Life Lately: Chaos, Coffee, and Catching My Breath
Once upon a Monday—not the kind with fresh starts and motivational playlists, but the kind where you wake up thinking it’s Sunday and realize you’ve already missed your window for peace—there I was. Mascara from yesterday still slightly clinging to my lashes, a toddler on my hip, a teen yelling about missing socks, and me wondering how in the world did I get here? Life lately hasn’t been calm. But it has been real. Some seasons of life feel like a well-orchestrated dance. This one? This one feels like interpretive jazz with toddlers, teenagers, and the occasional mental breakdown in the pantry. In the last few weeks, I’ve juggled: A graduation (we made it, barely, with hot glue, tears, and snacks), A whirlwind trip to Arizona, A beautiful but exhausting Mother’s Day, Vendor events that drained my feet and filled my heart, And enough emotional ups and downs to make a telenovela jealous. And through it all, I keep showing up. Sometimes late, usually with caffeine, but al...