April Edwards – Page 5 – Embracing Home

My Top Homemaking & SAHM Tip: The Low-Energy List

Productivity tips to build resilience for your unique life. How do you deal with fatigue during your busy days at home? When are you most productive? Homemaking, being a stay at home parent, writing, homeschooling, working remote, or online contract work can easily become overwhelming. Any job working from home can have unique challenges especially…

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Spring Roundup – posts you may have missed & free printables

April EdwardsMom Life, Printables

Hey there! 🌵🌼 The days are getting longer with sunset stretching past dinner time and I see flowers blooming everywhere. Here in the Arizona desert there is so much beauty if you look for it. Join me on Substack to stay updated with the latest blog posts and exclusive content! Let’s embark on this journey…

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A Relaxed Rainy Day at Home

April EdwardsSabbath Living

My wish for you is that you find your quiet unplanned moments in the midst of a busy season. Check out my quick story for some ideas. Is it possible to slow down when life keeps going? Yes. I think we can. Will it be difficult? Yes. It will be strange to some people and…

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What is “Subtle Resistance”?

April EdwardsMom Life, Writing

When we are surrounded by specific norms, we no longer see them as optional but as “the way life is”. I want to challenge a few of those… Let’s jump right in! Here is how I define these words in the beginning pages of my book: subtle – (adj.) nuanced, delicate, skillful, laid back (verb)…

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6 Quick Tips for Planning Weekend Trips

April EdwardsTravel with Kids

How to plan your Weekend RV/Camping Trips so that they actually happen.🙂 In our family, we want weekend RV trips to occur frequently. But this takes some planning and some intention. Weekends away do not magically appear (nor does the budget to pay for campsites, or time to pack). I have discovered there are specific…

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Embrace Your Inner Bookworm & Reignite Your Reading Life

April EdwardsMom Life, My Reading Stack

We are all writers and readers. We live in a society with massive amounts of written communication. I like to go back to why those stories and words were made. Who wrote them and for what purpose? The non-fiction books on my bookshelf were written by people who have learned difficult lessons. They have picked…

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I finished my book! Celebrate with me! 🥳

April EdwardsWritingLeave a Reply

Sharing some preview content from my book, jumping into the book proposal process & celebrating completion of my manuscript. 🎉 Who my book is for: My book is for women in their 20’s and 30’s who are experiencing burnout, frustration and overwhelm in their lives. Also, my audience includes women navigating life transitions or significant…

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Habits – Rhythms and Small Changes in My Day

April EdwardsMom Life

Rhythms are patterns we follow as a way of doing something. I think of a rhythm as a soundtrack to the morning or afternoon. If I were in a movie, what music would be playing in the background? As I get into the habit of organizing my life with rhythms and routines, I’ve come across…

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Hobby Revival: Overcoming Obstacles to Rekindle Your Passion

April EdwardsMom Life

I have so much to do! Yes. True. But, if I do not get dirt under my nails from gardening, or make a mess with candle making, then what kind of life is that? Choosing to spend time on a hobby and chase the fun is worth it. In this previous post I wrote about…

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The Icy Chill of Grief

April EdwardsMom Life

I discovered long ago that grief is not linear. At times it slowly creeps in unnoticed until it can’t be ignored, other times it takes me by surprise. Embracing January & processing unexpected loss… This winter my grief process has reminded me of cold air changing a room. It’s like when the heater hasn’t been…

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