Tag: self care
Treat Yourself Gifts in Kansas City
Move over, Goop, this is the gift guide we all need!
Welcome to our Local Treat-Yourself Gift Guide full of realistic and LOCAL ways to...
A Trip Just For Me
I recently had a birthday.
My husband and I love celebrating all the things, and he asked me numerous times leading up to it what...
Benefits of a Capsule Wardrobe
One thing I have not missed during the COVID-19 pandemic is having to manage my wardrobe choices for work and play. Now that life...
Summer Personal Care Products for Moms
It’s another Kansas City summer, and with temperatures blazing hot already, I am finding myself opting for minimal makeup and simple hairstyles that stay...
Beautiful Enough: Defining Beauty for My Daughters
After growing up in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, and seeing an array of people from all different backgrounds and of all different...
Mom Approved: Products and Services We’ve Tried and Loved
Over the past year, the KCMC team has tried a host of new products and services as we've navigated life through a pandemic. Today,...
Finding Those “Mini Me Time” Moments
Raise your hand if the constant reminders for self care make you anxious. Keep it raised and lower all your fingers except the middle...
Self Care Doesn’t Have to Mean a 4-Hour Spa Treatment
I am not proud of this, but I have admittedly been known to internally roll my eyes when I find myself caught up in...
Beyond Surviving to Thriving
I recently had the chance to attend a virtual training led by my long-time friend Sonya Richardson. Sonya is a mom and grandma, a...
Self-Care When You are Too Busy for Self-Care
I would love a day off. An actual no work, no mile-long to-do list, no shuttling a tiny human all around town — day...
Self Care: Reclaiming My Me-Time
I miss my me-time. I bet a lot of you out there miss yours, too.
I started a remote job in late August. And even though...
Self-Worth: How Radical Acceptance Is Getting Me Through
Our minivan was stolen from the school parking lot at the beginning of October.
At the end of a long day of teaching, as I...
Lowering Your Happiness Bar
I have found myself saying too many times this year, “I just want to be happy." We are in the middle of a pandemic,...
When Self-Consciousness Takes Over
It was my rock bottom. I had to spend over an hour on the phone with the credit card company to cancel charges for...
Wellness Tips During Times of Uncertainty
When life feels uncertain or when we don’t feel safe, it’s normal to feel stressed and overwhelmed. For those who already struggle with their...
