Real Talk for Moms Balancing Work, Life, and Littles

Finding identity in motherhood does not have to mean reinventing yourself. Sometimes it is as simple as noticing beautiful things and letting that be enough for this season.

Balance looks great in theory. But theory is quiet. Theory does not have a toddler asking for a snack while you answer a client email. Or a baby who needs to cluster feed. Or new parents in an exhaustion war that can't stop arguing. Balance belongs to gymnasts and juggling acts... Not in motherhood. Steady is different. Steady works in real life and it matters more.

But here’s the truth: self-care doesn’t have to be extravagant. Sometimes it’s about the simplest acts of remembering you in the middle of motherhood. Taking inventory of everything you're doing in the day, not to tell yourself it isn't enough, but to flip the script and say "wow... look how I have shown up today."

I didn’t feel like a good employee. I didn’t feel like a good partner. And I definitely didn’t feel like a good mom. (Even though, in hindsight, I wasn’t giving myself nearly enough credit.) From the outside, it probably looked like I had it all together. I got so many comments celebrating the water I was drowning in. I was “Supermom” holding down a job, a household, and a happy baby. But inside? It felt like I was spinning plates on a moving treadmill.

I don’t want to sugarcoat it because there are MANY days when the toys take over and my coffee goes cold. But having intentional spaces means I don’t always feel like I’m drowning in stuff or scrambling for what to do next. Here’s how I’ve set up our home so I can juggle working from home while raising a toddler.