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So Proud

08 Sunday Sep 2019

Posted by melissaoconnor in life, motherhood

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3yearsold, elliotgray, firstdayofschool, loveyou, motherhood, myboy, silly, sograteful, toddlerlife

My silly boy on his first day back to school last week. He is such a light in my life. Always smiling and laughing and just overall happy. It’s a beautiful thing to see. Lately I’ve been so proud of him. Mostly because he is finally potty trained. Last Sunday we put the underwear on and didn’t turn back. Within a few days it was official. There were many attempts before this so you can imagine how excited and relieved I am. If you have kids you know how much of a big deal this is. Also, Friday was his first full day of school and he did great. Like I said, I am just so proud of him. Being a mom is a crazy job but I am pretty damn lucky to have this sweet, kind, and amazing little boy to keep me on my toes.

Childhood Expressions

01 Wednesday Aug 2018

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beinthepresent, childhood, comnectthedots, create, designerthoughts, enjoythemoments, funtimes, getcreative, motherhood, playallday, thehereandnow

I don’t have much time to get crafty these days, but I do enjoy diving into fun projects with my son, Elliot. Of course, anything art is always a blast. But I find that I really enjoy constructing things most, whether it’s building with blocks, designing a track system for his trains, or creating a unique and wacky object with Tinkertoys. These are all things I loved as a child, as well as I got older, so it’s no surprise they are still of interest. I guess you can say I have always felt the need to ‘connect the dots’ in the world around me and create. Exploring this side of me through childhood is pretty damn awesome. And I feel very lucky to express my creativity with Elliot. I am learning to settle in those calm and inspiring moments where I can just be a kid again.

Halloween 2017

31 Tuesday Oct 2017

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I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween! This year we kept it simple and chose a costume for Elliot that made sense. Who else but Elliot from E.T.! The mini photo shoot was short but thankfully I got some cute pics. Hope you all have a great holiday!

Be About Being Better

28 Monday Aug 2017

Posted by melissaoconnor in Inspiration, motherhood

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be about being better, bebetter, breathe, letgo, loverecipe, loveyou, onlyhuman, pause, self care, stress, takeabreak

When you had a bad day and you are super stressed and have no patience left and find a way to blame yourself because you are supposed to make sure everything is going as planned and find solutions and fix all that isn’t working but the truth is you’re only human and need to give yourself a break.

There are times when you just need to be about being better to yourself. And it’s in those darker moments when you need it most.

Pause. Breathe. Let go. Rest.
My recipe for being better.


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