Rightontimemama

This little Polaroid printer is changing that. I’ve been printing family pictures for the boys’ room, photos for our toddler crafts, and next up is our fall bucket list. Bluetooth, straight from my phone, and a little 2x3 print in about a minute. Basically all the Polaroid nostalgia without having to remember to bring a camera. 😂 I linked the one I’m using here! @Polaroid

Most days, work happens from home, which means I get to be close to my boys while doing a job I genuinely love. A few times a year, though, I pack a bag and get to be in the room with my team for retreats, events, learning, and all the things that just feel different when you’re together in person. And I’m really grateful I can do both. I get to be a mom AND have work that challenges me, lets me keep pursuing my passion for education, and helps me provide for my family. None of it happens because I “do it all.” It happens because I have a village at home that makes it possible for me to leave knowing my boys are happy, loved, and cared for. Midlife motherhood has taught me that a full life doesn’t have to fit into just one box. I can miss my babies like crazy AND love what I get to do when I’m away. Both can be true. ❤️

$5 wooden pumpkins from Target + washable paint + two toddlers = apparently no rules. 😂🎃 I had a cute little pumpkin painting activity planned and somewhere along the way it became paint on the pumpkins, the paper plates, their hands, their hair, their legs… you get it. 😂 But they had the best time, the pumpkins turned out adorable, and honestly that counts as a win. Easy fall toddler activity, very little prep, and absolutely no tutorial required. 😅🧡 What’s something you’ve had to learn to let go of since becoming a mom? @target