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Fashion

Courage of Pink Pants

The Courage of Pink Pants

August 26, 2018 By Christine Field

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My wardrobe choices are bland. Blacks, blues, grays, white shirts. Kinda boring. Some of the choices are prompted by my profession. Women lawyers don't dress in colorful garb, although that is changing. Early in my career, I felt ...

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Can we talk about comfortable shoes?

June 7, 2018 By Christine Field

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Can we talk comfortable shoes? Every day I go to court and see the young lawyers in their high heels. Yes, I wore them too back in the day. But those days are gone and I want to have healthy feet for me to go the distance. I got a lot more ...

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Mom, get out of your frumpy clothes!

June 21, 2017 By Christine Field

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While other little girls were painting their nails and styling their hair, I was reading books and playing in the mud in the yard.  Growing up in the time of history that I did, jeans and t-shirts were the uniform of the day and didn't require much ...

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Mitten Love

January 11, 2017 By Christine Field

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I love mittens. I like a nice pair of gloves as well, but mittens provide comradery for the fingers. They may purposely exclude the thumb, but the four fingers can fraternize and keep one another warm. One of my favorite children’s books is ...

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Closet Organizing: Reducing wardrobe decision fatigue

September 7, 2016 By Christine Field

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In seeking to acquire a more organized mind, my next area to conquer is closet organizing. I'm on a quest to simplify, organize, downsize and reduce what the experts call "decision fatigue". In our world of abundance and too many choices, having ...

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Hi, I’m Christine

Have you been a wholehearted mother, but time, toddlers and teenagers have moved on? If you are wondering what comes next for you, you’ll feel right at home here.

Or, are you a mom for whom family life has been non-Pinworthy and parenting has been downright painful? I hear ya. There are many of us around.

Are you looking for a life full of exploration and adventure after the nest empties, but maybe you have no idea how to go about doing that? Stick around! We’ll explore adventures together to help you gain more clarity for your own path.

After a couple decades of writing books and articles about parenting, homeschooling and adoption, speaking to homeschoolers and other parent groups, and reaching out to the mom in the trenches who was trying to make the best of it - my kids grew up. Some grew up and grew away. I was determined to find a way out of the pain, emptiness and lack of direction.

For many of us, the journey starts with something we moms are not accustomed to. After years of caring for and serving others, sometimes we forget the beauty and wonder of US. We need to spend some time getting to know the parts of ourselves that have lain dormant, and take the time to explore interests and passions that we set aside.

I’d like to invite you to get the “What’s Next for Mom” workbook and jump into this growing tribe of Moms who are emptying the nest and filling the life! Let’s reignite your Mojo after Mothering!
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At Real Mom Life, my passion is to provide resources and reassurances for moms facing the surprising challenges of family life. In my writing and speaking, I explore solutions to unexpected issues in adoption, homeschooling, special needs, and more while encouraging moms to extract the maximum joy out of each day. Read More…

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