Michelle Booth

Wishing you a happy new year!!

I knew I wouldn’t regret buying these glasses for $2 at Goodwill a few weeks ago so I can romanticize drinking my sparkling pink grapefruit beverage on NYE while wearing a Christmas sweater and sweatpants. 😄

My Summer Staples
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Taking a break from putting up some fall decorations to post about some things I’ve enjoyed this season! This is so I can look back on it someday and be like, “Aww yeah, I remember that 🤗.” Pre-nostalgia. That’s just how I am.

Silly little white shoes from Walmart. Super affordable, cute, and simple. The perfect summer shoe imo.

CeraVe Hydrating Mineral Sunscreen. Is it a little too orange for my pale skin? Yes. But do i slather it on and go with it anyway? Also yes. The velvety finish and sun protection is worth it. ☀️

I get genuinely excited to wear these sunglasses whenever the sun comes out. I’ve never felt that way about sunglasses before so that seemed noteworthy. 😎

Thank the library gods for offering audiobooks on the most convenient way! I use the Libby app and cloud library app and I’ve loved listening to audiobooks while I’m working on my various diy projects this summer. There’s nothing like being fully immersed in an engaging story. 📚🎧✨

Tillamook ice cream. 🍦 I’m partial to the flavors Udderly Chocolate and Tillamook Mudslide 😋

Another Walmart special from a few years ago! I wore this striped dress approximately once a week, every week this summer. Easiest outfit ever. 🤍💙🤍

✨THIS IS 32✨

I’m navigating the intense whirlwind that is postpartum and these days are filled with spit up rags everywhere, sleepy newborn cuddles, more laundry than I thought possible, trying to change a diaper as quickly as possible so I don’t get peed on, lots of meditation, so many bodily fluids, making sure I remember to eat, constantly checking that little one is still breathing, being extremely conscious of my self-care practices, waiting patiently for the day when my baby won’t just stare at me blankly and will actually understand who I am, and trying to figure out how to make pumping milk more enjoyable (but, like, seriously, how do you make pumping not the most annoying chore in the world??).

And the spectrum of emotions!! I don’t think it’s talked about enough so let’s talk about it: I thought I had some sort of idea of how the intense postpartum feelings would go, but I knew absolutely nothing. Some moments are so wonderful and happy and fulfilling and I feel like I know what I’m doing and other moments I feel like I’m completely falling apart. A little less so now that the early ultra hormonal days have passed (thank goodness because those early postpartum crying sessions are exhausting), but the falling apart moments still happen, not gonna lie. I have to take each moment as it comes. Really good times and really bad times - it’s all there. And I’m giving myself permission to feel all the emotions. (Continued in comments)