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“If you think a colored play space is good for a kid’s imagination, just imagine what running around the Taj Mahal could do.”
There is no such thing as grudges—no one has time for that!
So the next time someone inevitably asks you how you “do it all” you can say: With my superpower—grit.
My autoimmune disease asks a lot of my son.
I literally wrote a book on entertaining. Now I’m a fan of reheating chicken nuggets. ?
There's no reason to fit into JUST the working mom or stay-at-home mom box.
And what is “having it all” anyway? ?
There is no one else, not even my adoring partner, who understands the emotional roller coaster that is daily life with small children.
It’s no wonder we’re tired. We feel ALL THE THINGS, and it’s utterly exhausting.
The next time you look in the mirror, remember, you are so very lucky to have gained so much.
Everything lined up so nicely—everyone was in happy moods, there was lots of cooperation, people listened, plans worked, the weather was perfect, etc.
And focused on what REALLY matters.
“I had a great mom because she only fed us organic food.” — No adult ever
I chose these kids and I chose this life.
Bedtime is what keeps me going. ?
This life would blow the mind of teenage-version me.
You quickly put things in perspective and learn what really matters.
I’m tired of trying to do it all, knowing I can’t do it all, but being unable to stop trying to do it all.
My very sensitive heart was hurting, I had no idea what to say back and I felt like I was going to cry. But I also felt silly—silly for getting my feelings hurt by a 3-year-old.
“I didn’t know there would be so much grief. But I didn’t know there would be so much love and friendship either.”
