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Can I be honest for a second? I still only have on

Can I be honest for a second? I still only have one completed counter stool. There’s an upholstered seat just sitting in the kitchen, one stool in pieces in the garage (waiting to be stained and put back together) and two that are still white.

Can I tell you something else? Sometimes that really stresses me out. Sometimes starting a project and not finishing it keeps me up at night. Sometimes the feeling of being too exhausted from working all day AND having to answer 8,634 questions (8,000 of which are “can I have a snack?”) really stresses me out. Sometimes I cry because the frustration is just too much. Sometimes I yell at my kids because it’s just too much. Sometimes I snap at my husband because it’s too much. Sometimes I feel ready to lock myself in my room and never leave because it’s ALL. TOO. MUCH.

And sometimes when I’m feeling like that, my kids ask if we can go to a store because they want new clothes (what?!?) and we all put our masks on and head to Walmart to buy silly toys and superhero t-shirts and it makes them so deliriously happy that all that other stuff doesn’t matter too much anymore.

I’m writing this in the Walmart parking lot, by the way.

Oh and if you just wanted to see a cool transformation of a space I finished about 90% because that 10% is just impossible to finish sometimes, then swipe over to see what this used to look like. ♥️

Long-weekend Mondays never get old. Never ever eve

Long-weekend Mondays never get old. Never ever ever. Especially not after a rainy Sunday spent at home baking cookies, making play-dough, zucchini noodles, and even sleeping in until 7:06 am. Yep I looked before I got up.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The kids said that it was “such a great day” and they loved being able to hang out with us, get our undivided attention and make messes on purpose. Weekends like this make me wish I got to do all of this more often, but I know they’ll remember these special days.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tell me something wonderful about your weekend!

Was this week like 8,624 hours long for you, too?

Was this week like 8,624 hours long for you, too? And yet there just wasn’t enough time to get it all done? Please say it wasn’t only me!

At the end of those long days, I turn our shower speaker on, go to my favourite Spotify playlist and pretty much stay in here until the water starts to get cold - though I’m not sure even that will be long enough to get me to stop thinking and stressing about the announcements made about this school year. Ugh.

This bathroom may have nearly made all of my hair go grey, but gosh darn, the finished product sure makes up for it every day!

Challenge accepted. But there’s more. Truth: I

Challenge accepted. But there’s more.

Truth: I wasn’t going to post

Truth: I was sent the challenge more than once (if you don’t know, the challenge is basically to post a B&W image of yourself to show yourself some love and pass it on to other women so they do the same)

Truth: I was afraid of not being challenged by anyone and being left out and wondering for days on end why and what people think about me - yes, seriously.

Truth: you don’t need someone to DM you a challenge to post a photo of yourself unfiltered and take a step towards showing yourself and other women love

Truth: you don’t have to participate at all if you don’t want to. It doesn’t mean you love yourself or other women any more or any less than anyone else

Truth: I took about 8 pictures. Took my hair down. Didn’t feel like me. Because this is me like 80% of the time

Truth: I’m 36 and feel more like myself every day. More at home in this imperfect skin every day. More uninhibited every day

Truth: I also feel extremely self conscious of my double (triple?) chin, my weight, my greys, my newly acne ridden skin EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Progress over perfection.

Truth: none of these things make the work towards more self love any less valid
•
Thanks to those who sent me the challenge. And to @thebirdspapaya and @jessicasaramorris who challenged me further. If you see this and want to participate but haven’t been “challenged”, consider this your personal invite. 😘

Cleaning. It’s equal parts stress relief and str

Cleaning. It’s equal parts stress relief and stress inducing. Tell me if you relate: after becoming a mom I felt this immense pressure to have things clean all the time and also to make sure I was using safe products AND ALSO to make sure I wasn’t contributing to the demise of the planet by creating an insane amount of waste. THAT IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE!

I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to feel the pressure. That you don’t need one more thing to give you stress. And that ensuring that the earth is around a little longer starts with baby steps, little changes, and they aren’t scary.

This week I’m giving away everything you see here and I’ll be talking about all of these products, how to use them, and why they’re helping me with my own baby steps. Here is what one lucky winner will be getting:

• $50 credit to use at @myhappy.ca
• tea towel and sponge cloths from @ten_and_co
• multipurpose concentrated cleaner from @jesuispure
• sanitizing wipes kit from @the_simple_concept
• food/bowl covers from @teebags2010
• Unpaper towels and bamboo face wipes from @cheeksahoyhandmade
• the BEST menstrual cup from @letsnixit

To enter:
1. follow all of the Canadian (women owned!!!) businesses above and tell me what you’re most excited to try!
2. In separate comments, tag friends who might like to win
3. Check my stories for extra ways to enter every day this week!

Contest is not affiliated with Instagram, open to Canadian residents, closes on Monday, August 3 at 11:59pm.

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Can I be honest for a second? I still only have on

Can I be honest for a second? I still only have one completed counter stool. There’s an upholstered seat just sitting in the kitchen, one stool in pieces in the garage (waiting to be stained and put back together) and two that are still white.

Can I tell you something else? Sometimes that really stresses me out. Sometimes starting a project and not finishing it keeps me up at night. Sometimes the feeling of being too exhausted from working all day AND having to answer 8,634 questions (8,000 of which are “can I have a snack?”) really stresses me out. Sometimes I cry because the frustration is just too much. Sometimes I yell at my kids because it’s just too much. Sometimes I snap at my husband because it’s too much. Sometimes I feel ready to lock myself in my room and never leave because it’s ALL. TOO. MUCH.

And sometimes when I’m feeling like that, my kids ask if we can go to a store because they want new clothes (what?!?) and we all put our masks on and head to Walmart to buy silly toys and superhero t-shirts and it makes them so deliriously happy that all that other stuff doesn’t matter too much anymore.

I’m writing this in the Walmart parking lot, by the way.

Oh and if you just wanted to see a cool transformation of a space I finished about 90% because that 10% is just impossible to finish sometimes, then swipe over to see what this used to look like. ♥️

Long-weekend Mondays never get old. Never ever eve

Long-weekend Mondays never get old. Never ever ever. Especially not after a rainy Sunday spent at home baking cookies, making play-dough, zucchini noodles, and even sleeping in until 7:06 am. Yep I looked before I got up.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The kids said that it was “such a great day” and they loved being able to hang out with us, get our undivided attention and make messes on purpose. Weekends like this make me wish I got to do all of this more often, but I know they’ll remember these special days.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Tell me something wonderful about your weekend!

Was this week like 8,624 hours long for you, too?

Was this week like 8,624 hours long for you, too? And yet there just wasn’t enough time to get it all done? Please say it wasn’t only me!

At the end of those long days, I turn our shower speaker on, go to my favourite Spotify playlist and pretty much stay in here until the water starts to get cold - though I’m not sure even that will be long enough to get me to stop thinking and stressing about the announcements made about this school year. Ugh.

This bathroom may have nearly made all of my hair go grey, but gosh darn, the finished product sure makes up for it every day!

Challenge accepted. But there’s more. Truth: I

Challenge accepted. But there’s more.

Truth: I wasn’t going to post

Truth: I was sent the challenge more than once (if you don’t know, the challenge is basically to post a B&W image of yourself to show yourself some love and pass it on to other women so they do the same)

Truth: I was afraid of not being challenged by anyone and being left out and wondering for days on end why and what people think about me - yes, seriously.

Truth: you don’t need someone to DM you a challenge to post a photo of yourself unfiltered and take a step towards showing yourself and other women love

Truth: you don’t have to participate at all if you don’t want to. It doesn’t mean you love yourself or other women any more or any less than anyone else

Truth: I took about 8 pictures. Took my hair down. Didn’t feel like me. Because this is me like 80% of the time

Truth: I’m 36 and feel more like myself every day. More at home in this imperfect skin every day. More uninhibited every day

Truth: I also feel extremely self conscious of my double (triple?) chin, my weight, my greys, my newly acne ridden skin EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Progress over perfection.

Truth: none of these things make the work towards more self love any less valid
•
Thanks to those who sent me the challenge. And to @thebirdspapaya and @jessicasaramorris who challenged me further. If you see this and want to participate but haven’t been “challenged”, consider this your personal invite. 😘

Cleaning. It’s equal parts stress relief and str

Cleaning. It’s equal parts stress relief and stress inducing. Tell me if you relate: after becoming a mom I felt this immense pressure to have things clean all the time and also to make sure I was using safe products AND ALSO to make sure I wasn’t contributing to the demise of the planet by creating an insane amount of waste. THAT IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE!

I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to feel the pressure. That you don’t need one more thing to give you stress. And that ensuring that the earth is around a little longer starts with baby steps, little changes, and they aren’t scary.

This week I’m giving away everything you see here and I’ll be talking about all of these products, how to use them, and why they’re helping me with my own baby steps. Here is what one lucky winner will be getting:

• $50 credit to use at @myhappy.ca
• tea towel and sponge cloths from @ten_and_co
• multipurpose concentrated cleaner from @jesuispure
• sanitizing wipes kit from @the_simple_concept
• food/bowl covers from @teebags2010
• Unpaper towels and bamboo face wipes from @cheeksahoyhandmade
• the BEST menstrual cup from @letsnixit

To enter:
1. follow all of the Canadian (women owned!!!) businesses above and tell me what you’re most excited to try!
2. In separate comments, tag friends who might like to win
3. Check my stories for extra ways to enter every day this week!

Contest is not affiliated with Instagram, open to Canadian residents, closes on Monday, August 3 at 11:59pm.

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