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Being a mother is empowering. It gives us purpose. Teaches us to love with patience, grace, and humility. Allows us to experience simplicity. And gives us hope that life is so much more. Being a mother also challenges us beyond what we ever imagined. It makes us doubt our abilities. Spreads us thin and makes us cry. Sharing the truths of being a mother, a friend, a wife, a daugher, and a professional, empowers me to have gratitude. Reminds me we are beautiful with every imperfection. And doing our best is more than enough.

Chicken à la Hockey Puck

March 1, 2014March 1, 2014 midwesternmamaí5 Comments

I have a lot of mom friends who have mastered the art of cooking family dinners with ease. Me on the other hand? Not so much. Now, if there was an award for whipping shit together in less than 15 minutes. I would be a total rock star. In fact, Declan was asked to tell [...]

Don’t worry about it

February 28, 2014February 28, 2014 midwesternmamaíLeave a comment

Declan: I have a girlfriend Katie, you know?   Tony: Oh really? What does that mean?   Declan: She's just a girl and a friend. Don't worry about it.   Tony: Well that's cool, buddy. Is she pretty   Declan: Yes. But she talks like she has a stuffed nose all day long. But she doesn't [...]

Hands out of your pants, please

February 19, 2014February 20, 2014 midwesternmamaí4 Comments

As a mother of two kids….particularly boys, there are things I never imagined would come out of my mouth. Furthermore, on a very regular basis and in a manner as if I was saying, 'Time for dinner." For example, “hands out of your pants, please” has become a recent staple reminder for my two-year old. That's [...]

Embrace the unexpected, even if it makes you cry

February 3, 2014February 3, 2014 midwesternmamaíLeave a comment

Last September, I became a mother of a school-ager. That’s right. The real deal. Full day kindergarten. I remember spending the weeks before the first day of school in anticipation and I worried about everything. Would he be nervous? What if he doesn’t make new friends? Will he know where to find his bus? Will [...]

My Vow to My Children

January 29, 2014February 4, 2014 midwesternmamaíLeave a comment

I struggled with an eating disorder in highschool. While I have recovered at the age of 33, I would be lying if I said body image pressures were a distant past. In today’s society, it’s seems impossible to escape the pressures, the expectations, and the assumptions. However, I have become more keenly aware of how [...]

The Empowering Lesson of Gratitude

January 27, 2014March 3, 2014 midwesternmamaíLeave a comment

About five years ago, a friend told me I should try yoga. I had just gone back to work after having my first child and while I loved being a mom more than anything, my new life of wonderful chaos, imbalance, and stress settled in. Through the struggle of how to be the perfect mother, [...]

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Happy 7th birthday, bug. We love you to the moon and back.
Time, please slow down. You turn seven tomorrow, and I’m relishing in these moments. You have my heart, kid. 💚
Thirteen years ago, my neurological condition changed my smile forever. And I hated it for a long time. I felt ugly. And anyone who ever took a picture with me knew I would only take pictures from my ‘non-botox’ side. But I’m embracing my ‘botox side’ from now on. The reminder of the fighter that I’ve become. And the journey of learning how to advocate for my health for the first time. Knowing that one day, I could be this for my kids. And the reinforcement that beauty isn’t what we think it should be. Or even, what we thought it would be. But what I say it is. Because from now, I decide what my beauty is. And ‘botox side’ it is. We all have our own ‘botox side’. The part of us we wish were different. Don’t avoid it. Embrace the hell out of it.
Had a blast cheering on our little mini mite this weekend. These are the weekends that make MN winters so much fun. 🏒 ❄️
So honored to have my story shared on www.tothegirlonthetrain. I recently met Alyssa (albeit, virtually!), who recently launched a new site focused on empowering women to tell their stories of truth on their path towards becoming the best version of themselves. Could not love this more. 🙌 AND although she lives in NYC, we realized she was a MN native (which meant we already have a mutual distaste for MN winters ❄️). Check out @alyssakgoodpaster on Instagram and read her story about becoming the girl on the train.

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