Real-Life Updates and Everyday Moments Behind the Scenes
My life is anything but calm and quiet. Between marriage, parenting, managing school, sports, work, and finances, I find myself constantly juggling a million responsibilities. Like everyone else, I sometimes wonder if I’m getting this whole “life” thing right. It’s easy to feel like I’m just treading water, trying to stay afloat while everything moves at a relentless pace. Somewhere along the journey of motherhood, I lost myself. I became so wrapped up in being everything to everyone—wife, mother, friend, etc. For years, I put my own needs on the back burner, thinking that if I could just keep going, I’d eventually find time to rediscover who I am. But that time never magically appeared.
Now, I’m on a journey to reclaim my sense of self, and it’s been both challenging and freeing. Healing isn’t linear—it’s messy, painful, and slow at times, but it’s also empowering. I’m learning to love myself again. Not as a perfect version of who I think I should be, but as someone worthy of love, patience, and grace. Exactly as I am. I’m unlearning the idea that self-care is selfish and embracing that taking time for myself isn’t just a luxury—it’s necessary. Whether it’s reading, traveling, writing, or simply taking a moment to breathe, I’m giving myself permission to exist outside of the roles that define me.
This journey isn’t easy. There are days when I still struggle, but I’m learning that it’s okay to not have it all together. I’m embracing the imperfections, the setbacks, and the small victories, because in the end, they’re all part of the process. I’m rediscovering who I am, one step at a time, and for the first time in a long time, I’m finding peace in the chaos.
Under the LIFE LATELY section, you can find my Journey. This section of my blog will be a mismatched collection of my life. It will include what I am doing, what I am struggling with, what I have overcome, my favorite things, my hobbies, things that work for me, etc. You name it, and it’ll probably be there!
There will be days when life feels like a whirlwind of chaos, when nothing seems to fall into place. But even in that, there’s a certain beauty—a reminder that we are not meant to have it all figured out. We are meant to embrace the unpredictability, trust the process, and find joy in the small victories along the way.
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