I’ve been thinking recently about my “why” - why the heck am I doing this? Why am I oversharing on the internet? Does anyone really care about what I have to say? What am I even doing? I do it for the girl in these pictures. The scared and lonely first time mom. I had my oldest Willie during a pretty wild time - it was the tail end of the pandemic but we were still constantly afraid. And if you talk to a new mother you know that your baseline is pretty much terrified all the time without throwing in the unknowns of COVID at the time. I felt completely alone - which is funny because I was almost never alone - out on an island by myself. Trying to figure out how to be a Mom, trying to be there for my friends, trying to stay healthy. It was just emotionally exhausting. All of this is to say, a big part of my why - is I want to be a friend to that lonely girl who felt so isolated. I want to be the mom friend who I wish I had back then. For advice for laughs. For a shoulder to cry on. All of it. So that’s why I am here - doing this. Sharing and oversharing. and to the haters? F’ em. More in my substack 💌 link in bio to subscribe