The Monthly Wrap-Up for Women: April 2024
If you haven’t noticed already, I’m kind of an idea person. True confession: That doesn’t mean I’m always great at executing the ideas I have, but my brain is wired always to be thinking of the next thing. It’s a blessing and a curse. 😜
The point is that I’ve been noodling with the idea of doing a monthly wrap-up for women for quite a while now. I’ve tested a few ways of delivering this, and finally, voila! I came up with a plan.
So, without further ado, here’s your Womanhood Unwrapped monthly wrap-up for April 2024.
The Power of Accepting Being Disliked
You, like everyone else, hate to be disliked. But there are times when, suddenly, you wonder how this could possibly happen when all you’ve ever been is nice to Karen. Am I right?
This is what you could call the “dislikability conundrum.”
You do everything right, and still, some people are just not going to like you. You are going to encounter this no matter what throughout your life, so what should you do? Read more.
12 Days of Self-Care for Christmas
Follow along as we post a new prompt from Womanhood Unwrapped here and on our Instagram for the next twelve days leading up to Christmas day.
Wrapping Up the Year: What I Loved and Learned in 2023
As soon as January 1, 2024, hits, I promise you’ll be ready to charge forward with inspiration and powerful motivation if you don’t wear yourself ragged over the holiday season.
So here I am, cozying up with a warm beverage and starting my annual wrap-up. Here’s what I loved and learned this year. I hope it provides you with some inspiration for your own reflection.
Finding Fulfillment and Happiness as a 42-Year-Old Woman
If you’re a woman turning forty-two-years-old soon, you’ve already crossed the threshold into your mid-forties, or you’re just curious and planning for the future, here are some of the ways I’m striving to live a fulfilled and fabulous life at forty-two years old.
What Kind of Attention Do You Want? Are You Focusing on the Wrong Things?
I've found that where I focus my attention and where I gain attention from are truly interconnected. I recently read a quote from Henry David Thoreau that sums up how I am starting to focus and channel my time, energy, and personal awareness; it goes, "Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." Read the full post on attention-seeking, and how to focus on the right things.
5 Ways to Start Changing Your Life
I can’t say I’m an expert at the process of making life changes by any means, but as I near the ripe age of 40-years-old (no laughing allowed!), I’ve begun to see some trends in my own life that might help you on your journey as a badass woman looking for that pot-o-gold at the end of the rainbow. You can change your life! Don’t give up yet.
Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail and What to Do About it
New year’s resolutions can create a love-hate internal tug of war. Let’s stop that vicious cycle in 2021, and support ourselves by creating loving, transparent, and trusting intentions, goals, and resolutions. Read the full blog with interviews from 10 different women, and more!
Managing Holiday Stress During a Pandemic
It's all fine and well to want to approach the holidays this year the way you feel is best but does 'your way' honor those with whom you want to celebrate? One of the biggest lessons I've learned in 2020 is that almost everyone I know has a different feeling about what's safe and a different approach to life right now. Read more about managing the stress of the holidays during this unusual time, with Coronavirus restrictions.
On Turning 39 Years Old: An Open Letter
I'm a 39-year-old woman. I'm flawed. I don't love everyone and everything, and not everyone loves me. I am getting wrinkles, and I refuse to give up wine -- even though it might make me skinnier. I am working on loving myself and living the life that makes me content. I am a work in progress. And I'm cool with that. Read more on the Entreprenista Mama blog.
Part 1: New Year's Goals For Women Overachievers
Let’s dig into bettering ourselves in 2020! Here are the first three of my resolutions for 2020 (yes, I'm an overachiever). All of which are aimed at becoming more resilient, more healthy, less reactionary, and generally extra zen in the new year. Because after all, this journey of life is a work in progress!
8 Ways to Start a Hobby and Stick With It
Don’t give up on the hobby you’ve been trying to make time for, but just can’t seem to stick with. These eight ways to start a hobby and stick with it will help you get over the hurdles holding you back.
My 6 Favorite Blogs For Women Right Now!
If you’ve started following us at Entreprenista Mama, then you know we are building a community of women who support women. In work, in motherhood, in transition and beyond. Here’s EM’s rundown of the top six blogs for women right now.