My name is Vanessa. I’m a mom to 3, master of none and these are my stories (bum bum). IYKYK!
I sometimes feel like I’m in a permanent state of rollercoaster-like delirium and exhaustion raising my kids while balancing marriage, work, family, friends and my own sanity, so I thought I’d create the space here and on my social media accounts to share my stories, laugh a little, cry a little and maybe inspire you to come along with me on my wild ride of life.
I want to share the crazy stuff my kids say or do, lifehacks, things I’ve learned, failed or succeeded at in hopes that you can laugh, hack, learn, fail and succeed too. I’d love to share things that have helped me organize my life while my kids are constantly disorganizing it. 🙂 And in a world of constant negativity and stress, let’s smile and share the positive side of our crazy lives, shall we?
First, I just have to say that I still feel new at this whole parenting thing and have no idea what I’m doing. None. I’m not an expert mom nor do I pretend to know-it-all, but what I do know is that I’m not alone in my momming ventures and I’ve discovered that there can be a wonderful support system that I want to tap into, create smiles for and learn from. And while I’m not an expert at anything, I do know that being in the possession of 3 tiny humans that apparently need to be kept alive has taught me a LOT along the way that I’m happy to share too. I have never laughed so hard, loved even harder, cleaned up such huge messes or wiped so many bodily fluids off of me and my possessions, but I wouldn’t change it for the world!! (Ok, I might change that last thing if I could, but still.)
So here’s a little bit about me. I’m currently 35, married to my husband of 10 years and we have an 8 year old son, a 3 year old son and a 1 year old daughter. My. Life. Is. Nuts. Right. Now. It’s so much more nuts than I ever knew a person could handle. BUT, I have recently felt like I’m coming out of that total “drowning” phase where everything is overwhelming all the time because of sheer exhaustion (cause, ya know, our little princess didn’t sleep through the night till 12-13 months….super fun, right?). Sleep is just a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Very underrated and under-appreciated pre-kids. That’s a whole blog post in and of itself.
I digress. 3 kids with a big age gap between my oldest and the next 2 (again…whole other blog post, right?!) and I truly love them with all my heart. Don’t get me wrong, I want to ship them off to other countries some days, but I have never felt more like I did something right in my life then by giving birth and raising them.
Now. All that mushy stuff aside. Let’s dig in! This is just the beginning and I can’t wait to share my passions, frustrations, challenges, achievements, tips, tricks, mom-friendly recommendations and everyday wins as an endlessly exhausted mom of 3!
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