Motherhood isn’t an Olympic competition — yet somewhere along the way, we started treating it like one. This post is a gentle reminder to be softer with ourselves, kinder to one another, and rebuild the community mothers have always deserved.

The holidays used to feel magical—catalogs, Santa letters, decorations, excitement. Now as a millennial mom, the season feels less like joy and more like survival. Bills, inflation, and pressure to create “holiday magic” on a stretched budget have replaced the wonder I once knew. Here’s my honest take on why the holidays just don’t hit the same anymore.

Becoming a mother changed my entire relationship with time. What once felt abstract now feels painfully real as I watch my daughter grow a little more each day. This post explores the impossible math of motherhood, the expectations placed on women, and why protecting my time has become an act of survival and love.

Yesterday, I almost didn’t go into the office — not because I was lazy, but because I couldn’t afford lunch. It’s a feeling too many of us know: doing our best while trying to survive a system that keeps asking for more. This isn’t a pity post — it’s a truth-telling one, about gratitude, guilt, and the quiet strength it takes to keep going.

A raw and honest story of postpartum depression—how it began, what it felt like, and how one mother found help and healing. You are not alone.

Postpartum depression isn’t just sadness. It can be rage, acne, anxiety, guilt — and it can last years. Let’s talk honestly about what new mothers really go through.