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Gritty Leadership Conference

June 15, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

Gritty Leadership 2019, recap of San Diego’s best leadership conference for women.

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Nobody says motherhood is easy. I don’t care if you planned your kids or we’re surprised by being pregnant like I was. You’re never ready. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ At 21 I was a mom. Way before I was ready but she came into my world and instantly showed me how much better life can be. I’m not a perfect mom and we’ve been figuring out this whole mother daughter thing for the last 10.8 years. But today out of all the days I’ve been her mom was really hard. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She’s left on a trip without parents. Getting on a plane to fly across the country and then out of the country and I won’t be there. I’m terrified of the what if’s. I’m scared she’ll come home and like life without me thus thrusting her into teendom long before we’re (I’m) ready. Most of all I’m sad that this means she’s no longer a little girl but a young woman finding her own way in the world. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I know, she’s only 10 and I have many years with her before college, but today was THE moment I realized my little girl is not so little anymore. Now excuse me as I go cry in my wine. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #momlife #momtruth #momtruths #momoftweens #momof2 #momofteengirls #millenialmom #modernmom #honestmom #momtruth #momtruths #motherhood ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Filling up your feed with meaningless pictures of me trying to be a cool mom but I just look like I’m trying too hard. Haha this is why I can’t be an Instagram model. But look at my baby succulents. They cute! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Who else can’t keep plants alive unless they are succulents? 🙋🏻‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #succulentsofinstagram #succulents #succulentmom #plantlady #plantsofinstagram #momjokes #coolmom #tryingtoohard #blogger #bloggerstyles #chulavistamom #chulavistablogger #sandiegoblogger ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Okay so I’m addicted to cute notebooks but I actually use them. See I have a problem. My mind never stops. If I don’t write down my thoughts or ideas they will clutter my head and I won’t be able to sleep or think of anything else. They are planted in my mind waiting to be set free. So, I always carry a notebook. If anyone ever got their hands on one they might think I’m crazy and maybe I am. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Anyone else always jotting things down? Have any of your thoughts or ideas turned into anything real? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #notebooks #alwaysthinking #alwayswriting #ideamachine #overactivemind #shesathinker #dreamer #writersofinstagram #notetoself #mombrain #mombrainisreal #mindset #momjokes

Sometimes we need to look at the world with childlike wonder. Did you see that summer sunset last night 🌅? I literally ran outside and begged my husband to capture it and me soaking it up. Then I snatched him up a stole some summer kisses. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Did you see it? Did you take a moment to appreciate it’s beauty and this wonderful world we live in. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #sandiegosunset #sunsets #summersky #momjokes #sandiegomom #chulavistamom #momogger #summertime #sandiegolove #chulavista

It’s Saturday folks!!! What does that mean? Before kids it meant sleeping in, going to brunch with friends, hitting the beach and going out drinking. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now, it means driving long distances, sitting in the hot sun, to watch an hour game only to do it again in a few hours and attempt to get a tan and possibly spiking my hydro flask. But I love my kids and I live for this! So I think I’ll take sports weekends and still sneak in the spiked drinks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But enough about my #soccermomlife. What are you doing this weekend? Anything fun or are you an unpaid sports taxi, keeper of the snacks, wagon pulling, sideline cheering sports parent like me? #momjokes

I’ve seen a lot of new faces around here so I thought I’d take a moment to introduce myself. I’ve been creating this space for a little over a year now. It’s not my full time job, but someday it could be. But I love forming a slice of Instagram because it is a space where moms and women can come for a good laugh, feel like it’s okay to not be okay and get some inspiration! I wasn’t seeing moms who were at the stage of life I am in with my kids. You don’t see many tween moms on the gram. Why? Because it’s a difficult stage of life and we’re busy. So I created a space I needed and hope some of you needed to. I love doing this, creating a space and meeting amazing women. Now you know about me and why I’m doing this. Thanks for sticking around and sharing with your friends. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Now it’s your turn. What do love seeing on here? What are you creating? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #momjokes

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