People always ask “How do you do it all?” and I’m like… do I though? Because half the time I feel like I’m just winging it with extra coffee and a really good dry shampoo routine.
I’m a wife, mom, entrepreneur, and athlete. Some days I absolutely crush it in all areas. Other days I’m proud of myself for remembering to shower before noon.
But here’s the thing – every single role is teaching me something I didn’t know I needed to learn.
Being a mom taught me that my heart could literally explode with love and also that toast is basically a vegetable if you squint hard enough.
Being a wife reminded me that partnership looks different every day. Sometimes it’s romantic date nights, sometimes its friendly competition in our morning gym circuits, sometimes it’s tag-teaming bedtime routines while communicating entirely through exhausted eye contact.
Running a business showed me I’m way stronger than I thought. Also that imposter syndrome is real but so is the incredible feeling of building something from nothing.
And staying active? That’s my sanity saver. When everything else feels chaotic, I can always count on my body to show up and remind me what I’m capable of. Being healthy and fit is a choice, a non negotiable, because nothing in life will matter if I don’t have my health. I want to be present for my loved ones, and staying healthy means I can have the energy to create memories, run around with my toddler, and stay up late having pillow talk with my teenagers.
Real Talk About “Having It All”
Can we just be honest for a second? The whole “having it all” thing is kind of BS. Not because it’s impossible, but because nobody talks about what it actually looks like day-to-day.
It looks like eating lunch standing up in the kitchen because sitting down feels like giving up.
It looks like sticky notes literally everywhere because my brain has reached maximum capacity.
It looks like celebrating the small wins because some days just keeping everyone alive and fed is actually a huge accomplishment.
It looks like being really freaking tired but also really freaking grateful.
To My Fellow Chaos Coordinators
If you’re out here juggling multiple roles and feeling like you’re barely keeping it together – first of all, you’re not alone. Second of all, you’re doing better than you think.
We’re not just multitasking. We’re literally rewriting what’s possible. We’re showing our kids (and ourselves) that you don’t have to pick just one thing to be good at.
Some days we’re graceful. Other days we’re just trying not to cry in the grocery store parking lot. Both are totally valid.
The messy, beautiful truth is that this is what growth looks like. This is what living fully looks like. This is what refusing to make yourself smaller looks like.
The Bottom Line
Life is happening in full color right now – the bright, beautiful moments and the chaotic, overwhelming ones too. I’m here for all of it.
Because at the end of the day, when my head hits the pillow and I’m mentally running through tomorrow’s to-do list, I know I’m showing up as the fullest version of myself. Tired? Yes. Fulfilled? Absolutely.
This is my life, my story, my beautiful mess. And honestly? I wouldn’t have it any other way.
What’s your beautiful mess looking like these days?
