Sharing this Pinterest Collage because it struck me that much…

I’m writing this post on my phone (an act I don’t normally do) because creating this Pinterest collage struck me that much:

A beautiful reminder (I needed today)… and maybe you do too

I’m a millenial, unschooling mom of two smart, strong-willed, kind-hearted kiddos and I’m trying to grow along-side them.

Learning how to:

• Reparent myself

• Self-regulate

• and show up gently and conciously

  • “Building the plane while flying it” ✈️ as I like to say.

I know I‘ve been trying my best lately… and yet my recovering perfectionist self is also painfully aware that:

• “I need to have more fun”

• “I need to loosen up and laugh”

• “Their childhood is my motherhood too.”

  • And yet…. Here we are…

So when I was perusing my slow living Pinterest board in anticipation of a creative brain dump session I plan on having tomorrow while my kid’s are at their unschooling program….

This quote:

• Hit me

• Softened me

• And inspired me to create this collage and save it as my Lock Screen

There’s something about it that almost makes me want to cry (which is not something I usually do- unless it’s Rory’s high school graduation…. Then of course “I’m blubbering”😉 IYKYK)

As I’m sitting on the couch right now, I happened to have just watched a few videos from today. And I found a couple the kids took without me knowing.

One in particular was taken by Sophia and I’m about 5 feet from her. She’s videoing her feet swinging off her new lofted bed with slide that I’ve been building her… and she was saying the sweetest things 🥰

…. But I heard none of it…. In fact when I saw the camera I grabbed it because I was so worried about them getting hurt on the slide as I was setting it up. 🤦🏼‍♀️

I’m not trying to mom guilt or shame myself here.

It’s just the contrast of seeing her POV and hearing her sweet and hilarious words, paired with my stressed “it’s the end of the day” face and this quote prompted me to shift.

And I thought it might serve you too 💕

This quote reminds me to:

1. Let go

2. Be open to whatever the present is (chaos and all)

3. To soften and actually be

4. And to see these amazing little humans for who they are (not what I feel like they’re doing or not doing in the moment)

To not miss the magic ✨

I’d love to hear if this resonates 💕 it’s so nice to know we’re not alone: