I’ve received a handful of questions about how I’m dealing with stress about the pandemic during pregnancy on top of running a business. I’ve also been asked a lot about how I dealt with anxiety with this current pregnancy after losing my previous one.
Read MoreAs someone who recently walked through a pregnancy loss, I realize that Mother’s Day can be an incredibly painful holiday for some. And I want to recognize that and if that’s you, know that I am lifting you up in prayer and I am here for you. Feel free to send me a message or email and I am more than happy to send you an encouraging note.
Read MoreI’ve recently been getting asked more and more questions about clothes for a toddler, where we shop, and what my favorite styles of clothes are. To be honest, I’m honored! I wouldn’t consider myself a mom blogger in ANY WAY, but after many requests, I decided to put together a post about where we snag our clothes.
Read MoreToday I want to talk about when joy and sorrow meet aka simple things I am doing to cultivate joy in my life daily.
If you read this blog post or this Instagram post, you’re well aware that my season of life is much different than I expected or wanted it to be. And while I wish I could just hurry up the grief, I can’t. At the same time, I have a hard time with the emotions I am experiencing and want genuine joy back in my life.
Read MoreLet me say this first: I am no expert Mompreneur and in fact, I still have a lot to learn and a lot of growing to do. But, I’ve been doing it for a little over a year and I’ve definitely learned a few things. The first year is hard. I know. Or maybe you have a perfect baby and it’s easy. If that’s the case, there’s no reason for you to read this blog post. You are golden. For the rest of us, read on.
Read MoreI feel like I was just sitting at my computer writing the announcement blog post about when Knox was born. I know, I know, we all say it: TIME FLIES. But, when you are watching your child grow up in front of your eyes every single day, it takes on a whole new level of nostalgia. I mean, every day he changes and gets bigger and more independent.
Read MoreOkay y’all. I am finally sitting down to tell you alllll about what it was like traveling with a 10-month-old to Italy. The nitty gritty. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, I surveyed my audience and asked what types of content were most wanted and most helpful. I was somewhat surprised by how many people were interested in business tips, specifically running a business and being a mom.
Read MoreWhen I was pregnant, I had no idea what to expect for Motherhood. I had no idea what my baby would be like, what kind of Mom I would be like, or how I would take on this new life season.
Read MoreI love chatting with other product shop owners about marketing strategies and how to grow an online shop. In the beginning of my business, I was able to tap into some strong marketing strategies that helped grow my Instagram audience and online presence. Which in turn, grew the success of my shop.
Read MoreBeing a new mom is so hard. You’re exhausted from being pregnant AND labor, you have crazy hormones rushing through your body, you aren’t sleeping a lot, you have a new baby who you adore and had no idea you could feel the emotions you’re feeling, and you are worried about every tiny thing.
Read MoreI am a big fan of efficiency. I think through every decision when it comes to finding the most efficient route or way of doing something. Sometimes when we are driving somewhere and my husband takes a different route than expected, I get frustrated. I have already thought through the different scenarios and have found the most efficient way of driving, so it doesn’t make sense to go a different way! The good thing about marriage is that it makes you a better person and helps you let go of your controlling ways, amiright?!
Read MoreI love setting goals. I am a task-oriented person, so my sense of accomplishment often comes from checking things off a to-do list and being productive. This is great for being motivated, but it’s not so great when you have a newborn and all you wanna do is get things done when what you really should be doing is snuggling that babe. I’ve learned a lot in the last couple of months about letting go of being productive for the sake of feeling accomplished. Sometimes the most productive thing I can do is love on my sweet little one. Hold up, that was a major bunny trail.
Read MoreI am a dreamer and a perfectionist. Which often means I don’t do the best job at looking back on the past and seeing all the positives. That skill does not come naturally to me. I often dwell on what I could have done better and what went wrong.
Read MoreOne of my goals for 2017 was to read 12 novels. I know for some people that is a pretty low number, but for me, it was the perfect number. I knew that the second half of 2017 was going to be totally different with the arrival of Knox, so I didn’t want to set TOO big of a goal.
Read MoreThe other day I was taking a shower and had the thought that I should take the month of January off. In all honesty, I didn’t really take a maternity leave and I’m starting to feel the effects of that. My husband split his paternity leave in half and will be taking three weeks off in January, and I thought “maybe I should too.” But then I convinced myself that taking time off would surely lead to my business starting off too slow at the beginning of the year.
Read MoreWell here we are, about three months since Knox’s arrival to this world and I’m finally getting around to writing his birth story. Part of the reason it has taken me so long to write this is because I’ve been hesitant to actually write it. There are a lot of reasons for this hesitancy, which I’m sure you’ll understand as you read my story.
Read MoreIf you really knew me, you would know that I love structure. I thrive on it. I don’t like when plans get changed. I like knowing what to expect. I like waking up every morning knowing how the day will pan out. This worked really well for me before I had a baby and worked at home by myself. I didn’t have a boss to tell me what to do. I didn’t have co-workers who depended on me. I wasn’t required by law to take a lunch break. And I could work whenever and wherever I wanted. Work from the couch? Yep. Work at night and take the day off? You betcha.
Read MoreAs I write this, I am sitting on the couch as my husband and son nap together on the other couch. Knox will be 4 weeks tomorrow. It feels like it’s been forever. But it also feels like I blinked and now he is 4 weeks old. My life has completely changed in every single way since Knox arrived on July 17th, 2017. It’s been the best and hardest four weeks of my life. I never knew I could feel so many emotions all at once. I never knew I could survive with such little sleep. I never knew it would be so hard and amazing all at the same time.
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