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Eliza B.
Dreaming of a beautiful weekend with sand at our f Dreaming of a beautiful weekend with sand at our feet and salt in the air. The beach is our family’s happy place (well, one of many!) and we loving going there to recharge and reground ourselves. These past couple of months have been a whirlwind! I’m excited for a slow relaxing weekend celebration. One of my favorite things about where we live is the ability to have our toes in the sand in under 2 hours! What’s YOUR favorite beach? 🏖☀️
A handful of gratitude for a stormy Tuesday evenin A handful of gratitude for a stormy Tuesday evening: ✨ Getting my 2nd covid vaccination dose today - it’s been a crazy long year full of so many unknowns. I am incredibly grateful that my family has had the privilege and opportunity to get vaccinated. ✨ A surprise visit from a childhood friend who was randomly passing through town today (and whom I haven’t seen since in almost 20 years but literally was thinking about yesterday! Manifest much?) ✨I am completely overwhelmed by the response to my new course. My heart is so so so full ❤️ and every morning I countdown the days (12 more!!) until it kicks off because I am so excited for the chance to connect and grow creatively with everyone who has signed up! ✨ This morning my Mama took her 2 pups back home with her and while we haven’t minded having them here one bit, the house feels SO calm now. 🤪 ✨ Paul had the day off today and it was really great for all of us. We’ve both been feeling so exhausted and have been burning the candle at both ends. Having him home is a nice reset for our family - and this weekend we get to go to the beach for the first time this year! 🎉🌊
This month I will trust the process. I will begin This month I will trust the process. I will begin as I mean to go on (shoutout to @mary_ann_kane and her mom for that gem). I will hold space for my feelings by giving myself permission to feel alllll the things. I will have faith in my strengths and grace for my weaknesses. I will make time for rest. And I will continue to cultivate the passion and creativity brewing within me. I will be intentional in my efforts to connect and be vulnerable. I will show up for myself and others. // It’s an incredibly exciting and also nerve wracking thing to bring a long-awaited dream to life and share it with others. As I begin my very own first course this month, I will remember to be gentle and loving with myself along this journey! ❤️ Day 2 of #onedaymay @10thingstotellyou inspired by @laura.tremaine
This year we have something extra to celebrate as This year we have something extra to celebrate as Mamas. We get to celebrate that we made it this far - through a global pandemic and one of the most unique parenting challenges ever experienced by mothers in history. Every single Mama who survived this past year should be extremely proud of themself. Heck, we deserve freaking gold medals!⁠ ⁠ If you’re a mama who typically takes matters into your own hands when it comes to feeling celebrated (because let’s be honest, sometimes the dads need the help), I’ve created a list of ideas for things you might enjoy this year! And if you usually don’t have to take the reins but are just looking to offer up some special suggestions, you’ve come to the right place. Nobody knows how hard you’ve worked better than you do! Sometimes it helps to know exactly what to ask for (or heck, even to order for yourself!).⁠ ⁠ There is nothing wrong with asking for what you want/need and this Mother’s Day it’s more important than ever. I hope these ideas will help!⁠ ⁠ >> On the blog (link in bio!)
Tonight was our traditional Friday family night bu Tonight was our traditional Friday family night but Paul is working and we were all feeling tired after multiple wakings in the night last night (toddler dreams can be pretty intricate!). I put my phone down and leaned in to our evening together, aside from this one photo of us piled on the couch watching The Croods. We ate Applebee’s take out bc we have plans to eat pizza tomorrow. We had fancy chocolate covered strawberries for dessert and then took a long bath in mama’s HUGE soaking tub before bed. It was a low key evening and I’m wiped out so I’m actually in bed already (an unspeakably early time for me - 9:30pm!). Boys and I had a good evening together but we miss having Paul home for these special nights. Such is the nature of things though so we will make up for it. We’ll save our dance parties for another night! Hope everyone has a relaxing Friday and heads into the weekend with plans to make time to recoup and revive yourselves! That’s on my agenda for sure! What are your plans for the weekend? ✨❤️ >> ps. Tonight is your last chance to sign up for my course using the early bird discount!! Come join us! pps. Also don’t forget to check out my first ever IGTV LIVE with @iamnancytorres tomorrow at 11am EST to celebrate the launch of her incredible children’s book Say It With Me!
Hi friends! On Saturday I’m going to be going LI Hi friends! On Saturday I’m going to be going LIVE on IG with the most remarkable woman!! My friend @iamnancytorres has written an absolutely wonderful children’s book that I can’t wait to share with you all! Her newly released book, Say It With Me (Dilo Conmigo) is a heartwarming dual-language book about a mama and her son who lovingly speak positive affirmations together and practice self-love in the most engaging way. As a mama of young children, I believe these are such a valuable and powerful lessons for us to teach our kids and for us to practice with ourselves as well. This story encourages children to play along as you read it, speaking the love out loud! Readers are reminded of how special and unique we each are while empowering us to acknowledge our inner beauty and strength. This is a delightful story with the most charming illustrations - I think you and your littles will love it! Join us this Saturday 5/01 at 11am EST for an incredibly special Author Storytime with Nancy - afterwards she and I will talk a little bit about motherhood and the power of affirmations! We would love to have you there! ❤️
I’ve been struggling to find rhythm in my mornin I’ve been struggling to find rhythm in my mornings this past month. I had such a good routine down before we moved - I’d wake about an hour before my family, have a cup of coffee, and journal for a bit. Then the boys would come downstairs and we would all read for a little while, starting the day with a slow smooth pace that brought me balance and a sense of calm. Then we got a puppy 🤪 and we moved to our new house, started potty training our youngest and just generally trying to settle in, so the routines went to shit. Lately the puppy wakes up first and needs to go out, followed shortly by our sweet geriatric dog Bay who used to have the bladder of a camel. The cats (who are still on lockdown since the move) start winding figure 8s around my ankles 😑 as I walk through the house. And before I can put two thoughts together for the day, the boys are up and vying for attention. A lot of the time that looks like them crawling into our bed for “mama snuggles” which, come ON 🥰, who could resist?? I find myself around 8:30am feeling angsty. My day hasn’t started like I planned. My expectations are thwarted. It’s suddenly LOUD and chaotic and bustling in the house! My brain starts to feel full of alllll the things. How did we get here?! I need a pause. A reset. A deep breathe. And the perspective that always helps remind me of what’s important and leads me to gratitude. How incredibly blessed I am in this beautiful life. How lucky I am to have this chaos, the noise, the snuggles ❤️ - and while I don’t claim to trade one mindset for the other so easily, I do recognize the power in leaning in to these things and going with the flow. I know the rhythms with come. The seasons ebb and flow for all the things; motherhood, creativity, relationships... I just have to keep my head in the game, control the controllables, and have faith. These days are so fleeting, and if I forget to look closely at the abundance surrounding me, I may lose sight of the bigger picture. I will get my groove back and find the flow that grounds me again. Until then, I soak in the snuggles. // Reminder - only 48 hours left to sign up w the Early Bird discount for my course - link in bio! ❤️
A handful of gratitude for a sunny Monday afternoo A handful of gratitude for a sunny Monday afternoon: ✨ That feeling you get after a satisfying weekend of eating good home cooked food, exploring in the woods, laughing around the table, and telling old stories with the people you love. ✨ Finding a great little playground to stretch our legs and picnic smack in the middle of Richmond, VA for a pit stop on our road trip home. ✨ The moment the chattering and bickering quiets down from the backseat and you discover that double nap magic stretch of the drive. ✨ Remembering that I caught up on all the laundry before we left and that the week is starting off organized and with me feeling motivated. ✨ The anticipation of my first singles tennis match (ever!) this evening and knowing it’s going to be the perfect weather for it.
“I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fift “I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that.” -Brian Andreas >> another favorite quote by the incredible @brianandreas
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