Ally Loprete

The Mother of all Catastrophes We all have our personal stories of mess... where we had become so broken and beaten down that we barely recognized ourselves. It's the serendipitous moments that shape us --- especially the ones that hit us HARD upside the head and cause us to question... EVERYTHING. When you are emotionally and physically... just... DONE. It’s not easy meeting the endless needs of your family and your business, let alone the much-needed time for yourself to replenish your reserves. Top it off with the pressure that our culture puts on us to be super duper homemakers, and then under values the position we are in. Though the job involves incredible amounts of physical, mental, and emotional energy, it can still be trivialized by those who’ve never done it...or worse... those who watch us do it everyday. When our work isn’t valued by others, it is only with great effort that we value it ourselves. When your "road map" is a mess of detours... Around this time last year, I had some how lost my w