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25/01/2024

Is daycare the right thing for you and your child?

30/12/2023

How to manage with solo parenting

27/12/2023

"My Mom Sacrificed Everything.."

25/12/2023

Moms it’s time to be honest... 👀

12/12/2023

We all have different ways of coping 🤬

08/12/2023

This is so important!

06/12/2023

How were we never taught this?!

30/11/2023

Communication Is Key

29/11/2023

Every mom can relate!

27/11/2023

Balancing Parenting Styles ⚖️

24/11/2023

Parents say this first...

21/11/2023

Back to school can be scary but YOU GO THIS!

16/11/2023

Our time is finite too

01/11/2023

Going back to work as a mom...

05/10/2023

Any mom's agree? 😂

26/04/2023

KINDA….

So, my kids are 9, 7 and almost 4 years old, and I’m so close to the sweet spot, I can almost taste it. If my little guy was a year or two older and fully beyond the irrational meltdowns and the requiring of assistance to do things like buckling in and wiping bum, I’d be there.

The words, “You’ll miss this one day,” are finally beginning to resonate.

You see, for me, the baby and toddler years, while important and formative, were filled largely with feelings of worry, frustration, boredom, exhaustion, and an overall feeling of being trapped. I have never been truly at ease as a mother of babies and toddlers. I’m not particularly thrilled to admit how many times I longed for a “fast-forward button”, but I know myself pretty well, and I was positive I would thrive during these precious years where my children blossomed into more independent beings who, while still possessing that heart-melting purity, now bring with them a much more deeply reciprocal love and sophisticated connection.

The photo of my kids on the second slide shows my three children dressed up in costumes they procured from around the house, unbeknownst to me, while I was off on my own exercising in our garage. Witnessing my kids entertain THEMSELVES while still being cute is probably the greatest feeling I have ever experienced as a mother to date. I may never forget that day; their laughter and my freedom to just observe it.

Further to this notion, and as an eternal optimist, always believing that brighter days are ahead, I feel it quite possible that the days I will miss most, have only just begun.

This post is for any moms who’ve ever felt guilty or like they’re not doing it right if the baby and toddler years are rough for you. You get to decide what you love most about motherhood, not anyone else, and if you haven’t arrived there yet or you’re in a tough spot, hang on, the winds will change.

08/04/2023

Fully fu***ng zapped.

03/04/2023

The clock on the wall over my shoulder came from the garbage room in the apartment building my husband and I lived in together in NYC, before moving to the suburbs. I love it. The dark circles under my eyes are genetic - they’re always there no matter how rested I am, unless I’m wearing makeup. I don’t love the circles, but they’re part of me, and I do love myself. There is some s**t on the counter behind me including a Dunkin’ Donuts bag from breakfast, and a Nike box with my daughter’s new sneakers in it. I could have cleared it off and gotten it “photo ready”, and I could have gotten myself “photo ready” too, but I didn’t. Later, I will get dressed and groomed and, at some point, I will clear off that counter, but for right now, this is what everything looks like. My image is not curated - I come as I am and I say what I’m inspired by in the moment. What you see here is what you get - no pretenses. I have talked about anxiety and the pain of my son’s cancer diagnosis and my gratitude for the little things (which are actually the big things) and I have danced and told MANY jokes about the sometimes back-breaking pressures of motherhood. If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you have seen both sides of me. Despite appearances I do care what people think, I suppose, because this is the “real” me rather than some insta-perfect representation of my life. I also care about other people a lot, and try to be a good person, even to internet strangers who sometimes say things that cut me a little. I’m getting better about leaving negative remarks in the dust, however, and am more and more sure of exactly who I am here each day. I like to make people laugh and/or feel validated, but my content is not for everyone, which is OK. I also appreciate the people who enjoy and support my content SO much. In many ways this Instagram community has given me a whole new purpose in life, and I’m so fu***ng excited about it. Thanks for being here.

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