Growing up, we were taught that we could “have it all.” A career. A family. A life that balances success and love and motherhood like a perfectly managed to-do list. And honestly? That’s true. We can have it all. But what they don’t tell you is the cost. I’ve given everything I have — to …
Month: July 2025
I’m a number of things. To my kids, I’m Mom. To work, I’m a CPA and accounting manager. To my husband, I’m his wife. Each role comes with its own set of expectations. Its own pressures. Its own mental load — the kind no one else seems to see. The Rhythm That Never Settles Since …
How do you balance working full-time and being a full-time mom? Some days, like today, make me wish I could afford to quit and stay home with my kids. Or at the very least, work part-time during naps and after bedtime. It’s not that I don’t love my job—I do. I worked my ass off …
I was going to make my next post about our struggle to get pregnant. But right now, my mind keeps running in circles about something else—having another baby. There are so many reasons not to. Our little family feels pretty perfect the way it is. And yet, there’s this part of me that’s not done. …
The “About Me” page gives you a glimpse of who I am today—a mom, a wife, an employee. But it doesn’t tell you how I got here. And it definitely doesn’t tell you what it took to survive the messy, complicated road that shaped me. This is that story. A Childhood Split in Two I …
If you’ve ever been awake at 3 a.m. with your mind racing and your body running on empty, this is for you. It’s 3 A.M., and I Can’t Sleep It’s 3 a.m., and I’m wide awake. Not because I want to be — but because my youngest, at 14 months, wakes up screaming in the …