View fullsize Send your prayers up and your roots down deep, add a few limbs to your family tree. This song has been the vibe recently. And I say vibe now because I’m still young and cool. . . . #poppy #singlemombychoice #buydirt
View fullsize L A T E L Y . . . #mothersdayweekend #photodump
View fullsize 2nd M O T H E R’ S D A Y with Poppy. My favorite part of life is being a mom - watching him explore, learn, and grow. Being a single mom feels impossible some days but feels worth it everyday. 🤍 . . #happymothersday2023 #singlemombychoice
View fullsize S A T U R D A Y M O R N I N G S Finding new foods we like Spending time outside Hanging out with the dog I wish 18 year old Miranda could see me now - because that bitch was a mess. I’ll tell you about her someday, but for now I’m soaki
View fullsize Work was disrespectful yesterday. I actually really like my job. I’m an auditor so I literally get to judge people all day (that’s not exactly accurate but you get the point). Anyway, it was a long day. Before becoming a mother, that wou
View fullsize Earlier this week Poppy was crying and my dad was the only one in the room so he sang him a lullaby. Poppy must have handed my mom half a dozen books today and she patiently read them all. He saw my sister and toddled full-speed to get to her and c
View fullsize Seis de Mayo Spent a few hours away from my Poppy to reset and remember I’m a person outside of being a mom. Honestly, even though I missed him, it’s the first time I felt zero guilt being away from him. 1. Margarita Mule? 2. Not impresse
View fullsize 1. Cinco de Mayo y bebé 2. Margarita Mamá 3. Fajita Friday…obviously. 4. How do you say Jello Shot in Spanish? 5. Aunt MoMó . . . #cincodemayo #fajitafriday #singlemombychoice
View fullsize 1 0 Y E A R S. It’s been a decade since I graduated from college. The biggest challenge and my proudest accomplishment at the time. We drank champagne in our seats and thought about everything we’d been through in the last four years. In
View fullsize Lately… 1. Baby Sous Chef 2. Sugar Mama Brunch 3. Okay, I’ll say it: Llama llama is kinda an asshole 4. My favorite part of the day 5. “Send Me A Contact Pic”. I don’t even know you but okay. 6. Spring day, ros&eacute
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View fullsize Lately… . . . #mama #boymama #springbaby #photodump
View fullsize I keep trying to teach her what the insta-husbands do but then she just makes fun of me. Despite the unsuccessful training, I got to spend the day taking Poppy to his first baseball game and hanging out with my selfie partner. . . #bff #boymama #one
View fullsize The nanny was leaving today (aka grandmama) and Poppy decided he wanted to go too, so he started leaving the house. Although, I was obviously ready for a glass of wine, far be it for me to turn down a request for adventure from my kid. We waddled, ro
View fullsize Birthday dinner w/ my family - Let’s call this: “Before Margaritas & After Margaritas”. I don’t always love my birthday. Adopted kid + birthday = weird day. But it’s been lovely celebrating with my people. Full heart
View fullsize This is a series I’d like to call: “Birthday Party: Did She Even Wear Pants?” 1. Godmother Selfie 2. 1 part sister, 2 parts margarita 3. She’s starting to feel it 4. The “T” in “Top Golf” stands for tw
View fullsize This is 31 - messy, happy, anxious, exhausted, blessed. . . . #31 #thirtyone #thirties #thirtiesclub #ariesszn
View fullsize 1 week ago he turned O N E. I’ve been thinking back to where we were a year ago. I could barely walk, I couldn’t lift anything heavier than my baby, and I held him 99% of the time and just did everything one-handed. It was a haze of snug
View fullsize H a p p y E a s t e r from The Dodd’s. I planned everything about having a baby except his due date. His birthday and 3/4ths of the group chat’s birthdays are in a 14-day period, so we took it easy today and celebrated just the two of u