It’s been two years.
Two whole years ago, I went into labor in the middle of the night, two weeks before my scheduled date.
Two whole years ago, I went into a hospital and brought a little boy into the world in a more traumatic way than I’d hoped.
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We get asked all the time where we got items we use at our Airbnbs, by both guests and people wanting to become hosts themselves. We’ve finally compiled a list of the most requested items + our favs!
Some of these are affiliate links, so we received a tiny commission if you purchase through these links. If you purchase, we’d love for you to use these links!
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Today is my birthday.
Several months ago, I thought I’d write something eloquent about “37 things I’ve learned” and share it on my birthday. But then the days – much like these 37 years – passed more quickly than I was expecting and I didn’t write anything profound.
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I’ve always been a big goal setter. There’s a whole section here where I used to publish them publicly. I set yearly goals, monthly goals, goals for work, goals for play. I set a goal to set goals!
The last several years have been a bit of a struggle though. From floods and divorce to moving a ton and remarrying and being pregnant/having a newborn and building a house and caring for my mom and losing my mom……
My goal has often been to just make it to the next day. To not crumble under the pressure of it all.
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We moved into our house one year ago. It has taken me exactly one year to finally share photos of this house. I’m always slow to post, but a full year?! I just posted last year’s Santa pics too, so maybe massive delays are just my thing.
Here’s a little background on this house and how it came to be.
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Dear Maxwell,
In one week you’ll be 6 months old. This feels important and big. That’s a half-birthday. Some people — with more energy than me — even celebrate those. Should we get you a cake? You haven’t eaten grown up food yet, but I know you’re going to love cake. I can’t wait to show it to you.
It seems there might be “something in the water” with all the babies that are expected in my world. As I prepared for our little one, I found myself sharing links back and forth with other new mamas, so I decided to compile a list of things I loved/needed during pregnancy and right after. These are just a few things that were suggested to me or I’ve searched high and low for to make pregnancy and postpartum go a little more smoothly. Some are affiliate links. Some are not. All are things that I’ve used and personally recommend.
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Your mess is your message.
I heard this on a podcast and quickly wrote it in the notes on my phone. I’ve often felt like I’m unqualified to lead this tribe of inspired folks because I don’t have enough of life figured out.
My coach told me a story of a girl traveling with her mentor to lead a seminar. On the plane, the mentor is reading the book that they’re headed to speak on. She asked him how many times he’d read the book and he said this was his first time. Shocked, she asked how they’d be able to present on it if he hadn’t even read the full book yet. He said, “You only have to be one chapter ahead.”
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The first item I bought for this baby was a pair of gray velcro sneakers. The tag read 3-6 months and they had been discarded near the checkout at a discount store. They were a mere $5.99 so it didn’t take much to convince me.
When making this first baby purchase, I didn’t browse multiple aisles. I didn’t look at all the tiny onesies, pondering which was the best look for our little guy. I saw some shoes discarded by someone at checkout and I bought them.
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I sat there with my second cup of coffee on a quiet Sunday morning while nearly every muscle in my body ached. We’d spent more than 12 hours painting and pulling up old carpet the day before, and I was feeling the results. I stared out my big window, knowing that the days here in this lovely little house were coming to an end.
I took another sip of hot coffee, as if its warmth would provide some clarity around the thoughts swirling in my mind.
The kids were sending those little animoto videos from their dad’s phone as they were all still laying in bed at his house. I’d received a chicken bawking, and jokes about underwear from a unicorn. I realized that those videos were more like what my Sunday mornings would look like in the future. At least half of them.
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