Your Average Mama

I know this isn't a new topic. It's been covered before. But I also know the profound importance of not feeling alone. Having a community where you feel supported is so very important, especially as a mom. So, today I hope you are reminded that through the good, the bad, and the ugly, you are never alone. The other day after a long day at work I picked up Nora from her daycare. She had a great day except for the one thing no mother of a toddler wants to hear and that is: she did not take a nap. Perfect. Upon hearing this my mind admittedly went into a spiral of negative thoughts and I couldn't help but feel a little bit less excited to be picking her up. And then it hit me. The mom guilt. I felt bad for not immediately embracing the ups and downs of toddlerhood and brushing of the fact that she didn't nap. After all, I haven't seen her since our brief encounter this morning and now we get to spend the next four precious hours together, right? Riiight... My child...

Over on my Instagram I posted today's word of the day and that word is intention. I think it's only natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes. To feel like there is so much that is piling up around you whether that be physically or mentally. I was beginning to feel this way as 2019 was coming to a close and decided I needed to do something about it. For me, juggling motherhood, my professional life, family, and my creative passions was a lot to mentally handle and I needed a way to set goals and feel able to realistically meet them. Flashback to when I was little and my mom read me a book called "The Little Red Hen" by Carol Ottolenghi. (I've linked it for purchase on Amazon here  in case you're interested.) It is a book about, you guessed it, a little red hen who is trying to make a loaf of bread from scratch. She asks all the other farm animals to help her harvest grain, mix the bread and so on but none are willing. She ends up making the bread herself and t...

I have recently rediscovered my love for makeup and I. Am. Here. For. It. My husband surprised me with the classic Jaclyn Hill Pallet for Christmas (can you hear the angels singing?) and it's pretty much been non-stop makeup tutorials on YouTube since. Also-because I'm all about honesty here-I've purchased my fair share of makeup since then as well. SO, because I've been browsing the makeup aisles, reading and/or watching review after review and testing several different products out myself, I decided to make a lineup of my favorite drugstore finds! Here we go. 1. This is probably no surprise to most people but the Maybelline Instant Age Rewind concealer is amazing, guys. Amazing. And as of right now it's on sale on Amazon so I'll link it here . I'm at the stage of life where my under eyes can no longer handle super matte products (hello fine lines) and I'm also just really digging the glowy, natural glam looks. This concealer has a super smoot...