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  • How is it that she’s only a month away from turning 5?! I used to roll my eyes when everyone gave those cliché phrases like “it goes so fast!” Yeah. Ya’ll all say that. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now I’m talking with her Pre-K teacher about enrolling for Kindergarten and thinking about graduation and I’m not sure how to process it. I remember the moment she came screaming into the world. Now she’s a big girl who’s in love with Frozen II, makeup, essential oils and all things girly and fun. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Pray for the mamas with babies born in 2015. We are possibly in the corner somewhere in our feelings now. 😭
  • I turned 36 last month & I decided to up my self-care game & let me tell you: it has made a huge difference in everything around me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Every night I carve out time for myself. Thirty minutes. An hour. I make it my business to take my time for myself. On Sundays, self-care is taken to an entirely different level. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Tonight was supposed to be my usual routine of beauty. However, anytime I pull do anything beauty related in my bathroom my girls want to participate. So I decided to use it as a teachable moment. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I could tell my girls taking time for themselves is important & then continue to put EVERYONE else's needs 1st. I could even tell them mama does this because she's tired & worn out. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Or...I can SHOW them this is the norm & taking care of yourself first allows me to pour into everything else later. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm teaching my daughters that they don't have to wait until they are tired & warn down to finally make time for themselves. I'm showing them that taking care of yourself is not only sacred, it's necessary & important. While they don't understand that mama doesn't have it all figured out, but she's working hard to show them when they take care of themselves 1st, they're able to give so much more of themselves to the world around them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Items Used: Hemp oil to remove makeup Honest baby wipes Young Living’s Charcoal Bar Soap for initial wash to wash off makeup Young Living’s Orange Blossom Facewash as a 2nd wash using Raedia Facial Cleansing Brush by @vanityplanetstore Face steamer by @vanityplanetstore using Young Living’s Lavender Essential Oil Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay as a mask ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Showered & followed up with a toner and a night mask.
  • 11 Valentines together. 💛🖤❤️ It has been a while since we took some real time for ourselves to enjoy each other, laugh, bond & connect with each other. Today was one in a long time where I felt beautiful again. Where I took extra time and care to get dolled up without rushing or stopping for something. Sometimes when all you’re doing is being a parent & not spending time, it wears on you. Today was a chance to refill our cups! Even though we only had a few hours together during the day, we had a blast! Cheers to all the lovers out there celebrating & all the parents who are getting a much needed break. Even if it is only for a few hours. 💗
  • Hoping these little dolls feel just as special as we know they are. Since we've been teaching the importance of self-care and taking care of ourselves as girls, we are ending their Valentine's Day with milk baths, mani & pedis & our favorite Friday ritual to relax: movie night with the new movie Frozen 2. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Cheers to singing "Into the Unknown” everyday until summer.
  • Who knew that so much sass could come in such little packages? 💗
  • We are just tickled pink for Valentine's Day!