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Last year, we bought a home, spent 5 weeks renovating the inside, moved in and found out we were pregnant with our …

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I remember the day I couldn’t button this shirt.

Your Best Body is something only you can define. A

Always dress for the job you want, never the job y

Always dress for the job you want, never the job you have! This served me well in my TV news days when I shot my own video but never wanted my bosses to see me as a photog, so I wore heels and full makeup everyday. Next thing I knew, I did have the job I wanted. 👊🏻 In this case, I’m still waiting to be the mom who shot Thanksgiving turkey but damn I definitely look the part. 😆 I hope everyone is having a great holiday, and if you’re not, that’s okay too and you’re more normal than you know. Monday is around the corner. See you then. 😘

Over the river and through the woods, all glammed

Over the river and through the woods, all glammed up we go! Pro tip: blow dry and makeup the first day of roughing it. The look is all downhill from here. 😆 We are taking family photos at our hunting property in formal dresses and suits this evening. 😬 Wish me luck! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 🦃

I’ve been slipping into overwhelm and a mental f

I’ve been slipping into overwhelm and a mental funk the last couple days. I’ve been sick, I haven’t been eating well and my mind is spinning at all I need to get done this week. Today I woke up and made a choice to shift the mindset. 💪🏻 “I am capable. I can do this. And I am doing the best I can.” The fear and wallowing is over. I am moving forward. After that, I went through my calendar and scheduled in every single thing I need to get done this week. Now it’s in my calendar and out of my brain. I’m also going to shift to a mostly veggies and fruits diet for the next few days. I know when my emotions get into a funk, I can almost always trace it back to what I’m eating. So that’s what happening over here. ☺️ If you’re feeling off, you’re not alone. BUT you can change it. TODAY. Right now. ⚡️ Also totally unrelated but I know you will ask: these 4 rings were my 40th birthday gift to myself this year. Each one has one of my kids’ names. I love them. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I don’t always try to dress like J.Lo. But when

I don’t always try to dress like J.Lo. But when I do, I take her to carline. ⚡️😆

I ran across this old picture the other day. I had

I ran across this old picture the other day. I had taken it to send to a hair stylist who was giving me a quote for extensions. My hair had been thinning for a few years, and I’d tried everything: Rogaine drops and Viviscal hair growth supplements (which I still use), special shampoos and conditioners. I’d even gone to my dermatologist to ask about getting scalp injections. Turns out the one thing that made the most difference was free. And it was pausing my relationship with alcohol. About a year after this picture was taken, I’d had enough. I was sick of over drinking and feeling like crap. Today, I’m almost 8 months into my journey. Around month 5, everyone started commenting on how much thinner my face looked, and how much thicker my hair looked: my husband, my trainer, my friends, my hair stylist. The other day, I was FaceTiming with my husband and he asked if I was wearing Veronica (what I call my Halo extensions 😆). “Nope, this is all me.” The hair, the mindset, the clear eyes and fire in my soul. Without alcohol, I am literally all me. With a little extra hair. 😚

Let that be enough. 💛 Do the best you can with

Let that be enough. 💛 Do the best you can with what you have today. Not tomorrow. Not when the weight's gone or the body's perfect. Today. Work with what you have today. And let that be enough.

The stress, the traditions, the pressure. We’re

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