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  • Hi…I’m Renée!

    I’m a mama (writer, teacher, foodie, wife, lover of music, color and all things zen) who never, ever thought I was creative. Well, enter motherhood and I’m a completely changed woman. When I was pregnant with my daughter, my creative sparks began to explode. I reconnected with my love for photography in a way that helps create calm in my busy mama life AND I’m now a doodler (or shall I say, kid again!) who uses crayons, colored pencils and paints to disconnect from my hectic-to-do-list day that runs my thoughts on a daily basis. But most importantly, I’ve fallen in love with my camera and color, which helps me live a more calm and present mama life.

    Now, just because the title up above says I'm a calm mama, I want you to know that I'm not 100% calm and I don't have it all figured out. Before having my daughter, I wasn't doing anything that involved paints or a camera. Now, because of my new relationship with my creative side (it's taken me some to get to this place!) I'm happy to say that I'm SO much calmer than ever before. Do I have days that I'm pulling my hair out and wishing I was super calm in the moment....YES! But, now, I have the tools to help me NOT stay in that hectic place for too long. And, that's why I'm here...to share my journey to creating more calm in my busy mama life with you. Woohoo! Learn more about me.

Monthly Archives: January 2012

Get Your F.R.E.E. Facebook Tips!

Are you on Facebook?   Well…guess what? I am! LOL! Nah, but seriously, I wanted to share with you the NEW tips and tools that I’m sharing over on my Calm Mama page. Every Monday through Friday I’m now posting… ❀ a daily quote ❀ a morning Calm Mama tip (which is different for each…

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This Melts Me Into Calm…

You know those days when you think you’re SO far behind on picking up the house?     Now that C is getting older, her toys are now consisting of more and more pieces.  I keep them all in zip lock bags and in a bin, but during the day these pieces can be EVERYWHERE…

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Calm Mind Chatter in less than 10 minutes!

Last week I had a doctor’s appointment.  It was the first time I had been to this office, so when I was in the waiting room, my mind chatter was working on overdrive more than I’d like. I don’t know, with all the moves that I do, I always get a little nervous before seeing…

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Wanna Blog with Passion? This Course Will Help!

First, I’m SO excited to share with you that I’m featured on my favorite blogger, Liv Lane, I’m Choosing Beauty,’s site today.   Why? Because I took her How to Build a Blog You Truly Love Course last fall.  Or, otherwise  known as #BBTL in twitterland (do a search with that hashtag and you’ll see…

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2012…Word!

Ease….Ahhh…just typing it helps me feel more calm. If you read my last post,  you know that I chose two words for 2011 – creativity and nurture. When I thought about last year and what I’d like to have this year, the word ease came to mind. 2011 was a wonderful year with little bits…

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