My Intentional Mess: Blog Posts
When it comes to my life, there are so many messes that occur on the regular. I’m here to share how to bring intention to them. Welcome to the anti-highlight reel of My Intentional Mess.
I’m an optimistic-realist striving to make the most of life when shit gets real. My Intentional Mess is a space to share the ups, downs, and everything in between as I navigate personal development, career changes, and the beautiful chaos of motherhood.
I’m a wife to a career firefighter and mama to two beautifully sassy girls. After 10 years of teaching high school English, I took a leap of faith and switched careers (learn more about my story here). It’s been a wild ride rebuilding my identity and balancing all the roles we, as women, juggle.
Here, you’ll find honest stories about my journey, tips for personal growth, and reflections on making intentional choices even when life gets messy. Whether you’re a young woman carving your future or a wise woman like me finding your way after a major life change, join me in this journey of self-discovery and growth.
Let’s embrace the mess and grow together!
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It’s Poop Again: Embracing Discomfort for Growth
Spring has sprung, and with it comes a harsh reminder—growth doesn’t always smell like fresh flowers. Sometimes, it stinks. Literally. March 20th arrived, and all I can smell outside is manure. There is so much discomfort for growth in this season. It’s not the fresh blooming flowers or the sweet scent of a fresh rain,…
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Putting Myself First: The Closet Cleanout Confidential
Tackling a closet cleanout isn’t just about clothes—it’s about making space for me. Join me as I put myself back on the list
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Why It’s Time to Stop Playing Alone: Household Collaboration
The Mess: Avoiding Household Collaboration and Feeling the Pressure to Do It All Myself Instead With car keys in my hand I worked to hustle my girls out the door for school. My youngest daughter’s voice broke the list that was streaming through my brain: “’Mom, can you do my laundry today, please?’ she asked.…
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The Year of Enough: Setting Realistic Goals for Real-Life Growth
The Mess: New Year’s Resolutions Here’s why mine always fail. They are overly ambitious. Burn out and failure lie ahead, but I want to make this the year of enough. I’m guilty of this in my professional life. My mantra was always I will work harder. But working harder doesn’t always yield fruition. Sometimes it…
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Finding Peace During Christmas Chaos: Embrace the Magic
The Mess: Christmas Shopping. Tis the season for stressed out women trying to make the Christmas magic happen for everyone. My goal this season was to find peace during the Christmas chaos. This year I was determine to get all the business and busyness of Christmas shopping over and done with early so I could…
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Learning to Be Grateful for the Women We’re Becoming
The Mess: Struggling to Stick to a Workout Routine I can’t stick to a workout routine. I recently shared this struggle with my husband. During 2020, I developed a disciplined routine of workouts. I really found my stride in daily yoga and eating healthy, but somehow over the last four years I have lost all…
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Hectic Parking and Heart Gratitude
Hectic Parking and Heart Gratitude: A lesson in letting go and finding peace in the present moment, no matter how messy it might be. Hectic parking situations—count me out. This is something I used to obsess about; it’s part of why I didn’t like to commit to events. It sounds so silly to say that…
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Don’t Burn the House Down: Balancing Perfectionism and Reality
The Mess: Feeling Like I’m Not Doing Enough You know that running list of things you have to do that never seem to get done. That never-ending to-do list feels especially overwhelming when my husband is on shift. There’s this added pressure to do everything spectacularly so the girls won’t notice that he is gone.…
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Finding Balance in Life and Temptation: The Candy Dilemma
Finding Balance in The Mess: Too Much Candy The Mess: Too much halloween candy. Just kidding…but seriously. Since having kids, we always seem to have an abundance of candy in the house. When I taught high school it was easy to get rid of. I would take all the extra candy and use it to…
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Work-Life Balance: Juggling It All (Without Losing My Mind)
The Mess: Creating Work-Life BalanceWhen Irritability Creeps In The Mess: I’m feeling irritable and I don’t know why. Mama’s and wifey’s out there, have you ever found yourself in this space? No one in your family actually did anything wrong, but you are ready to snap just the same. I usually find myself in this…
