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Through some difficulties this year, her writings helped me so much. Today I’m sharing one of my favorite writers @morganharpernichols writings. Her prose and poetry got me through my lowest time and time again.

My difficulties was more of a mental one and surrounded around my identity crisis and guilt I felt as a mom navigating my first year of motherhood.

I’m a mom but how do I nurture the creative and driven side of me? would that make me a bad mom if I wanted to pursue more in my business? And on the flip side, how can I become a better mom by giving back to the world?. As the year is coming to an end, here’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned.

I’m feeling more and more called to love the journey of motherhood FIRST. As much as I love Addie, I don’t think I really loved the process this year to be quite honest. And I think that’s exactly why this is the lesson that needed to be learned.

So I’ll continue to make honest and beautiful memories with our family and know that everything is exactly how it should be. #myhonestmotherhood

Motherhood means; you prepare for your family shoot and get really excited for it, but then your toddler doesn’t wanna be held, wants to do her own thing, and FALLS ASLEEP during the shoot 🤷🏻‍♀️ so you just go with it! Loved working with a fellow mama and photographer @bernadettemadden, thanks so much Bernadette for being open and easy to work with ❤️

I put together my first full makeup tutorial and this look is NOW ON IGTV! I talk you through how I achieved this look along with the products I used (products listed in the video)! Now that I tried video, I’m kinda mad at myself for not doing this earlier, haha! But I know exactly why I didn’t.
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I always thought when you put something out there, it’s gotta be perfect. If you’re a creative like me, we all know that that that’s our archenemy of thoughts. Because then you don’t end up finishing or completing things cause it’s gotta be perfect. Ugh, does this sound familiar?.
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But you know what? Done is better than perfect, because perfect never gets done. And after trying it out, I know it’s not perfect, but I had a lot of fun putting it together!.
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I’m hardly the only makeup artist out there, BUT there’s only one me who does it my way. I’ve been doing this for awhile now, and I think it’s about time I started sharing my makeup knowledge on this platform. All this said, I’m embracing more video!
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So tell me, what‘s something you want me to show you or answer in my next video? Please comment below!

These days life is a bit slower, but time is still flying by. I don’t know how else to say this, but I’m struggling. Struggling to come to peace that I’m the stay at home mom, living with the in-laws to save money, and not being the one equally contributing to our household financially. On one hand, I will never regret being the one raising Addie. I’m all hands on deck and I get to watch her grow everyday and learning and experiencing the world. And on the other hand, my career driven side of me still desires much more. The guilt of feeling this way gets to me and I’m wondering if anyone else out there feels this way. I’m sure I’m not the only one. It would help me so much if you could let me know if you feel the same below or DM me and let’s chat!.
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How do you preach motherhood when inside you’re still so much of a work in progress.. or even torn? But I saw this quote the other day.
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“You are allowed to be a work in progress and a masterpiece at the same time. You are allowed to be a work in progress and help others at the same time.” — even though I’m not perfect, I still believe I can help others. I’m making this my mantra and pushing forward. Who’s with me? 💪🏻 #realmotherhood #myhonestmotherhood

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