Are you doing motherhood right? Is it bringing you everything you imagined it would? Are you happy in your role as a wife and mother?
…or are there days you wish for your old life back. You wonder if you are cut out for this. You worry you aren’t making the memories you hoped for.
I hope you will find a safe place here for your scary feelings and inspiration to find the meaning and joy you are looking for.
I hope you will find ideas that will transform the family you have now into the happy ending you imagined.
I thought mine dream was to become a mom.
When I was a little girl I loved playing house. I loved dressing up my dolls and strapping them into my play stroller or high chair and playing mommy…I may have even wrangled my kitten into being my baby for the day…
I couldn’t wait to someday have a baby of my own. To rock her to sleep, dress her up and be her mommy.
When my daughter Lyla was born I was in awe of the miracle of birth but I was also seriosuly overwhelmed. They handed me a new born baby to take care of but all I could think about was “who will take care of me?”
I am exhausted and in pain and I don’t know what I am doing.
in the months that followed I was lonely, overwhelmed, sleep deprived and honestly wondering if motherhood was really all that it’s cracked up to be.
I wanted to love being a mother like I had day dreamed about. I wanted my playhouse family and my happy ending.
The truth is motherhood is not what I was expecting but you can find joy in it and meaning and love and all of the things you daydreamed about if you just know where to look.
If you are a mother, an expecting mother or a hopeful mother.
If you are overwhelmed, under slept and wondering if this whole mom thing is for you.
If you have ever thought there must be something more to this. I want the love and meaning I always imagined that everyone told me would be there.
The instant conection, the fulfillment, the joy, the happy ending.
Then you have come to the right place.
I want to show you how intentionality and shifts in thinking will bring the joy, the meaning and the fulfillment that you were looking forward to when you decided to have kids.
I want you to be the kind of mom that you want to be and feel good about the day that has passed and the days ahead.
I want you to know that if you are burnt out and exhausted and really just want a break that you are not alone and even that is a part of the beautiful experience that is motherhood.
I hope you have come here to be inspired.
to find ideas that will bring your family closer and create better relationships with your husband and children.
To find meaning in the every day.
To love like you have never loved before and find support in the sisterhood of mothering.
Hi I’m Bailey!
I’m a Jesus loving, kitchen dancing, silly face making new mom who lives for the little perfect moments of motherhood and loves making every day worth living.
I believe that behind closed doors we are all wondering if we are doing this right and trying our best and the last thing we need is someone telling us to be grateful and enjoy every second. (which is why this is a no mom-shaming zone)
And yet motherhood can be so joyful right now even in this season that feels so stressful and overwhelming!
I believe that with a few simple and easy tweaks you can become the mommy and wife you want to be and enjoy every messy moment with your kiddos. WITHOUT sacrificing who you are and your needs and without the anxiety and burnout we have somehow accepted as part of motherhood.
I believe that family is the most important thing and that being intentional with our families is easier than it sounds…
What is an Intentional Family?
