Welcome to Modern Motherhood Musings
Welcome to the Modern Motherhood Musings newsletter, I’m so glad you’re here!
I’m a full-time mom with a full-time career trying to juggle all the expectations that come with both, and quickly realizing it’s impossible. I’m passionate about community, and my goal with this newsletter is to create a place for moms to relate and feel a little less alone.
If you choose to subscribe, you can expect to see this newsletter in your inbox every Friday morning. I promise, no inbox overload!
Every newsletter will include an honest reflection on motherhood, and a mix of things that brought me joy or caught my eye, and I hope will do the same for you.
🖊 This week’s musing…
I live in Texas, where we had a deep freeze this week. This means that we had no childcare, and two parents trying to support two kids under the age of 4, while managing our full-time jobs.
It was chaos. The kids got lots of TV time, while we tried to sneak in a few meetings during snacks and naps.
In those moments when you’re trying to juggle it all and feel like you’re failing at both your career and parenthood, give yourself grace, grace, and more grace. You’re a human, doing the best you can. We all are.
✨ What brought me joy this week
🥣 This delicious Creamy Wild Rice Chicken Soup with Roasted Mushrooms from Half-Baked Harvest. Don’t skip roasting the mushrooms and adding the whole cloves of garlic. The flavor it creates is incredible, trust me.
📖 If you like suspense novels, but don’t like anything too dark, First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston is for you. If you watched The Imposters on Netflix, this is very similar, filled with twists and turns until the very last page.
💄 I’ve simplified my skincare routine over the winter (face wash and moisturizer) but I recently started using this CeraVe Hydrating Toner and it’s the budget-friendly, no-nonsense hydration hero my skin didn’t know it needed.
👯♀️ Creating Community
Each week, the Creating Community section will feature either a question or challenge. The goal is to inspire you to build community and connect with other mamas in this same season.
Q: We want to know, what is an act of kindness that another mom has shown you that you’ll never forget?
A: email us at modernmoterhoodmusings@gmail.com, we want to hear your answers!
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Happy Friday, we made it! Now, go pour yourself a glass of wine and dive into the weekend—because, let's be real, you earned it!
