child and Teen to Reach for Their Goals

by michellemcv | Jan 2, 2021 | Uncategorised

It’s a new year, and so many are scared to step into the unknow after the year that we have had. When emotions get big we have different ways of handling them. We can shut down, avoid, be indifferent. This can come across as being lazy, or not caring. Act out,...

Dealing with Another Lockdown: Tips to Help You and Your Children

by michellemcv | Dec 23, 2020 | Parenting Tips, Self-help

It’s hard not to let your emotions swallow you up. Another lockdown means more isolation and more time with your children. It can bring on feelings of being overwhelmed, anxiety, frustration, irritation, helplessness, sadness and resentment. We have no control...

I Guess This is Good Enough: My Health Journey

by michellemcv | Sep 27, 2020 | Self-help

Last year I meet a woman that would help me see that settling when it came to my health was not OK. I was feeling good enough. I wasn’t in pain, or in huge discomfort, it’s really nothing… or was it? At a certain age you just get a “mummy...