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Simplicity

I love to shop at Target just as much as anyone, but sometimes its nice to have those clothes that are timeless and can withstand the mess that involves my children. I found this shop online on Instagram about a year ago, and it has totally changed how I view shopping for myself and how I have organized my closet. The shop I am referring to is Carly Jean Los Angeles. If you have never shopped here you need to click the picture below and go straight over there and browse around. Her clothes feel soft as butter and hold up so well. You can use her pieces multiple ways, which is my go to; I want to be able to dress it up or down, and I need to have a versatile closet. You can watch her stories, and they show you multiple ways to wear things. She loves to create capsule pieces so that you can not have such an overwhelming closet full of clothes that you never wear. It has truly been so freeing to get rid of clothes that I never wear and have pieces that serve more than one purpose. Because, lets be honest, I…

Find your tribe

Finding your tribe of friends especially when you become a mom is hard. I have lost some friendships ultimately because we moved and didn’t keep in touch as much or because we weren’t on the same level as moms or in life. You need to find friends that push you to be a better version of yourself, ones who can inspire you, friends who ultimately feed your soul and not eat it. It takes awhile for you to find your groove as a mom at first, and my best advice is to find the moms that you want to be like. I have met moms at gymnastics, the park, the zoo, our neighborhood, you can find them everywhere. You have to push yourself out of your comfort zone of keeping to yourself and just reach out to them. I have two of my high school girlfriends that are still to this day my best friends.  We have made it through the awkward stages of life together, thanks jr. high, and we were there for each other through all the drama of high school and now into adulthood. In all truth no one will ever know you…