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You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom Cover Reveal!

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Posted on May 7, 2019June 14, 2019

I’m freaking out! I’m FINALLY able to share the cover of You Are a F*cking Awesome Mom, and...

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I think we can go ahead and mark this as a WIN! 🥳 🕰👍🏼

Anyone else need a crash course on “Anxiety & Kids“? 🙋🏻‍♀️ My babies are getting bigger, and I’ve been wondering about how parents identify anxiety in children. How can we tell if they're struggling or if it's just normal nerves/excitement? Or if those tantrums and quirky habits are just a stage, or a sign of something more? And, how can we stay in front of it? I wanted to get educated, and was so lucky to co-host an episode of @tedditeapodcast with the wonderful @teddimellencamp. We talked to @susanzinntherapy and got READ on some motherhood truths. My 2 biggest takeaways? 1. I need to start drinking ALL the Holy Basil tea. 2. I actually need to stop talking about anxiety. 😬🤦🏻‍♀️ Swipe up in IG Stories!

Believe it or not, our relationship isn't all Rainbow Sequins and Sauv Blanc. (Shocking, right?) Especially when you add children to the mix! And that's sort of the thing with marriage...it's not about who you want to be with when life is easy, it's about who you want by your side when the whole world goes up in flames. It's about the hand you want to hold when its 1 a.m. and the phone rings. It's the person who will stand up for you...even when he knows you're horribly wrong. It's about the partner who will lie and tell you that his birthday breakfast was perfect, even though you scorched the eggs and bacon. 💕 I love you @yashaaramin. And even when I can't stand you, and even when you shove pizza boxes into the fridge, I am hopelessly in love with you, our family and our life together. Please ignore the most recent Target charge. XO4L.
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[POST UPDATE: Apparently, I forgot to mention that it’s my husband’s birthday, hence the reason for this post. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 🥰]

After my daughter was born, I nearly lost my mind because I thought that I should be able to handle new motherhood on my own. WHAT WAS I THINKING!? 🤦🏻‍♀️ Can we please start putting “find a mama tribe” on those new baby checklists? 📝 •
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We need the support of other women who can understand what it’s like to dread nighttime because it’s often the loneliest part of our day. We need women to sit with us when our supply is low and we’ve been pumping for what feels like hours. We need women to can confide in when we accidentally put breastmilk in our husband’s smoothie. 🙊🥤We need women who we laugh so hard with that we all start peeing our pants on Park Avenue. (Weakened pelvic floor muscles are REAL. Slide 2.) I’m so grateful to all the amazing, hilarious, no filter moms in my life. I couldn’t get through this without you. 🥰 (TAG YOUR TRIBE AND SHOW THEM SOME LOVE 💕 ! Xo)

We’re one week into the new year and I’m already looking to 2021 like 💃🏻. Let’s be honest, I need a solid year of prep work just to plan for the idea that in 2021 I will need to get my sh*t together. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Now, excuse me while I listen to Bachelor podcasts and eat chocolate chips out of the bag. 🙋🏻‍♀️ #Inspire

The expectations we put on ourselves as moms are often so unrealistic that we set ourselves up to fail, and, when we do, it may be easier to prop ourselves up by putting another parent down...even if unintentionally. We all love our kids and want to believe that what WE are doing is best, but there are a thousand different ways to raise good people. 🤱🏻 I've definitely felt insecure or doubted decisions that I made, but I remind myself that it's not about the sh*t I've gotten wrong, it's about the sh*t I've gotten right. (The habitual cursing falls into the former category, obviously.) 🙊 And when I finally started giving myself credit for doing my best, it got much easier to appreciate and respect the other women who are trying their best too. Mamas, let’s aim toward a #ShameFree2020 💕.
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(In my book, I dive deeper into this and talk about being on both sides of this argument!😬🥰)

Guys, it honestly didn’t even occur to me that we were starting a new decade until I started seeing all these nostalgia posts. So, clearly, it’s my turn 🤣. Ten years ago, I was newly engaged, established in my career and had the next chapter of my life totally mapped out. Obviously, none of it went to plan...and I couldn’t be more grateful. The 2010s were often unexpected, bumpy and, at times, really f*cking hard...but they also ushered in more joy, love and happiness than I could have ever imagined. And in 2019, I realized my childhood dream...I WROTE A FREAKING BOOK! I’m feeling really blessed for this life, for my beautiful family, for all of you and, most importantly, for white wine and heavy photo filters. Happy 2020! Xoxo, L.

As I keep reminding my husband, it’s not easy being the magician, the baker and the memory maker (I didn’t even mean for that to rhyme) of our family. I fell asleep last night out of pure exhaustion. I love my babies so much and I want these holidays to be memories they carry forever...and they will. When they’re all grown up and thinking about these days, it won’t be about a particular toy, or an outing that went sideways or the epic meltdown they had at Disney on Ice. They’ll remember how they FELT. They’ll remember the little flutter in their hearts, the smell of pine trees and sugar cookies, and, most of all, the laughter and love that fills their home. Merry Christmas to all my fellow mamas...the magicians, the bakers and the memory makers. 🥰🎄🎅🏼

No matter how far in advance I plan, the days leading up to Christmas are always a mess...including having an over-sugared, overstimulated five year old with a head cold. I’m obviously not going to give her coal, but I’ve definitely been daydreaming about it. Anyone else out there have nightmare children right now? 🙋🏻‍♀️🎄💩

For the record, Screaming Santa photos are so much more fun than Smiling Santa photos. 😭🎅🏼 And while we’re on the topic, if your holiday card pictures one of your children LOSING IT, you get prime placement on my kitchen pantry. #KeepinItReal 📸: @poppyleaphotography

🎵 Oh, Sauv Blanc Tree. Oh, Sauv Blanc Tree. How lovely are your screw tops? 🎵 Warning: Do not attempt this at home! The Kirkland SB bottles toppled over like three times while trying to get a picture of Mama’s Xmas Miracle. 🤷🏻‍♀️🎄🤣

I caption this photo “please sit still for one f*cking second, k?” Because I can’t justify spending this much on matching pajamas if we don’t attempt a carefree and casual looking photo. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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