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Grappling with the new reality of being a mother

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The not-so-gentle reminder to slow down

and touch grass... JK I CAN'T EVEN BEND OVER BECAUSE MY BACK IS SPASMING

I've always been anemic, but I donated blood for the first time in my life.

Becoming pregnant changed my life in a lot of unexpected ways.

Stacking 1% QOL improvements as an exhausted mom

Tackling my (poor) quality of sleep as my first 1% improvement project in 2026!

Creating a "village" for my kids

"It takes a village to raise a child."

Volunteering at a Food Bank to Get Closer to the Person I Want to Be

I began my volunteer work with the food pantry to give back to the community that raised me, as well as to get closer to the kind of person I want to be remembered as.

Mourning the Bittersweet Lasts

Watching babies grow is filled with bittersweet emotions.

On the privilege of enjoying childhood again

I never realized that being with young children allows you to relive the wonders and joys of childhood again.

I'm officially 2xToddler Mom. Cue the Double Trouble.

I recently officially became a 2 times toddler mom.

The world keeps spinning, and I keep hiding.

I left the corporate world in 2019, choosing to move out of the hustle and bustle of New York City back to the suburbs to focus on my physical and mental health.

Commonplace Book 1

Commonplace books (or commonplaces) are a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books. (Wikipedia)