A little bit of this...and that

Mornin lovelies!   A big shout out to all of you for the support and love you showed for my blog post yesterday. It came from the heart and so I'm glad it touched yours!   I have to tell you I kept thinking about things and was pretty down yesterday.  I went through the motions and worked etc. but it was hard.  I was sad!  I took a lot of time for myself and rested and chilled out when I could and needed too.   Sometimes I feel unsure/uneasy about being sad/mad/hurt/happy/excited etc. around my kids.  Before I had children I thought I only wanted them to see me happy and upbeat.  What I am learning now and what is my new normal with them is being authentic.   Yesterday I was authentically sad and also hopeful at the same time.  I lived and breathed in those moments and created space for them.  I realized in doing that I was showing my daughters that it's safe for them to do that too. ...

It's with a heavy heart that I type this post.  To be honest I'm not even exactly sure what I'm going to say so I apologize if I ramble. First, I want to say that what happened in Orlando has made my heart heavy.  Heavy with sadness and love.  When the hubs and I found out we had our girls in a wagon and were spelling things out so Emily wouldn't hear us say things like, automatic weapon, dead, open fire, injured.  As I sat there and looked at their super innocent faces while we were spelling such horrific words my stomach dropped.   It dropped for a lot of reasons and it wasn't until later when they were safely tucked in their beds that I figured out why.  I honestly thought it was because one day I'm going to have to explain senseless tragedies like this to them.  But when I got honest with myself it was deeper than that.   My daughters, given their ages, are the purest forms of love one could hope for.  They haven't been re...

Happy day readers!!  I got a request via fb messenger and a few emails asking me what I take on vacation.  It's actually a very appropriate question as I'm packing up to go out of town with Matt.  We are taking a much needed trip alone to a beautiful locale and I couldn't be more excited.   Honestly, I overpack!  I bet that isn't shocking ;)  However there are a few things that you will always find in my bag no matter where I'm going and they are below! Enjoy! xoxo 1.  Statement Jewelry Normally when I'm traveling I wear simple jewelry on the plane or in the car.  I pack some big statement pieces that will go with whatever I'm wearing.  I love a great necklace, cocktail ring or earring to set off a simple outfit.   Click here! Click here! Click here! 2.  Comfy PJs I love pajamas, I die for pajamas!  If you need to get me a gift and don't know what to get me buy me pajamas an...

Ok so honestly I wasn't even sure how to title this post but not winning seemed the most appropriate.  If any of you are on the front lines of parenting you deserve a medal and magnum of champagne.   Most of the time I'm good but right now I need a vacation.  I think my kids can sense my weakness and therefore they are running a muck.  Just to give you a little insight into the Womack household I thought I would share with you the highlights (or lowlights depending on your vantage point) of our lives lately.  Enjoy! xoxo The other night Emily didn't get a bath (and she needed one) she slept in the dress she wore all day with her pjs pants.  This is because putting on her pj top and taking off her dress made her turn into a complete psychopath.  She also informed the babysitter that she was and I quote "yucky".   Emily's diet has pretty much consisted of the chickfila kids meal b for a few weeks now.  I was fe...

Happy Day readers!! Has anyone else since this saying going around on social media "Be yourself...no not like that"?   I have to tell you that it stopped me cold because man did it hit home!!  I have to tell you that I feel like in life we are hit with so many different messages, images and thoughts each day that it's hard to sort through them all.  When I saw this I thought it summed up everything I see each day pretty perfectly. It's hard in this day and age when we are told to be authentic, be real, be ourselves but then rarely are we embraced or accepted when this occurs.  A lot of time what happens is we are told you are sort of getting it, that's about right, or maybe try it this why.  It can make trying to stay in your truth very hard.  The natural reaction is to retreat and conform to whatever you "should be".   What takes your real guts, gumption and truth is to say "yes like this", "absolutely this way", "this i...

Hey sweet friends!  I love sharing with you items that make my life easier or better.  That is one reason why I really love fabulous finds and I hope you do too.  :)  xoxo 1.  Govino Wine Glasses I got these awesome glasses as a gift and I am truly obsessed.  I've thanked the person that gave them to me about 10 times.  These are amazing "plastic", stemless, dishwasher safe wine glasses that I adore.  Being outside with the kiddos it's hard to bring a nice wine glass outside or really any glass besides my tervis tumbler and these glasses are the cure all for me.  They are several different shapes and sizes and thankfully they are on amazon.com! Click here! 2.  Meditation Made Easy One thing that has truly helped me in the past year or so has been mediation.  I get that it can be daunting, scary, intimidating or seem not important but my belief is that anytime spent with yourself is valuable ...

To my beautiful, smart, happy, courageous readers I want to say THANK YOU!  Your amazing comments on Facebook, emails, private messages, texts etc. truly warmed my heart.  To hear that something I wrote moved you, spoke to you or was something that you could relate to is an incredible experience. This space is one where I allow myself to be creative, messy, imperfect and incredibly honest.  That means I am also incredibly vulnerable.  Letting my guard down use to be so, so scary and while it still gives me pause I am in a new space.  Pretty much my mantra now is if it's scary I'm going to do it, ha!  The other day at the playground with Em I was literally afraid to go down this big fireman's pole so I did it over and over until I realized how much fun it was.   Em was thoroughly entertained as were the other people at the park!  I didn't care that I looked silly or I almost fell more than once I just kept...