About Tracy

Hello! I’m Tracy.

I am wife to my amazing husband Mark and mommy to our two adorable kids, ages eight and five. I work a full-time job in higher education by day. When I’m not chasing kids, hanging with my husband, or working, you’ll probably find me running, reading, or writing. These are the three R’s that keep me sane.

Here at Working Mom’s Balance, my goal is to empower and encourage busy working moms to take control of their wellness to attain their best physical, spiritual, and mental health. I don’t believe in quick fixes, gimmicks, or complete life overhauls, but rather, making small daily choices and habits that lead to realistic and sustainable life change.

I also aim to help working moms develop processes and strategies to simplify their other responsibilities to make more time for their health and wellness.

What is Working Mom’s Balance all about?

Let’s face it, you have a lot of things on your plate. You might have work responsibilities, children, a husband, a home to keep up with, church and volunteer events, and that’s just the big things.

Often, as working women, we find ourselves exhausted, overwhelmed, and just trying to keep up. We’re hanging on for dear life, just hoping for the day that things finally slow down.

Except, if we’re really honest, we recognize that things aren’t likely to slow down anytime soon. Life doesn’t have a pause button.

We look forward to the day when we will actually be able to take the time to focus on our diets and develop an exercise habit so we can finally lose the extra weight.

We hope that someday soon all the stars will align so we can get to bed at a decent hour in order to wake up at a decent hour to have some prayer time and a chance to read our Bible.

We dream that maybe someday, by some magic, we will actually get a chance to slow down and process our lives. We’ll be able to overcome our anxieties and worries. We’ll be able to dream and pursue our personal goals. We’ll get a chance to feel fulfilled and successful.

But you see, the reality is that life doesn’t happen by chance. We won’t suddenly wake up one day with loads of free time, massive amounts of energy, and the space to create the life of our dreams.

We actually have to intentionally pursue our best life in the middle of our busy.

This probably means you won’t be able to overhaul your diet by tomorrow. You might not be able to run a marathon next week. And it might take months for you to actually establish a consistent habit of spending time with God.

Life is about growth, the small little baby steps we make every day. The tiny little choices we make in the small moments of our lives add up to our reality.

And that, my friend, is what WorkingMomsBalance.com is all about.

We won’t be talking about drastic changes that you must implement right now to solve all of your problems. There is no miracle supplement. No secret formula that guarantees perfect results for everyone. None of those things exist or work.

Here, we talk about our habits, our daily choices, and the little changes we can make to learn, to grown, and to improve.

What can you find at Working Mom’s Balance?

We talk about ways that we can improve our physical health, our mental health, our spiritual health, and our overall lifestyle (relationships, finances, personal growth, etc). We even discuss ways we can simplify other areas of our lives to create more time and space for our wellness.

Here are some links to the most popular posts in these areas:

Physical Health

My Experience Running Every Day for a Year – I’ve had a running streak going since May 25th, 2015. There are lots of posts on the blog about my running streak, including this one.

10 Small Steps to Improve Your Physical Health – If you’re looking to start taking some of those baby steps to improve your health, start with something on this list.

How to Workout on a Regular Basis – Since I’ve been running every single day for years, I’ve got lots of tips on developing a regular exercise habit.

Four Pillars of Healthy Eating – You don’t need to be a registered dietician or nutritional expert to eat healthy, but if you’re completely confused on where to start, this post can help.

Spiritual Health

The Truth About the Love of God – If you’ve struggled with really understanding or knowing that God is love, be sure to check this post out.

The Best Way to Transform Your Will and Behavior – Did you know the gospel isn’t about following a list of rules and laws in order to “live right”? The gospel changes us from the inside out, and it starts with our minds, not our behaviors.

What Does It Mean to Take Delight in the Lord – Delighting in the Lord sounds so lovely, but what does that actually look like in our busy modern world? This post shares some ideas.

5 Steps to Refresh Your Faith – If your faith feels a little tired, blah, or outdated, try a refresh with these ideas.

52 Bible Verses for Working Moms – Meditating on God’s word is one of the most valuable things we can do each day. Here are 52 verses to get you started. You can also purchase some cute verse cards on this post if you are interested in printing them out and carrying these verses with you.

Mental Health

You Are What You Think: How You Can Direct Your Thoughts to Change Your Life – Your thoughts control your feelings, which control your actions, which lead to the results you experience in life. Want better results in life? Change your thinking.

10 Ways to Get Out of a Funk – We all fall into a “funk” once in a while. A case of the “blahs”. If you’re there, here’s some help to get out.

Embracing Negative Emotions Without Getting Stuck – I wrote this post not long after my dad died as I wrestled with allowing myself to feel my sadness and grief without worrying about getting stuck in a cycle of depression and overwhelming sadness.

When You Feel Like You’re Failing at Everything – This is one of the most common things I’ve heard overwhelmed moms say, but we don’t have to stay stuck in failure mode.

Healthy Lifestyle

How to Start a Mommy and Me Journal – My daughter and I share a journal in which we write notes back and forth to each other. It is awesome.

4 Steps to Breaking Your Yelling Habit – I still struggle with yelling in my house, but I’m slowly improving. Here are some of the things I do to break the yelling cycle.

25 Ways to Show Love to Your Husband – These aren’t big extravagant ways to love your husband, these are simple things you can do in your everyday life to show your husband love and appreciation.

Bullet Journal Basics for Working Moms – I use a bullet journal to manage my busy daily life. If you’ve been interested in learning more about bullet journals I share all the details in this post.

By the way, I don’t claim to be an expert in any of these areas. I’m just a fellow mom who is passionate about learning, growing, and sharing what I learn with others.