How It All Started

The day is started. Happy 7 months baby girl!

I was 7 months into my maternity leave with Thalia and feeling unfulfilled. I loved my daughter very much, but I felt like something was missing. We were in peak pandemic lockdown orders, Spring 2019 edition, and I had already taken up a new hobby to try and fill that void I was feeling. I’d always kept written diaries and still write weekly letters to the girls, so I thought starting a blog might be a fun project for me. I knew nothing about blogging and figured it would be a fun challenge.

A little research later and I realized I could try Instagram influencing with blogging as a potential way to make a little extra money while on maternity leave. Since we were in lockdown, I figured spending some additional time on social media would only help connect me with family and let them see the girls grow and make some new mom friends that I so desperately needed.

I launched my blog in July of 2019. Motivated by my recent separation and a need to do something for me I dove headfirst into blogging and learning about the mysterious ways of the Instagram algorithm. Along the way I’ve realized that a large majority of the successful Mommy Influencers out there like The Overwhelmed Mommy, Olivia Zapo, and The Southernish Mama look like they lead the picture perfect lives. Married to their high school sweetheart, living in a beautiful house, and raising adorable children as a stay-at-home mom.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for them, but I feel like that’s not a reality for most moms out there. I know when I see these perfect lives, I feel immense sadness that my life doesn’t look like that too. I want to be a voice out there for women who are raising children in family situations that don’t mirror the traditional one we see plastered all over social media. I hope I’ll be able to create a community of women who can support each other on our motherhood journey. Motherhood is a struggle without adding a layer of sadness from comparing yourself with other moms! Follow me on Instagram or subscribe to my blog as I share my story of single motherhood.

Happy 7 months Thalia!