# @arielleshipe on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLDM5-cR-wM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31545501-arielleshipe-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2efff47d83.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-18T17:10:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Arielle Shipe | Outdoor Adventure + Motherhood (@arielleshipe) — https://gondola.cc/arielleshipe

## Caption

Just saying…

But also, if you’re a brand new parent, I want to add this: it took me almost two years of motherhood to get here.

We didn’t start daycare until my daughter was 15 months old, so for a long time I was a full-time mama and working full-time as a freelancer. I kept adventuring, but only on the terms that worked with a baby strapped to me (read: lots of hiking).

It took us a while to find our groove, to build support, and to create space in our lives where I could finally start doing things just for me again. And honestly, I only got there because I started to feel my spark fading and knew that wasn’t good for anyone.

Yes, I probably could have asked for help sooner (why is that so hard?), but when I finally did, I realized that making time for me actually made me a better mom.

For me, it’s climbing and time outside. For you, it might be something completely different. But whatever it is, make it a priority.

You still matter when you become someone’s parent.

#MotherhoodUnfiltered #OutdoorMama #AdventureParenting #RealMomLife #ClimbLikeAMom

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outdoormama, motherhoodunfiltered, climblikeamom, adventureparenting, realmomlife

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