What day is it?

Hey Mamas,

I’m surrounded by my four rug rats, nursing two of them - and I swear my heart feels like it’s beating next to yours, each one of yours. No matter where you are, no matter how your Covid-day is going, I feel more connected to the mamas of the world than ever.

It could be the oxytocin talking, but I think the pandemic has stripped our differences, leaving only our sameness.   

We are all bathing kids (definitely not ourselves with the same frequency), washing dishes, cooking 1-2-3 x daily, homeschooling (when possible), grateful if our coffee’s hot, negotiating deals and toddler tantrums, zooming grandparents, vendors and clients, changing every color diaper possible, launching brands, inventing games on the fly, ducking from well-aimed spitballs, turning out content, stepping on legos, kissing boo-boos both real and imagined, entertaining singletons, separating siblings, delivering donations, nursing little ones (in tandem!) and sleeping on the bed’s edge with ten little toes pushing us even further off because let’s face it - no bed is ever big enough once you have kids. 

And that’s just Wednesday, or is it Thursday? Oh, I give up, it’s Anyday. 

Every day it feels I am drowning in work and motherhood with no lifeline in sight. And then it repeats every damn day. I knew work/life balance was BS - But. THIS. Is. Nuts. It’s like a really bad never-ending version of Ground Hog day without Bill Murray’s humor to make it laughable.

I’m on a roller daily coaster hurtling through frustration, joy, wonder, fear, failure, triumph, and love. After six weeks of sheltering in place, caring for our two set twins and relaunching our company (!?wha!?) two things are clear to me: 

White knuckle that roller coaster back to love every damn day - no matter what. If I show my kids how much I loved them, it was a good day - no matter how much crap (organic and otherwise) I had to deal with. Loving them - and them know how much they are loved is what really matters.  

Connect with your tribe every damn day - whether in posts, calls, texts or a wine zoom chat, my tribe of amazing kick-ass mothers brings me joy, makes me laugh until I cry, and reminds me this time is unique and we are lucky to be able to support each other through it.

I see you - this is f’ing hard - and I am so with you.

xoxo Marissa