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Well my friends, today is the day I sign off. Afte

Well my friends, today is the day I sign off. After today, I’ll be gone ‘til September. I can’t overemphasize how touched I feel by so many of you reaching out with kindness and support. Being immersed in well wishes is such a good space to be in before taking a break. Thank you.❤️

Thought I’d leave you with some thoughts. As one does. When one is me. 😜

Despite these beautiful shots (taken by the talented @jacpfef!) that accompany this caption, I’m writing this cross-legged on my bed surrounded by mountains of laundry.

We all can benefit from recognizing that it is rare to see a fully honest representation of something on social media.

A social media presence is an autobiography. It’s how you see yourself, or maybe it’s how you’d like to be seen. It may not be a dishonest representation of how you interpret and experience things, but it’s steeped in how you anticipate your audience to receive it.

It’s not a diary.

As we scroll, let’s keep that in mind. The photo is not the whole picture. Someone curated that photo, for your consumption.

Some hopes I have for you this summer:

Let go of the routine a little, let those kids play and you play, too. Eat some ice cream. Enjoy it. Wear that swimsuit. Let your thighs touch.

Play Taylor Swift playlists whenever possible. Blast Rebecca Black’s classic hit “Friday” on Friday mornings of course, and Jack Johnson on the weekends. Open windows. Wander in and out of your home barefoot. Watch ants work. Listen to birds. Plant something. Read. If you get an opportunity to host an impromptu playdate, host it. Those moms don’t care that your house isn’t perfect.

I challenge you to make it a practice to give strangers a genuine smile, not the tight turning up of the lips we tend to offer others. Look in the mirror and practice the smile that you reserve for when you’re in public and see if it’s inviting. If it’s not, adjust it! This matters.

While you’re practicing your “stranger smile” ask yourself if you’ve been treating that person in the mirror with compassion. If not, do better.

Support. Local.

Lastly, you have my permission to throw away all the mismatched socks.

See you in September! 🥹🥹

Thinking of a simpler time in social, when a “Ha

Thinking of a simpler time in social, when a “Happy Humpday” post was enough.

10% off all Caraway Home cookware + bakeware all the time, with the link in my bio.

And just like that….🎓🎒📚✏️

And just like that….🎓🎒📚✏️

Today I had the luxury of quietly sobbing while I

Today I had the luxury of quietly sobbing while I packed school lunches. Of squeezing too tightly at dropoff. Of mourning what feels like is happening way too close to home- but today, not in my actual home.

I feel grateful for usually having the capacity to look at my own glass and see how full it is. Today when I look at that very full glass, all I can think is how easily it could shatter.

Today my own babies are amongst the living. Yet no American mother is unscathed. Those of us whose babies’ have dodged the spray of bullets are feeling hopeless, heartbroken and scared. We don’t feel safe.

Oh- and we’re angry. And hey, maybe our collective anger will brew and boil up to be the force that’s needed to propel real political change. But also, maybe not. Maybe white men with money are the only thing that can do that. We don’t know.

Protecting our children should be the ONLY agenda. Make anything else make sense. 💔

📷: @jacpfef

Dad + Mom. Not “Mom + Dad” because I’ll neve

Dad + Mom. Not “Mom + Dad” because I’ll never sacrifice my good side just to go first. 😉

This shoot happened a few Saturdays ago, directly

This shoot happened a few Saturdays ago, directly following two acting classes and two soccer games, one of which I had volunteered to be the snack mom for. These days that’s what motherhood looks like for me, a lot of back-and-forth in the car and trying to not forget things (shinguards and scripts and that damn library book on Thursdays).

When we arrived at the studio, I knew immediately that these energetic little boys were not going to sit and pose- they were both feeling wild and after a morning of busy-busy-busy, they were ready to just be kids.

Shoes came off. Music was turned up. Sugar was served. And because Jackie didn’t just allow it, she encouraged it, I let go of the idea that we needed to ‘try and get a good photo’ and I just enjoyed the moment with my kids.

And look what we got. A beautiful little peek into the real us.

This, week I’ve had the privilege of reading your entries to my Mother’s Day giveaway in the previous post (and yes, a @jacpfef shoot is one of the incredible prizes). As you’re all telling me what you really want for Mother’s Day, I’m witnessing the way so many of our wishes overlap with one another: we want to rest- to be appreciated; to be the one being served, for a change. We want to spend quality time with our families, minus all the work that goes into most days. Most of us are so grateful and so tired.

I love exchanging knowing glances with another mom, sharing a passing laugh about the sheer chaos that motherhood can be, I love being met with grace when I air my own mom guilt or confusion in a given moment. I love when I’m entrusted to share advice, and I love when I feel like I have someone to go to when I seek it. The tribe, my friends. This right here is the tribe.

I am continually amazed by women I encounter and how we manage to help each other in big and small ways. That’s why I created this account, and it’s why almost five years later, it’s still going. As we kick off Mother’s Day weekend (yes, you can start bribing with that if you haven’t already), I’m sending you love.

Thank for being a part of my tribe. 💕

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Well my friends, today is the day I sign off. Afte

Well my friends, today is the day I sign off. After today, I’ll be gone ‘til September. I can’t overemphasize how touched I feel by so many of you reaching out with kindness and support. Being immersed in well wishes is such a good space to be in before taking a break. Thank you.❤️

Thought I’d leave you with some thoughts. As one does. When one is me. 😜

Despite these beautiful shots (taken by the talented @jacpfef!) that accompany this caption, I’m writing this cross-legged on my bed surrounded by mountains of laundry.

We all can benefit from recognizing that it is rare to see a fully honest representation of something on social media.

A social media presence is an autobiography. It’s how you see yourself, or maybe it’s how you’d like to be seen. It may not be a dishonest representation of how you interpret and experience things, but it’s steeped in how you anticipate your audience to receive it.

It’s not a diary.

As we scroll, let’s keep that in mind. The photo is not the whole picture. Someone curated that photo, for your consumption.

Some hopes I have for you this summer:

Let go of the routine a little, let those kids play and you play, too. Eat some ice cream. Enjoy it. Wear that swimsuit. Let your thighs touch.

Play Taylor Swift playlists whenever possible. Blast Rebecca Black’s classic hit “Friday” on Friday mornings of course, and Jack Johnson on the weekends. Open windows. Wander in and out of your home barefoot. Watch ants work. Listen to birds. Plant something. Read. If you get an opportunity to host an impromptu playdate, host it. Those moms don’t care that your house isn’t perfect.

I challenge you to make it a practice to give strangers a genuine smile, not the tight turning up of the lips we tend to offer others. Look in the mirror and practice the smile that you reserve for when you’re in public and see if it’s inviting. If it’s not, adjust it! This matters.

While you’re practicing your “stranger smile” ask yourself if you’ve been treating that person in the mirror with compassion. If not, do better.

Support. Local.

Lastly, you have my permission to throw away all the mismatched socks.

See you in September! 🥹🥹

Thinking of a simpler time in social, when a “Ha

Thinking of a simpler time in social, when a “Happy Humpday” post was enough.

10% off all Caraway Home cookware + bakeware all the time, with the link in my bio.

And just like that….🎓🎒📚✏️

And just like that….🎓🎒📚✏️

Today I had the luxury of quietly sobbing while I

Today I had the luxury of quietly sobbing while I packed school lunches. Of squeezing too tightly at dropoff. Of mourning what feels like is happening way too close to home- but today, not in my actual home.

I feel grateful for usually having the capacity to look at my own glass and see how full it is. Today when I look at that very full glass, all I can think is how easily it could shatter.

Today my own babies are amongst the living. Yet no American mother is unscathed. Those of us whose babies’ have dodged the spray of bullets are feeling hopeless, heartbroken and scared. We don’t feel safe.

Oh- and we’re angry. And hey, maybe our collective anger will brew and boil up to be the force that’s needed to propel real political change. But also, maybe not. Maybe white men with money are the only thing that can do that. We don’t know.

Protecting our children should be the ONLY agenda. Make anything else make sense. 💔

📷: @jacpfef

Dad + Mom. Not “Mom + Dad” because I’ll neve

Dad + Mom. Not “Mom + Dad” because I’ll never sacrifice my good side just to go first. 😉

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