For you, remote work may be uncharted territory - for some of your friends, it's just another day of the week. Many people were working from home before the pandemic hit, but for employees like you who are new to working remotely, this can be a significant transition. When you add this to the rest of the external factors, you're dealing with during the pandemic, trying to adapt to working remotely can feel more than overwhelming. We discussed with experts from multiple industries and … [Read more...]
5 Tips on How to Prepare Your Kids for Moving Abroad
We will not sugarcoat this; it is not easy to move your kids to another country. So get ready for all the fussing and fighting because you are literally taking them from anything they know, including their cherished friends. Good luck in trying to convince them that they will make new friends in their home. Moving to another country will be hard for each family member, so do not lose sight of what is essential. So how can you prepare your children for the move and help them adjust to … [Read more...]
Focusing On Myself
Something I always tell my husband is that he needs to take care of himself before he can take care of Riley and myself. I had to remind him of that about a month ago when he was really sick and was refusing to go to the doctor. Miles is a wonderful man who loves being with his family, but he hadn't felt the best in about a week and wasn't getting any better. After he finally went to the doctor and got medicine, he started feeling better and was back to his old self. Reflecting on that the past … [Read more...]
2015 Weight Loss Goals
I am about to get very deep with you. This post (mainly the photos) are hard for me to let you see, to be quite honest. But it needs to be done. Something I have struggled with ever since giving birth to my beautiful daughter, is my weight. I am sure many of you understand what I mean. I did have postpartum depression after giving birth (thankfully I was treated and no longer have depression now), and that combined with my love of food and the fact that I'm not very active - and I've gained … [Read more...]
2015 Goals
Welcome to 2015! For me, 2014 was a pretty good year, both personally/family wise and for my blog and virtual assistance business. I can't wait to see what 2015 brings, though! I am setting up goals this year, and I decided to share them. I will also be doing a montly goal check in to share how my goals are going. I figured my wonderful readers would be great at helping me stick to them! Write More Personal PostsWhen I first started Optimistic Mommy, I planned on using it to write … [Read more...]
