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Welcome to Steph's Mess

 Hello!

Welcome to my Mess! Since this is my first blog post, I'll introduce myself. My name is Steph! I am a wife and mom to three kiddos. Birdie is almost 10 (starting the double digits, whaaa??), Charmander is 7, and Baby is nearly 3. No, those aren't their real names but that's how we'll refer to them here and on the channel. I love being home with Baby during the day while Jackrabbit (my husband) goes to work but I also work out of the house and love what I do! We live in Northern Utah and have lived here for nearly seven years but are looking forward to moving back closer to family in the next couple years. We bought our house in August of 2020, mid-pandemic, and I have been LOVING making it our own with paint and rearranging the furniture - a lot.

I grew up in a very clean and tidy home but never really managed to keep my own spaces clean and tidy. And now I'm 30 and realizing that the mess is affecting my life and it's time to change it. I'm not focusing on being perfect - or whatever social media thinks is perfect - I am just trying to do better. I know that my house isn't going to stay clean for long because I have three kids, a husband, a cat and two dogs! But that's not going to stop me from enjoying the process and the few moments it's all sparkly!

It feels like it's taking forever but we are figuring out what works for our family and let me tell you.. it doesn't look like your average "Pinterest" house. I hate white walls and white cabinets. Our living room is yellow and our hallway is blue! I've been learning a lot about myself lately and how to identify the problem areas that I have and finding creative solutions for them - like an open closet unit near my bed so that laundry doesn't pile up on the floor. Or like the fact that if I try to fold and put away laundry... it never happens! So I figured out a system that works for that and even though it's not a perfect system, it's working better than trying to fold all the laundry.

I've also been trying to honor my body more. I've been doing a very simple skincare routine and my skin has never been happier. As someone who grew up with terrible acne, it feels absolutely incredible to get compliments on how nice my skin is! Now, it's time to focus on my diet. My body is screaming for me to eat better but this is a hard one for me. I've never had a great relationship with food and Jackrabbit doesn't have the best relationship with buying groceries in bulk so it's going to be a real journey to get me and my family healthy. But it's going to be so worth it!

I'm excited to share more of my life with you and hopefully inspire you and make you smile!

Let's do better, together!

All the love,

Steph J.





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