First and foremost, I would just like to remind everyone that we are in a pandemic. This Fall, my school district has chosen distance learning for most students due to measures beyond their control. They asked each teacher whether they would like to stay home (distance learning or DL) or take part in the hybrid…

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that at one point (before little one) I was in great shape- meaning the best shape of my life. I was strong, could kill cardio and felt invincible. I didn’t quite realize the toll that the latter part of my pregnancy would have on my fitness capabilities.…

Throughout my journey as a mom and an influencer, I have been able to test products for a variety of companies and usually keep the product for my honest review. *Some products are tested and then sent back, but usually there is a stipend of some kind for testing. I started product testing and influencing…

Due to our difficult time through labor and delivery, we have almost decided on only having one child. Many family members say “Just wait, you’ll want another one” or “she needs a partner in crime”. The truth is, I’d love a family of four, but I also want to be able to give my daughter…

After being induced, I honestly felt like my daughter nor myself was ready. As in prepared for motherhood and the newborn stage. Physically I had no idea what I was doing. I barely knew how to change a diaper. When we left the hospital, my daughter had not properly latched and even after seeing an…

I wanted to provide some background for the name of my blog. It took me awhile to come up with a name that was creative, but described my experience as a mama. Growing up, my mom always told me that she chose not to find out my gender when she was pregnant with me. She…

Back in November of last year (2019), before the pandemic took over the United States and quarantined everyone, a sweet little baby was soon to arrive. We chose to wait to find out the gender…for 9 months. I will post about that mind game in the near future. Being my first pregnancy, I wasn’t sure…