Posts by: Nat Nanton
How badly do you want it?
To be debt-free? To get a promotion? To write a book? To start the dream biz? To run a marathon?
Giving life to those dreams takes a lot of juice. The recipe for this smoothie calls for dedication, priorities, commitment and, the star ingredient, passion.
Notice that balance isn’t on that list? Balance tends to dilute the drink. Goals have deadlines. Balance delays things and keeps goals in the backburner.
This weekend’s challenge was #summersocialite. It was great to see how moms, dads, and babies spent the weekend socializing. Families hiked, swam, beached, and enjoyed the best gelato in town. Here are some of my favorites. You can check out the rest on Instagram by navigating to Profile > Search > Tags.
Through Mama’s Eyes is an interactive weekly weekend challenge that invites moms on Instagram to capture the fun, the beauty, and the simple pleasures that show up in their lives. Every Friday, a designated theme will be declared for the weekend in the form of a hashtag. For a chance to be featured on the blog on Mondays, follow @natnanton.
This weekend’s hashtag is #summersocialite, inspired by these beautiful photos recently shared on Instagram.
How do you feel when your baby’s birthday comes around? A little sad that she is no longer teeny, tiny and as needy? Those thoughts creep into every mother’s mind when their child turns another year older. Birthdays tend to remind us that life changes as time goes on.
Seemingly harmless, every thought we have leaves an impact. These thoughts can become a pattern that repeatedly robs us of the happiness available to us right here and now.
This weekend’s challenge was #inmidtwirl. The images were absolutely beautiful, depicting happy, care-free beings. Here are some of my favorites. You can check out the rest on Instagram by navigating to Profile > Search > Tags!
Through Mama’s Eyes is an interactive weekly weekend challenge that invites moms on Instagram to capture the fun, the beauty, and the simple pleasures that show up in their lives. Every Friday, a designated theme will be declared for the weekend in the form of a hashtag. For a chance to be featured on the blog on Mondays, follow @natnanton.
This weekend’s hashtag is #inmidtwirl, inspired by these beautiful photos recently shared on Instagram.
Show me a woman who does not become obsessed with taking photographs the day her baby is born.
In the last couple of years, thanks to Instagram, photography is now even more appealing for moms. The app makes almost any photo look good through its filters. Plus, it’s a great way to provide a peek into your life as it unfolds and as the little one grows.
What does it take to raise an Olympic athlete?
I have tuned in to every Olympic Games since 1994 and I have never asked that question. The 2012 Summer Olympics is the first one that I’ll be watching as a mother. I am beginning to realize that the mothers behind these elite athletes are as admirable as their all-stars.
Just imagine everything they must have done to give their child a chance at a gold medal.
In 2010, Silentnight had everyone talking about the “shocking” survey that showed that new parents lose an average of six months of sleep during the first two years of their child’s life. The first time I heard those numbers, I had not yet become a mother. That must be a gross exaggeration, I thought.
Fast forward two years.
This Globe and Mail headline says it all: “kids in organized sport can cost you thousands”. Between equipment, transportation, facility rentals, uniforms and club membership, the cost for participation in sports denies some kids the opportunity to play.
And high costs is just one of the many possible reasons beyond a child’s control that forces some kids to sit on the sidelines.
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I'm Nat Nanton, founder of Tutu Mama. Becoming a mother has made me commit to living my greatest life. If you can relate to that, you're in the right place.Connect with me
