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What does success mean to you? To some it’s being rich, having material things, and luxurious life. To some it’s loving ...
09/21/2024

What does success mean to you?

To some it’s being rich, having material things, and luxurious life. To some it’s loving what you do, no matter the size of their paycheck, or possessions they have. To some it is time freedom. To be able to be present in the moment, and make memories.

For me, success means being home with my babies. To have that time with them. Even on the hard days. To be able to create memories, teach, guide, and protect my babies.

My husband works sooo hard and works long days. I’d love for him to be able to come home and not be exhausted and sometimes irritable after work. That he won’t fall asleep on the couch while trying to watch a show with our son.

I’m working toward this type of success. Both of us can be present with our family.

In order to do that, I need to work for it. Nobody is just going to give it to me. I know it will all be worth it.

I want to thank everyone who has supported my business. Whether it’s sharing with your loved ones, purchasing products, hosting events, or even commenting and liking my content. It all matters.

I love waking up to her smiling face every morning
09/12/2024

I love waking up to her smiling face every morning

Yumm!! We tried the crumbl s’mores cookie this past week and it was delicious! So I looked up a dupe and it was easier t...
09/03/2024

Yumm!! We tried the crumbl s’mores cookie this past week and it was delicious! So I looked up a dupe and it was easier than I thought to make it.

This recipe is good! I think the only difference I would make is melting chocolate and putting it on top and melting the marshmallows instead of broiling them.

Did anyone see the flavors for this week?? The Beetlejuice one?? They all look delicious! 🤤

Which ones are you getting this week?

Also I’m so grateful for the mini cookies 🍪 because if I don’t like one I don’t have a huge cookie to eat. But so far there hasn’t been a cookie I didn’t like from them.

Yesterday was our anniversary . Of when I said yes to being his girlfriend back in 2010! It was pretty cute, yesterday I...
09/02/2024

Yesterday was our anniversary . Of when I said yes to being his girlfriend back in 2010!

It was pretty cute, yesterday I totally forgot it was our anniversary, til Justin said “happy anniversary “
I said, “who would’ve thought that me saying yes would lead to forever?”

Justin replied, “I did”

Me, “did you really? “

Justin, “yeah, but I didn’t know how big of a pain in the butt you would be…”

That pretty much sums up our marriage right there 😂😂 our marriage isn’t perfect, we have some sweet moments, and lot of moments of putting up with each other being a pain in the butt.

Our marriage may not be perfect, but what’s important is we don’t give up on each other.

Mmhhmmmm berry cobbler. This is a family favorite. 😍 it’s so yummy! You can have it hot or cold.
08/20/2024

Mmhhmmmm berry cobbler. This is a family favorite. 😍 it’s so yummy! You can have it hot or cold.

Idk 🤷‍♀️ whose time goes by faster. With your first or your second kid. 👦🏼 👧 I remember with my first it just seemed lik...
08/18/2024

Idk 🤷‍♀️ whose time goes by faster. With your first or your second kid. 👦🏼 👧

I remember with my first it just seemed like time went by so fast 💨 a day would be over before I knew it and I was keeping track of the days.

With my second, it feels like the weeks zoom 🏎️ by. I can’t believe she is already 9 weeks old! 🥲even her pregnancy went super fast. I don’t feel like I was pregnant for 9 months.

When I see her next to my son, it’s like seeing how big she will get in such a short time. Knowing now how fast the time really does go.

It’s so bitter sweet watching your kids grow up. You love all the cute things they say or do- the smiles with and without teeth, sweet little voice of cooing, or trying to figure out what word your toddler is trying to say, how they love peek a boo, or hide and seek. You can’t wait for them to be able to do certain things, but at the same time you don’t want them to change.

The time really does go by fast, and it feels like life gets busier and busier. Before I know it they will be able to do all the things on their own, and not need me as much. They won’t want to cuddle as much. So I’m just trying to enjoy 😊 this phase in my life as much as I can.

Super easy and quick meal that is a nice change from regular spaghetti 🍝 Lemon 🍋 spaghetti! It’s great to eat when it’s ...
08/13/2024

Super easy and quick meal that is a nice change from regular spaghetti 🍝

Lemon 🍋 spaghetti! It’s great to eat when it’s hot outside, but your kids like spaghetti, but you want something with a refreshing and light flavor.

I found this on Google for easy meal ideas
https://tastefullygrace.com/lemon-pasta-pasta-al-limone/

I would recommend adding chicken and either fresh basil or lemon thyme to this recipe. But my toddler devoured this for dinner and lunch.

I’m not going to lie. I was not the best mom this morning. I wasn’t the most patient mom this morning. Baby is crying to...
08/12/2024

I’m not going to lie. I was not the best mom this morning. I wasn’t the most patient mom this morning.

Baby is crying to be changed, or fed. A toddler is climbing in the fridge looking for food, and even though I made him breakfast 🥞 and he decided not to eat most of it.

Not to mention, my toddler not listening to me on the most simple things. I know he wants attention and 1 on 1 time with me. I’m not able to give him that. Unless the baby is asleep. Which today has been rough getting her to 😴 sleep. Because she’s being interrupted eating from getting up to stop my toddler from doing something.

I’m grateful they asleep. Even though it’s been a rough day, I’m grateful he still wants to snuggle with me. Because I still want to snuggle with him.

I know the days are long, but before I know it he won’t want to snuggle with me.

This past week this little girl 👧 only wanted to be held and eat all the times she would start crying when her back touc...
08/08/2024

This past week this little girl 👧 only wanted to be held and eat all the times she would start crying when her back touched a surface, with my hands still holding her.

I was wondering 🤔 why the sudden change?? She was sleeping all the time, and would sleep anywhere.

Then it clicked! Cluster feeding!! I totally forgot about it and how fast it comes.

I can’t believe she is 7 weeks and 4 days old already. The weeks are just flying by with her.

With having a toddler, it makes it challenging to have that bonding time with her that I had with my first. Even though I’m trying my best.

I’m also trying to give my son the attention he needs. Which is so hard! When she is crying it’s because she needs something. So our time is constantly interrupted. I can’t dirty in the yard like I use to with him. I need to be ready to feed her at any moment.

Some days I’m able to eat, and some days it’s a struggle. And my priority is feeding the kids.

But we are starting to get a routine. Each day is getting better in little ways.

I know this time is going to fly by, I’m already seeing it. So I’m trying to enjoy it. The kids will only want my attention, my snuggles, my kisses, and sleeping with me for so long.

It has been weeks since doing my hair and makeup. 💄 Really months since I’ve done my hair. It feels so good 😊 to do some...
08/07/2024

It has been weeks since doing my hair and makeup. 💄

Really months since I’ve done my hair.

It feels so good 😊 to do some type of self care.

My go to for my hair is using a hair waver. It gives it volume and makes it look thicker than it is. I have fine hair. It also hides how great my hair gets after a few days. Since I don’t have time to wash my hair everyday. Plus, it’s easy to style your hair with. You really can’t mess it up. ⬆️ I’m not great with hair styling at all.

Thank goodness was all my makeup comes in one palette. It makes it so much faster and convenient. Idk why all brands don’t do this!
Plus, it makes it easier to keep your makeup away from your toddler while trying to applying your makeup. 💄

When I get ready for the day, I notice I’m in a better mood the rest of the day.

Do you prefer to have your makeup or hair done for the day?

Today was a long day. Some chaos, some fun, and lots of multitasking watching multiple kids. I opened my camera roll and...
08/03/2024

Today was a long day. Some chaos, some fun, and lots of multitasking watching multiple kids.

I opened my camera roll and Justin took this pic at 9:53pm. Which we never get to sleep this early. Buddy is usually up til midnight. 🕛

Today and yesterday k helped watched a neighbors kids from 7am (I’m never up that early) til 5:30/6:30pm. Those kids play hard!!! And all day. And it was great! Especially, because it was more like 2 full days of play dates for buddy. Which he needed. Especially with a lot of my time taken up taking care of baby sis.

I have learned that older kids are easier, but the snacks don’t stop! I’ll be feeding the baby, and I hear “I’m hungry” and they just ate 30 min ago.

I have learned when you tell a kid you’ll do something, they do not forget and will remind you, and keep asking over and over and over again til it happens.

I have learned that kids love to talk…a lot. And love to tell a play by play of what’s happening at every moment.

I have learned that kids don’t know what quiet means 😂 they try, but don’t know what it means

I have learned kids have no filters. Quote, “your house is small, but it’s fun” that was said a few times.

I have learned it is awkward to try and nurse in front of a kindergartner, who is staring and trying to see how the baby eats, while trying to stay covered.

I have seen time and time again that kids want you involved. Even when they are having a fun together, they still want you to play with them. So every time they asked if I’d play a game with them I’d say yes. Even if I could only do it a few minutes before the baby needed me.

I’ll tell ya, those kids were fun, sweet, playful, and were pretty easy to watch. When your nursing a clingy baby that’s having a hard time sleeping, constantly being asked for snacks, needing to make meals for your own kid, and try to get dinner made that night, and play with the kids when they ask, and try to have the house not look like a war zone, it’s a lot. It’s exhausting.
It’s a good life to be able to stay home and also be able to help a neighbor last minute that needed someone to watch her kids.

A mothers job is never done ✅ Today I had the opportunity to be alone with my baby girl. I’ve been wanting this time for...
07/20/2024

A mothers job is never done ✅

Today I had the opportunity to be alone with my baby girl. I’ve been wanting this time for over a month. Just to be alone with her, like I did with my first born.

Today I really just wanted to snuggle and hold her all morning. However, I had some things I wanted to get done while I don’t have to monitor a toddler as well as her.

Silly me thinking 💭, with only my baby I’ll get it all done. 😂😂 I forgot how much attention babies really need. Especially, with how she is in the morning.

Out of my list of things to do the ✅ shows what got done
✅ dishes
-make chicken salad 🥗
✅ make banana bread 🍞 it took 3 hours
✅ clean the kitchen
- laundry 🧺…still need to put her clothes in the dryer, if I can get the p**p 💩 stains out. And I still need to hang clothes that are clean
-make myself an actual meal and not a snack
-create content for next week

The rest of my morning was feeding, changing,,and burping her. She was struggling to stay asleep 😴 I think she was telling me she just wanted to snuggle 🥰 with me, too.

So now I’m just letting her sleep on me. And enjoying the snuggle time.

I’ll admit, the connection I have with Roxy is different than with my first born son. I remember with my first born I co...
07/13/2024

I’ll admit, the connection I have with Roxy is different than with my first born son.

I remember with my first born I couldn’t stop looking at him, and took a million pictures, and couldn’t stop saying how cute he was. My husband and I both agree about co sleeping with him.

With her, I feel like I’m working a little more to bond with her. She is the sweetest baby, and has made transitioning to 2 kids pretty easy. I can’t believe how opposite she is of my first born.

Ways I’m bonding with her are
1) contact napping 💤 and co sleeping. My husband wants her to sleep in the bassinet so she gets use to it. However, I get anxiety not holding her. To feel or hear her breath. O feel so much more relaxed with her on my chest or in my arms while sleeping.

2) lots of kisses 💋 I want her to feel loved 🥰 and it’s a way of doing skin to skin. We currently have family living us, and an energetic toddler and puppy. So being topless for skin to skin is not the best option right now.

3) nursing. I love hearing her little noises when she is eating. And let her hand hold my finger.

4) eye contact, playing with her hair, and telling her I love her. Even they her eyes are wondering everywhere. She may not be looking directly at me, it’s the intent. Her hair is so soft. And I’ll hold her hands as well. I only do it for a few minutes a day, since I don’t have all the free time in the world.

As the days go by I notice I’m getting more and more connected to her.

I notice I get separation anxiety from her. Example: if someone else is holding her in another room while she is sleeping, I begin to be anxious. Even though I know she’s safe. But I’ll go and check on her. Anyone else like this?? Or I’m just weird? I feel like nobody talks about this.

I feel blessed to have her. I’m grateful to have her as my daughter.

I left the room and came back to this view with buddy saying “hi baby”. It was too cute not to capture.
07/07/2024

I left the room and came back to this view with buddy saying “hi baby”. It was too cute not to capture.

I can’t believe she is going to be 3 weeks old this Sunday. The time just goes by so fast! 💨 She loves to sleep 😴 and ea...
07/04/2024

I can’t believe she is going to be 3 weeks old this Sunday. The time just goes by so fast! 💨

She loves to sleep 😴 and eat 🤱 she sleeps through all the noise from Big brother screaming and playing. And everything else. I can’t believe how easy of a baby she has been. I can’t believe I’m not completely exhausted 🥱 with a newborn. 👶
But I’m sure once family is gone and I’m alone with my toddler and newborn I’ll be exhausted after the first day. Especially with a high energy toddler.

She is just the sweetest baby, and I can’t to keep her this small.

I remember a lot of people telling me that when you bring home a newborn you’ll realize how big your toddler is. The truth is, the weird part is seeing her small and knowing she’ll be as big as my son. That she won’t stay little forever.

It’s true what they say…the days are long, but the weeks fly bye. This is probably going to be one of the most challenging times of my life.,but I know I will miss it when it’s over.
Not a huge fan of baths 🛀

Fourth of July 🇺🇸 promo with olive tree people!!! Have crows feet? Bags under the eyes? 👀 You can get the F64 eye elixer...
07/03/2024

Fourth of July 🇺🇸 promo with olive tree people!!!

Have crows feet? Bags under the eyes? 👀

You can get the F64 eye elixer for 🆓($89 value) when you spend $199!

I’ve been using the F007 eye elixer, which is the same as the F64, but with H**p seed oil. I apply a drop for both sides morning and night. It soaks right into the skin, and feels so smooth. It smells very natural, not chemically at all 🤩

I’m slowly noticing the changes around my eyes and it makes me soo happy! 😆

Here is a description of the product ⬇️
The OLIVEDA Lifting Eye Elixir is based on a triple hyaluronic acid structure, combined with the unique mountain olive tree hydroxytyrosol, the para cress jambu extract and panthenol. This exclusive OLIVEDA active ingredient complex enhances the natural activity of the cells which gives your eye area a more lifted and radiant look. Also, the fine skin around the eyes is being strengthened and smoothed in a gentle way which makes it perfect for challenging and sensitive skin. The eye area looks rejuvenated, lifted and beautiful.

Ingredients ⬇️
olea europaea (olive) leaf cell extract, pentylene glycol, aqua (water), sodium hyaluronate, propanediol, zinc PCA, hydroxytyrosol, acmella oleracea extract, panthenol, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, linalool, citric acid, aroma.

Take the quiz here 🇺🇸https://us.olivetreepeople.com/pages/olive-brain-regime?referral=Sammyd

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