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Be at peace

Have you seen Brené Brown’s recent Instagram post about pumpkin pics?  I died.  “I accidentally pulled up Instagram instead of Instacart.  Now it’s 2 hours later and I have no groceries for Sunday prep, but I know where Rhianna bought her hoop earrings and I have 20 cute pumpkin pics saved.”

Ever been there?

I know I have.  The image above is case-in-point.  I actually work hard to batch my social media “scrolling” so that I don’t end up falling down all the rabbit holes (or pumpkin holes, as the case may be) throughout the day.  I wish I could say that the day this book found me I accidentally pulled up Instagram instead of Instacart.  But let’s be real, Instacart is too complicated for me.  I’m a Kroger pickup kind of girl.  Either way, when this Renewed healing journal showed up in my feed, I swiftly disappeared down the rabbit hole.

The …

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Your best teacher

I’ve heard it said that your best teacher is your last mistake.  

In that scenario, it would be hard to discern among all my best teachers.  I’m constantly making pretty hefty mistakes. From things as small as misspelled words on the blog, to investing large amounts of money into resources that didn’t work out the way I expected them to, my list of recent mistakes is plentiful.

Yesterday I had the chance to connect with a new friend, just because. 

I’m typically very guarded with my time during the week as both a full-time founder and full-time mama, so meeting up with new folks during the week isn’t typically on my agenda.  That said, when another trusted founder friend makes the intro encouraging me to meet, I do my best to trust that.

I spent an hour with Mary yesterday, and it was lovely. 

As we each shared our start-up stories, one of the …

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Pretend it never happened?  No thank you.  

I posted this picture on social media on a whim the night of our last GNO.  Team HeartStories was horsing around in the photo booth while the rest of the ladies were winning at their Blackjack tables.  I was right up in the lens of the camera because I was supposed to be pressing the timer button, but I was inadvertently taking photos. My favorite part is the “party” I captured in the background.  Beth’s got her party face on and Lauren looks like she’s at a rave (especially if you could see the whole image). We were laughing so hard that night my abs were literally sore for several days.

My kids were mortified that I would actually post this pic online. 

They said, “But Mom, what were you doing??  You look ridiculous! Did you mean to take that picture??”  No.  No I did not.  But guess what boys?  Sometimes the …

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Lessons from the road trip

This was my seat for over 11 hours this weekend.  The Coke wasn’t there the whole time, of course, that’s a once-a-trip-treat, as long as there is some form of chocolate to accompany it.  Strange, I know.  But if I learned anything over the weekend, it’s was a reminder that humans are not meant to be crammed in metal capsules, with mounds of their stuff, for hours on end, without the ability to move or stretch.

We even borrowed a car for the trip since the jeep is a little bumpy for traffic and our other car is a little tiny.  The boys were so excited about this new car that they packed it up early that morning while I was on a phone call.  They were so excited to show me how they made “forts” a.k.a. brought loads of blankets, toys, and games.  They each had at least three comforters, two …

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Mistakes were made

Mornings are often tough for us.  I have one baby who is full of energy, rushing around, demanding attention and needing everything done….STAT!  My other baby moves at the speed of a pot-smoking sloth (Ha! Like that?).  This is really NOT  an exaggeration.   It takes a lot of mental energy to give them both the mothering they need in the morning and make it out the door without feeling like I’ve had my finger in a light socket.

I’m learning how to better manage myself and I’m really trying to help them learn how to better manage themselves, but yesterday, oooh, it was tough.

It’s no coincidence that after I wrote the post about resentment  and connecting with friends, I went out to help the boys get ready for school and my nerves were shot.  I had a friend coming over for coffee and strategy right after drop-off and of course, the house …

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Peroxide and a smile

On the 4th of July, we were at my sister’s house with my extended family.  We ate tacos and went swimming.  Late in the afternoon, I wanted to take the kids exploring in the creek behind her house.

There’s not much I enjoy more than exploring in the creek with my boys. 

We made our way across the field and scaled down the side walls of the creek, into the murky water.   The water was flowing pretty well and we were having a blast looking for clams and random things the recent rains brought in.

We even found an old roller blade.

We’ve explored in creeks dozens of times, all without incident, but I guess that day was different.

We crossed a big fallen tree and were headed to a sandy bank when all of a sudden, WHAM!  The most severe pain I could imagine was throbbing from my foot.  I pulled it up, out of the …

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