Hot Mess Mommy Express

We've all been there. We've all been "that mom" in a public place where one of those famous epic meltdowns takes place. A few days ago, that was me and it happened at one of my all-time favorite places to escape. A place where no meltdown should ever happen, because it is the ultimate mom escape. You guessed it...TJ Maxx. What started out as fun one-on-one time for me and my little girl, suddenly spiraled into us at the front of the store, Everly having a fit and me taking on the role of "that mom" while trying to remain 100% calm as I felt the watchful eyes of my fellow maxxinistas. Let me just start by saying DAMN YOU TOY SECTION. I feel like I've gotten pretty good at finding alternative routes around stores in order to avoid the toys. However in this instance, Everly's favorite section, the dress section, happens to be located right across from the dreaded toy section. There we stood, looking through the dresses, picking out a sparkly unicorn d

"Life is tough my darling, but so are you." 2018 was a year of incredible self-growth for me for a huge variety of reasons. I had my highs and my lows. There were events in the last year that lit a fire inside of me and I decided going into 2019; that I would go into the new year with my best and strongest foot forward. I found my voice. I've learned that despite what you may see on social media, we are all often fighting different inner battles, myself included. Kindness is so important for this reason. We should be lifting each other up instead of breaking each other down. A compliment or a simple "hello" can go a very long way. So if you take anything out of this blog, I want it to be that. At the same time, I want to share with you what self-growth has done for me as we are embarking upon 2019. Self-care. I don't know if it's because I actually make this a priority now, but I am all of a sudden seeing "self-care" content everywhe