Rewind to this time last year: we were gearing up to welcome babe number #2. I actually made a commitment to myself to enjoy my damn mat leave this time around because as a first time mom, I did not thoroughly bask in the glorious days of being at home. ⠀ BUT this universe had other plans. If someone had told me that the majority of my maternity leave would be me playing the juggling act of entertainer, caregiver, educator, and everything else in-between...I would’ve laughed, like really hard. I actually wouldn’t have believed it. But here we are. ⠀ Many many many thoughts going on that I’ll be sharing over the course of the next little bit. Many triggers hitting me in different ways. Many emotions. Lots of many’s. For now I’ll leave it at it’s been fucking hard navigating motherhood during this weird time. And personally it’s actually only going to get harder. But as much as I’m stating the obvious, this part isn’t always as obvious: for anyone feeling it, you’re not alone. There are ...