Occupied Mind Creations

12/09/2021

New pad sets listed!

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/SewingOccupiedMind?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1123746072&search_query=pad+set

11/10/2021

04/23/2021

I've just done a big restock with new prints! Limited quantities available. 💚

www.omcshop.ca

04/07/2021

Here's a little peek at part of an order heading out to my first Newfoundland based wholesale partner, Bare Goods NL very soon ❤❤❤❤

02/11/2021

Always.
If you could pass on words of life to your younger self, what would you say?

02/11/2021

Fresh new pads - see one you love? Send a message now to claim it!

02/11/2021

A beautiful new set of custom pads headed out to Paradise, NL ❤ Enjoy!! Send a message today to create your own customized bundle!

02/02/2021

Ahhh the laugh-cry. When there's just no other response. I am so thankful I don't have to be in control of everything for the world to keep on moving ❤🙏

“OMG life is trying to kill us. 😭 Jesus take the wheel, we are done.”

Got this text message from my friend this morning after I sent out the rant I’m about to share with you all. Because honestly, as a writer, the only way I know to shed shame and stress is through words, and laughter, sometimes with a side of tears. So here goes. Hold onto your pants. I hope this rant makes you feel a little less alone—

I foolishly got on the scale this morning and allow me to mark this moment where I am officially the heaviest I have ever been in my entire life. The thought of limiting my French bread and mozzarella intake when life already feels like the seventh circle of hell is just beyond me. I spent most of yesterday cleaning up diarrhea from a child that caught, wait for it on top of everything else you can catch in the world these days, rotavirus. And let me just say the whiff of that at eight in the morning really is something 😳😳

Online school continues to prove to Peter and I over and over again how home schooling really is a gift and a calling, which apparently neither of us have. 🤦🏼‍♀️And the thin strand of mental health holding us altogether completely snapped for me at one point yesterday as I ripped the earbuds out of one of my teens who was gaming because I CANNOT CARE ABOUT FORTNITE anymore and yelled at him hysterically about how loud HE was being while I was managing my “cleaning up all the p**p alone” stress. 💩 🤦🏼‍♀️

And then I laugh-cried for a good 15 minutes when Peter pointed out that after six months of job applications he has now also just recently been rejected by the gas station chicken place near us.😳😳

You guys, honestly this is not a plea for sympathy. This is just me sitting on the end of the sofa telling you a good story and hoping it helps you have a good laugh or a good cry depending on what you need today.

All I know is Psalm 139 promises me, freaking PROMISES me, that God is always thinking about me. In which case, none of this is a surprise to him, and I hope he is sitting here on the sofa right next to me. Laugh-crying too. I really do think it’s in his job description.

ALLLL laugh-crying welcome in the comments today!

01/29/2021

After making many changes to the food we eat, and where it comes from, the next natural step was to reduce our family waste output, and Occupied Mind Creations was born in 2012! I make a variety of handmade items but the main focus is reusable menstrual and nursing pads. Reducing waste is something I am very passionate about and I enjoy helping people get started on this journey. You can see what's available here www.omcshop.ca or feel free to send me a message and we can chat!

{ Menstrual pads pricing ranges from $7-$22 depending on style and I offer many options and bulk discounts 💚 }

01/27/2021

Cotton and minky - available for pads!

01/27/2021

PUL - Available for nursing pads and wetbags!

Nursing pads are $6/set
Double pocket mini wetbag $15
Medium wetbag $18
Large wetbag $22

*shipping additional

01/25/2021

Sweet moms, are you living on empty?

I encourage you to find ways to carve out a bit of time for YOU to get yourself rooted in what fills YOU ❤ I'm currently in a season of re-rooting myself, taking time outs where I can, reading my Bible more....
Sometimes it looks like putting on Peppa Pig for 20 minutes while my little one cuddles up with me and I balance a book and read a bit while sipping my (probably!!) cold tea.

Sometimes it looks like putting some music on (with earbuds!!) and forcing myself to stay up a little later at night to finish cleaning the kitchen because I need that tangible, visible reminder that I have accomplished something and I know I will appreciate having a fresh workspace in the morning.

I am not a better, more valiant mom, because I'm stressing out and doing everything. It is OKAY to let some stuff go. It's okay to not have everything perfect. There is no award in motherhood for denying self. My kids need me to take care of myself. They need me to not be so stressed out over everyt...