<\/a><\/p>\nit’s me. it’s my pride. it’s my perfectionism. it’s my crazy overprotective-mom ways. it’s jealousy. it’s feelings of inadequacy + comparison. it’s impatience. it’s fear. do you see something repeating itself here? it’s ME. it’s all inside of my<\/i> head + guess who put it there? \u00a0me. no one is secretly putting pressure in my life when i’m not watching, no matter how bad i wanted to believe that. no one is sitting back grading me on how good of a mom i am, or how pretty our lunch was today. it’s ME doing it to MYSELF. it’s not until i recognized this little (kind of embarrassing, hard to admit) thing that was consuming my thoughts, that i could actually knock it off + get over it. our blog is a place where document our life. the place where i can look back on brighter days to help me get through a gloomy ones. a place where everyone is welcome, no pressure, no forced friendships + lots of real life happenings.<\/p>\n
so, with that said. i am not going to commit to blogging 3 times a week or posting to instagram every single day. i am just going to tell you that i am content with my life. i am at peace with who i have become as a mother, a wife + a friend. i also know that i have a long way to go, but i have discovered the recipe to keeping myself grounded. you betchu booty i am trying my hardest to live every moment rather than stressing over “stupid crap” (jon’s words) that i cannot control. i am happy + it feels good!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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