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This is the face of someone who woke up with a horrendous headache. It’s my own fault, I was too tired to make myself food last night 🤷🏻‍♀️ so I got a low blood sugar headache from it. The CBD product review package from @emtcbd arrived this morning just in time and made my head feel better within 45 minutes. Can’t wait to fully test their line out! Sometimes the light sensitivity thing sticks around, so I usually rock this hat/sunglasses combo 😎 when I’m out just because it helps me feel so protected. Thanks to my kiddos for being amazing today and so supportive while running errands today. Y’all have any travel or out and about trucks when you’re feeling under? Honestly I love jeans or jean shorts when I go out for the same reason - makes me feel secure and protected. What are your tips and tricks for feeling optimal when you’re not feeling it?
I miss my kids on the days I don’t have them. I can’t lie about it and sometimes it just plain hurts my heart to miss entire days of their lives. I’m not complaining, I am just feeling open to sharing the grief I’ve been having around it. They get to have full and diverse lives and I also celebrate having kid free time too! So lately I’ve been channeling this into dialing in a zone for them, or making a sweet play space for them, or planning a fun adventure with them. At the moment, I’m really excited about these two vintage desks I found these other day, I finally stopped at a vintage shop I’ve been eyeing for years and somehow had never given myself permission to just stop for no reason at all an peruse this place. Low and behold these two adorable desks that match the room were there, and it was the perfect timing as Wilder has officially outgrown my kid sized table and chair set. Today they came back to my house and immediately wanted to jump in to crafts at their desks. Wilder was extremely cute and wanted to teach Sunny how to make clay figurines. Sunny decided he wanted to make a dragon to gift his brother. Who all is getting ready for back to school season? Already started? Got any unschooling or homeschooling questions for me? I’ll answer them below!
I used to share from a place of fear. I used to share from a need to overcompensate feeling unwanted. I used to share seemingly joyful things through a sobbing mess of tears. I used to share from a place of justification. I used to take something that was said to me or about me, and rage on a piece of writing that maybe didn’t make sense to anyone, but it was necessary for my process. I used to share in order to hide away pieces of myself that might freak some people out or be too fringe for some. I know now that some stories are only in my head. I know now that it doesn’t feel good to share in fear, and that I’d much rather wait it out until I feel courage. I know now that I am not for everyone, my path is my own, and I don’t fit into anyone’s idea of what I should be. I am just me, and that’s it. I know now that my pain is what can lead me to my dreams and that it fires me up to create more than anything ever has. I know now that overcompensation does not serve me nor others, and that I only truly want to serve. I know now that I don’t need to justify my actions, I only need to protect myself with clear boundaries. I know I can share from a place of love and joy and be received by whoever needs it. I know I can share with intentions to uplift through my own experiences. I know that I can be myself at whatever the cost, because the cost of faking ourselves is detrimental to our sanity. So cheers to more radical sharing. More truth. More radical honesty from our hearts.
Yesterday I happened to have a kid free weekend morning which very rarely happens. I slept in till 10 am, and I felt guilty about it for hours. Like what in the actual f**k? I fully felt like I needed to justify it and reason with myself how I could have done that. Again, wtf? I deserve to get the sleep I need and not feel guilt around it. I deserve to make time for self care and not have to justify it because I worked a lot of hours that week, or had a hard day, or I’d been feeling run down. I deserve it just because. So if you needed to hear this today, just remember you deserve these things just because. With no justification needed. Just because you are you and you are doing hard things every day and you deserve love, support, and extra sleep sometimes. Happy Monday friends 💛☀️ I truly hope it’s a good one. PS - I am fully aware I sniff my coffee, like who doesn’t??
Being a nerd about plastic in the house from day one, has made my children so curious about what literally everything is made out of, where does it come from, and where does it end up when it’s done. Does it go back to the earth? Does it effect creatures somewhere out there? Does it effect any humans and their environments? Wilder is also quite the sculptor, and it’s so fascinating how observant he is with every type of material, texture, and likely where it was made as well. I try to be a stickler about plastic toys, but I can’t control what they are given. Plastic toys, usually cheap but vibrant, make up about 90% of the toy market. Often times they are mixed with batteries, wiring, metal, sound boxes, or other materials - so recycling them is challenging and almost no toys are ever recycled. I won’t get into the health side effects into this post, it’s a little scary and that’s a whole other topic!! But seriously think about it. Phthalates, BPA and others like it, it’s a soup of chemicals that often times are ending up in little one’s mouths and of course interaction with their skin. Green Toys are seen all over my house, and my kids know they are welcome here. I’ve never seen a @greentoysinc break, received hand me downs of them, and I’ve given them away as well. They are made of 100% recycled plastic, and seem to be able to be enjoyed for many years to come. That’s what I’m talking about!! Anyone else seen cheaply made toys that literally had a shelf life of 2 minutes? I have! So what can we do to help? 👇🏼 🌊 Try to break the cycle of endless piles of toys ending up in our oceans and landfills. 🧸 Don’t give bags of cheap toys for party favors, choose or make something that can go back to the earth. ♻️ Start a recycling initiative in your area and collect old toys to be recycled and prevent them from ending up in bodies or water and landfills. 🍭 Start new trends giving handmade gifts or treats or upcycled gifts for kids birthdays in your area. Anyone else feeling this one too? Have ideas to share? Or frustrations to share and we can talk about solutions?
CBD queeeeen. Yes I gave myself that title. 🧝🏽‍♀️ And I’m fully ok with it. I’ve become a little bit of a CBD snob these days, the market is so saturated with CBD products, at just about every store. Even at the bookstore I was at yesterday, CBD display at the checkout. CBD displays at the convenience store, it’s literally everywhere it seems. 🌿🌾🌿 You see, this is just like with any food or medicine.... do you know where it’s coming from? Is it grown organically and how is it extracted? How are the people who are growing those plants treated? How is the medicine made? It’s so so so important to trust the company you’re supporting. 🌾🌿🌾 Anyone else someone who has dealt with anxiety, stress, and/or trauma for years? 🙋🏻‍♀️ CBD has been the most powerful medicine for me in soothing anxiety, I have even been able to turn around anxiety attacks with CBD on many occasions (not every single time, fyi). 🌿🌾🌿 I have absolutely been loving the Stay Sharp capsules lately for brain function... holy moly as a mom of 2 boys, running multiple businesses all the while, a homestead, the constant stimulation of the world, it’s been SO medicinal for me to have brain support like this. I love the herbs that support the CBD in this formula, it’s a winning combo for sure!! And I’ve been using the drops as an energy boost, right before I workout and throughout a long day. 🌾🌿🌾 How about you? Are you a CBD lover? Do you swear by the medicine too? Every damn day? Not tried it yet? Legal where you live?? I’m so curious!!

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