
Author Archive | Jaymi Anderson


5 Reasons Not to Dread the Teenage Years

How a Scarcity Mindset Impacts your Kids

How to Be a Control Freak (But Not in the Way You Think)

How to Stay Sane When Your Husband Travels
I have been married for 22 years and, for all of that time, my husband has had a job that requires travel. Every week. Bryan was already a pilot when we got married so it wasn’t a surprise to me that he’d be gone on trips for work, but what I didn’t fully comprehend was […]

Free Yourself from Comparison
Scenario 1: It’s one of those perfect Northern Colorado winter days when the weather breaks mid-afternoon and the temperature hits 65 degrees. Never one to waste sunshine, you call a friend and meet her at the park. The kids run off all their pent-up energy, eat dinner with minimum complaint and fall asleep right away. […]

Take Action on Your “Someday” Dreams
Someday, I’d like to ________________________. What would you fill in the blank with? Skydive? Finish your degree? Hike a 14er? Eat healthier? Visit Africa? We all have things on our “someday” list. Often they are big dreams that are a little scary. So scary, in fact, that we don’t always say them out loud. At […]

Don’t Lose Your Identity in the Mommy Years
Can you describe yourself without using the word “mom”? Can you describe yourself with cataloguing all your weaknesses? Do you have a hobby? It’s not uncommon for women to get buried in the avalanche that is motherhood, and, truthfully, we don’t really mind because we love our family and would sacrifice anything for them. Except […]

Finding Purpose in the Mommy Years
Purpose is a popular word. It gets thrown around in self-help circles and social media graphics. We all want a purpose-driven life because purpose is an incredible alarm clock, right? Except, what if you don’t know what your purpose is? I struggled with this question a lot after my first daughter was born. In the […]