Calm Chaos with Windy

Back-to-school shopping is in full swing, so I put together some of the school supplies I’m grabbing this year...
including a few helpful finds for left-handed kids too.

If you’ve ever shopped for a lefty, you know the right supplies can really make a difference. You can shop my full list here: https://a.co/d/0h8HTIFV

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Same Relationship, Different Character

If love felt unpredictable growing up, peace will feel uncomfortable now.
If you had to earn it then, you’ll try to earn it again.

That’s the pattern.

It explains you. It doesn’t excuse you.
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Same Relationship, Different Character If you keep ending up in the same painful relationship with a different person, this is why. A real story about patterns, familiar love, and how to stop repeating what you grew up in.

Trying to get back in the swing of things. Bare with me :) In the meantime just a little thought after family dinner Sunday.

What Nobody Tells You About Building a Family That Built Itself Ten kids. Two sets. One family that nobody could have drawn on a map ahead of time. Here is what nobody tells you about building a family that builds itself and what I do to keep it all connected.

People say “be consistent” with kids who struggle with ADHD or behavior.

But if your approach is not working, being consistent just means consistently ineffective.

At some point you have to change the strategy.

Parents of ADHD kids hear the same thing over and over.

"You just need to discipline them more."
"If that was my kid..."

Well ya know what.

Kids with ADHD often know the rule. They was to follow the rules. They want to be "good."

Their brain struggles to stop the impulse. The impulse for emotions, thoughts, actions...so many things.

Discipline alone does not fix skill gaps.

Parents who live this know how exhausting it can be.
The repeat of life.

If you are raising an ADHD kid, what is the most frustrating advice people give you?

Some kids challenge every rule, every instruction, every boundary.
Those are often the kids people label as the problem.

But sometimes that kid is not trying to be disrespectful.

Sometimes that kid just refuses to not be heard.

Strong kids need guidance.
Not crushing.

If you have one of those kids, you know exactly what I mean.

Is your kid the rule follower or the rule challenger?

Sometimes parenting looks like this.

Standing on a ladder. Holding something heavy. Trying to figure it out as you go.

And for real, that is what most of parenting feels like too.

I used to think good parents never lost their temper.

Then I had a husband and kids.

Now I think good parents are the ones who go back and say
“I should not have talked to you like that.”

Some of us grew up in houses where adults never apologized.

Breaking those pattern sometimes looks like three awkward words.

“I was wrong.”

Did your parents ever apologize to you growing up?

Somewhere between spelling test, ball games, and late night school projects, we start losing little pieces of ourselves.

⏳ What if it's okay to grow while they grow?

New on the blog today:
✍🏼Pieces I Forgot to Hold... a real look at how we lose ourselves in the hustle of life and in the chaos of being a parent and spouse.

🥰Tap the link in my bio (https://bit.ly/pieces-i-forgot-to-hold)or visit windyowens.com to read now! Drop a comment or share if you or someone you know has been there

My morning reset doesn’t start with coffee, it starts with movement (ok and maybe some pre-workout).

When I wake up before the house, I give myself the space to breathe, move, and clear my head. No rushing, no reacting... just a chance to gather patience and attempt to be the mom and personI want to be when the chaos starts.

Moving your body first thing can lower stress, improve focus, boost your mood, and help regulate emotions (yes, even when the toddler melts down by 9 AM 😅).

You deserve 20 minutes that are just for you. In my 20s I never thought waking up early was possible, but now it's the best start to the day.

Morning routine = peace before the noise.

What's your morning routine? What would you like it to be?