These are the days, Mama

Hey, you. Yeah you, with the whiney, “poor me, I’m so tired and don’t get to poop by myself” attitude. You, who dreams of the day your kids can all buckle their own seatbelts, sleep through the night, and eat their food without 75% of it ending up in their lap/floor/hair/down their ... Read More

To Moms with Sons

Hi there! If you stumbled upon my page from Facebook or another site, welcome! You can get to know more about me and what you’ll find on this page, here. And, if you like this post, feel free to check out more of my stuff on motherhood, like how it can feel so heavy sometimes. Married? Check out ... Read More

A Mother’s Monthly Thoughts

My boy is ONE! And just for fun, this past year I decided to document not only a photo of my growing baby each month, but also one honest thought that accurately summarized my feelings as a mother. From Belly to First Birthday (and beyond!): 40 weeks pregnant: Life would be so much ... Read More

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  • Are you a “pre-built” or a “build it yourself” gingerbread house kind of family?⁣ ⁣ ⁣Me? I’m definitely a “pre-built” kind of mom who always forgets to look at the box closely enough and accidentally buys a “build it yourself” which turns out to be more of a gingerbread heap than a house. Luckily, all the kids care about is inhaling sugar.😂 #allaboardtheexpress #hotmessthatis ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📷: Edited with Calhoun 4 mobile preset. #mariellemariepresets
  • Cuz I got eyes in the back of my head, duh.😏👀 #mommin ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 📷: Edited with Calhoun 1 Mobile preset; decreased exposure slightly. #mariellemariepresets
  • A happy belated 7 months to this little love. 💕 #rosieposiegrows
  • After her first year of soccer, I think it’s safe to say she’s more of a “Dance” girl. 💃🏼😂 #alliaskedforwasasmile #teddymae #sheprancedaroundthefield
  • Telltale signs you’re a mom...⁣ ⁣ 1. Hearing things like “because I said so” come outta your own mouth (and feeling genuinely stunned and surprised at first, followed by sudden, deep understanding of your own mama😆😳).⁣ ⁣ 2. The irresistible urge to chop your hair. (Like, for the 4,332 time this month, please talk me out of chopping my hair like in this pic again👆🏼😬). ⁣ ⁣ 3. Thoroughly enjoying solo grocery shopping.⁣ ⁣ 4. You stop bothering to shut the bathroom door (they’ll find their way in anyway🤷🏼‍♀️)⁣. ⁣ 5. Not caring where you go on vacation as long as there’s a big, comfy bed, and the option to sleep in until you wake up ALL ON YOUR OWN😱***gasp***⁣ ⁣ Me? Currently battling #2, with a heavy side of needing #5, but knowing full well I’ll have to settle for #3 for at least another year or so😂 #momlife #thebestlife
  • “...and the ornaments were hung on the Christmas tree, with care.”⁣ ⁣ Just kidding.⁣ ⁣ ⇝Tree: 1 (maybe)⁣ ⇝Smashed on the floor: 7 (and still counting😆)⁣ #anotheronebitesthedust #ohsweetjames ⁣ 📷: Edited with “Vermilion 4” from the Vermilion presets collection.
  • Over the past couple weeks I’ve had dozens of people asking me how I get the warm organic skin tones in my recent photos. The easy, obvious answer is my presets😉, but for those wanting to know the exact settings used within the presets in Lightroom to achieve this look, I decided I’d just share on my blog! WHAT?! The Blog?!⁣ ⁣ Yep, it’s been so long, I almost forgot I had one too😂🤷🏼‍♀️⁣ ⁣ Head to the link in my profile or Mariellemarie.com to read my newest post ↠3 Editing Tricks for the Perfect Warm Skin Tones in Lightroom↞⁣ ⁣ 📷: Edited with “Vermilion 4” from the Vermilion Collection Presets; no additional edits made! #mariellemariepresets⁣
  • ⁣ It’s been a rough couple of weeks with this little dude. He has seriously been giving me a run for my money, and made me question if I’ve done one single thing right as a parent.⁣ ⁣ I have a feeling I’m not the only one in the middle of some version of “hard.” So tonight, I want to take a minute and tell you all the things I know that I would like to hear after a day like today, in case you needed one or all of these reminders as well... ⁣ Did you yell too much today? It’s ok, so did I. You’re not the only one. Your kids still love you. They’ll still turn out ok. ⁣ ⁣ Wait, you fed them chicken nuggets AGAIN today? Don’t worry. I did too. The world won’t end. They’ll still turn out ok. ⁣ ⁣ Did you find yourself staring at your phone today in attempt to tune out the constant whining or look at the clock a bagillion times wondering if the day would ever end, and then feel guilty about wanting it to? Don’t worry, me too. You’re not alone. ⁣ ⁣ Did you feel like you did a thousand things today, but none of them well (i.e. barely got food on the table, barely got the kids out the door, barely got one kid to the potty in time while another laid in the background crying, barely made it out of the grocery store alive, etc.). Don’t worry, me too. You’re not alone.⁣ ⁣ Did you feel like today was a battle? Do you feel like every one else is excelling, and somehow, you’re the only warrior?⁣ ⁣ You’re not. You’re not the only one battling to keep your head above water. You’re NOT alone. Despite your bad day, or week, or month. You’re NOT a failure. You’re not somehow ruining your kids. You’re NOT a bad mom. ⁣ ⁣ You’re a good mom. A great one, in fact. ⁣ ⁣ It DOES get easier. It WILL get easier. You CAN do this. You ARE doing a good enough job.⁣ ⁣ And your kids will turn out just fine. I promise.⁣ --------⁣ 📷:Edited with Vermilion 5 Preset👉🏼Matte Black Preset👉🏼Original image⁣

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Writer. Photographer. French Fry enthusiast. Mama. Will work for coffee.

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