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When you’re too tired to be a good wife

April 16, 2016 by Aprille 7 Comments

This week was one of those weeks – the kind of week where I really was too tired to be a good wife. Little Brother was going through his sixth week of not sleeping through the night. (He has cut six teeth in five weeks while simultaneously figuring out hands-and-knees crawling AND pulling up – “wonder week” would be … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Family, Marriage, Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue, Special Needs Parenting Tagged: chronic-fatigue, communication, counseling, fatigue, love, marriage, sleep, teething

Options for the mom who is too tired to cook…

March 11, 2014 by Aprille 18 Comments

Balancing a tight budget, food allergies, healthy eating, and chronic fatigue as best as I can!

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Posted in: Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue, Recipes Tagged: chronic-fatigue, cooking, diet, fatigue, food allergies, gluten free, grain-free

I’m not lazy. I’m a “real mom” with Chronic Fatigue

March 3, 2014 by Aprille 42 Comments

I don’t really want this to be my reality. But it is, so I am trying to rest in grace while trying to navigate mothering through my limitations and feel less alone in the process.

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Posted in: Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue Tagged: CFS, chronic illness, chronic-fatigue, fibromyalgia, motherhood, real mom, special needs

Complex family dynamic: why we need #whitespace

January 14, 2014 by Aprille 9 Comments

This is why our entire family needs whitespace. We need space and time for rest and healing. We need to slow down and catch up with everything life has thrown our way.

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Posted in: Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Whitespace: one word for 2014 Tagged: anxiety, chronic-fatigue, fibromyalgia, healing, high needs, whitespace

Dear Tired Moms: You’re Not Alone {An Open Letter}

January 2, 2014 by Aprille 5 Comments

I wish I could send you free babysitters, mentors, a nap, patience, grace, hope, and some coffee all wrapped up in a flat-rate box.

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Posted in: Motherhood, Mothering Through Fatigue Tagged: chronic-fatigue, exhausted, exhaustion, fatigue, motherhood, tired

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February 8, 2012 by Aprille 33 Comments

In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired. Author Unknown The Back Story For as long as I can remember, I have been plagued with many physical difficulties that have often interfered with my keeping up with a “normal” lifestyle. Constant exhaustion and fatigue, muscle pain, “irritable bowel … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Health, Wellness, & Self Care Tagged: allergies, allergy shots, celiac, chiropractic, chiropractor, chronic-fatigue, chrons, diet, fibromyalgia, gym, health, ibs, irritable bowel syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome symptoms, massage, naturopathic doctors, strict diet, weight-loss

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