i briefly mentioned a glimmer of this on instagram and immediately was flooded with, “wait, wait. can you share more?”
so here we are, you lovely humans.
as always, let me start by saying this is just what works for us. if you have a better system that you love - great! I’m just sharing what i love. take anything you love, leave whatever doesn’t serve you. you do you, boo!
ready?
I ASKED MYSELF: “WHAT AM I PREPARING FOR?”
I asked myself, “What specifically am I preparing for? What worries me? What scares me? What annoys me? What irritates me? Can these potential (or probable) situations be avoided (and if so, how?)? And how can these unavoidable situations be made more comfortable?” to pinpoint what would personally make me feel better to have on hand. And because we all have different anxieties with different familial (and housing) situations in different areas of the country, your list of answers might look way different than mine. And that’s okay.
here’s my list:
Read Morelet’s chat about my favorite, favorite things postpartum: things I’m so glad I did + had + prepared. because of these, I’m so loving this postpartum period.
but first, here’s KK’s introduction post on instagram. weeee!
would rather read about my pregnancy + pregnancy favorites + everythingggg I did to prepare for baby? click here!
first off, prepare for worst case scenario. yes, not the most pleasant thing to do while pregnant - and I blame the majority of my pregnant nerves on this - but now i’m so glad I did because both me and my home were prepared for my heinous amount of tearing. because I was prepared, im able to recover in a level of comfort that wouldn’t have been nearly as easy to achieve if we had instead banked on a quick, easy postpartum recovery. and since i was mentally prepared for the worst, Im truly sitting here on my donut, with my horrendous number of stitches, sporting an obnoxious level of gratitude. like, “this isn’t bad at all!”
ALSO. here were my goals + expectations for postpartum, and I think that also helped tremendously.
Read MoreI am a homebody - I love being home, I love curating a cozy home, I love investing time to create a home (and lifestyle) I love.
So now that we may be looking at some upcoming time doing social distancing for a hot minute, I thought - in an effort to keep things in a positive light about the uncertainty we’re facing - I’d create a list of things that I do, I’ve done, or I’m planning to do at home. AKA if you’d like to know what you can do around the house, Haley Wynn style.
It’s safe to assume I’ll be in these joggers and these slippers for a hot minute.
And know that I’ve ordered a bag of Hershey’s kisses the size of a toddler from Amazon.
Read MoreWriting this while I’m currently at 18 weeks with a due date of June 2nd. This is such a lovely blogpost request from y’all! Below you’ll find a recap of things I did before pregnancy + first trimester, and things I’m hoping to do in the coming months before baby girl makes her debut. I’m warning you - this is a long post! I’ll update it as we go through this pregnancy.
Click here for my postpartum update.
*Disclaimer: I’m just writing about what works/worked for me. You do whatever is best for you!
before pregnancy:
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backstory: I used to be a teacher. and then I took my business full time, working for myself at home. by losing the school day, I completely lost all structure and my days were free to spend as I pleased. which I loved, but slowly but surely, without the accountability and limitations of “I have to be at school from this time to this time monday through friday,” I let go of every single one of the routines and habits that had once brought me so much peace, accomplishment, and contentment.
a year and a half into this, my productivity was at an all time low, and both my weight and anxiety were at at all time high. at this time my business had taken off to an amazing level I never dreamed possible, but my self doubt was absolutely crippling.
long story short, everything came to a head and I had an epic, ugly meltdown that lasted the duration of two flights, a layover, the car ride home, and the rest of the evening on the kitchen floor.
I needed to bring back my routines.
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