Balancing Life as a Mom

Hi, I’m Lesley! Founder and creator of Balancing Life as a Mom.

My initial first year of parenting was a major learning curve, but I’ve finally figured out sustainable ways to turn my mom life into the life I love and always dreamed of!

Being a mom can be so much more than being constantly exhausted, stressed out, and overwhelmed.

You can have your life that you love – which includes activities that you enjoy and make you feel your best. It can include getting your health and your body back after pregnancy and all the sleepless nights take their toll. It can also include an organized home – even with kids running around in it. And it can include a fantastic relationship with your spouse – kids don’t have to kill the romance.

And I’m happy to help show you how!

There are four ways to get started:

Sign up for the FREE guide as found in the box above (or by following the link) – Overcoming Overwhelm: 9 Key Areas to Find Balance and Bring You to the Life You Deserve! This guide is full of actionable steps you can take right away to start bringing your life back into balance and significantly reduce the stress in your life. It doesn’t matter what parenting stage you are in, this guide can help anyone who feels like they have too much on their plate.
Check out the About page to learn more about the Balancing Life as a Mom site, its mission, why I created it, and more about me personally.
Check out the Start Here page to learn about the different areas that Balancing Life as a Mom can help you fulfill your version of the life you dream of!
Check out the most recent Blog posts, either below or on the Blog page. Here you’ll find a ton of great free content to help you with getting organized, healthy living, pregnancy & parenting advice, mindset shifts, and personal family updates.

30 Second Tip – A Powerful Idea

I have a lot of things that I like to focus on and write about in my blog – weight loss, healthy living, spending time with family and friends, etc. But one of my core topics is simplifying and living an organized life. I’m not a minimalist by any means. I own multiple sets […]

My Post-Pregnancy Weight Loss Journey – Part 3

Welcome to Part 3 of my post-pregnancy weight loss journey! If you haven’t read Part 1 or Part 2 yet, I encourage you to do so before continuing on with this post. All caught up? Great! Let’s keep going. The photos and measurements I’m going to be showing in this week’s post were taken 1 month post-delivery […]

Emma can roll!

I had a regular post set for this week, but I’m going to put that one on hold till next week because I had to share what Emma did last night. She rolled over for the first time! Not just once, but twice. I saw the first one from across the room. I was […]

Breastfeeding Part 1: Matthew

Just like I did a mini-series on my pregnancy experiences with Matthew (Part 1 & Part 2) and Emma (Part 1 & Part 2), I’m going to be doing a mini-series on my breastfeeding experiences with both children. Just as pregnancy, labor, and delivery were different with both children, my breastfeeding experiences were (and are!) […]

2019 Summer Fun!

This week I wanted to share some of the summer fun my family has been enjoying. Much of the reason I created this blog was to share how much I love being a mom, and how proud I am of my kids and how they are growing up and loving life. So occasionally I’ll be sharing posts […]

There is No Magic Bullet

Today I shared on Facebook that “some of the best things in life come from the effort to get past some of the worst things in life”. Lately I’ve noticed in my daily interactions that some people are becoming accustomed to getting things instantly with no wait and no effort on their part. And unfortunately, when […]

The Transformational Power of a Simple Hug

We had a situation happen in our home the other day that I want to share here with you. I was able to take away a lot of lessons and improve my parenting skills from it, so I’m hoping it will help you as well! Matthew has always been a really good kid. Granted, he has his moments as […]

My Post-Pregnancy Weight Loss Journey – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of my post-pregnancy weight loss journey! If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, I encourage you to do so before continuing on with this post. (You can find that post here: My Post-Pregnancy Weight Loss Journey – Part 1). All caught up? Great! Let’s keep going. I’ve always heard that the biggest one-day […]

30 Second Tip – Spend More Now to Save Money Later

Here’s a quick follow up to help you save more time and money when grocery shopping! If you refer back to one of my previous posts (3 Simple Steps to Organize Meal Planning and Avoid Excess Trips to the Grocery Store), you will see how I handle most of the grocery shopping needs for my […]

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