When I became a mom, I felt so much guilt about returning to work. I am, quite literally, working so that I can pay someone else to raise my children. “So why don’t you quit and become a SAHM?” Short answer: We can’t afford it. While the majority of my paycheck goes to childcare each month, it also covers my family’s health insurance (and with how often these kid gets sick, it’s something we 100% need). So it got me thinking… “This is it? I had babies just to see them for a few hours a day before putting them to bed?” It was a hard realization for me and one that didn’t sit right. But as I’ve grown, both as a mom and as a person, I know that it won’t be like this forever. Someday soon, my babies will be grown up and in school, and I can look back and know that the sacrifices I’m making right now will benefit them tomorrow. While waiting for that day to come, I found myself craving a space that I could create as my own— somewhere to document the good, the bad, the messy, the crazy, the real, the raw, the funny, and everything in between.

If this sounds familiar, stick around— you’re my people, and together, we’ll build that village we talked about.