03/18/2026
1. Poured 8 years into a salon — time, energy, everything — only to walk away feeling completely drained.
2. Spent years battling infertility… watching life move forward for everyone else while I stayed in the waiting.
3. Looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize myself — physically, mentally, emotionally.
4. Compared my timeline to everyone around me and felt like I was constantly falling behind.
5. Tied my worth to how “successful” I looked on the outside… while struggling quietly on the inside.
6. Thought I had failed at life because nothing went according to plan.
7. Learned the hard way that not everything broken is meant to be fixed — some things are meant to be left behind.
These failures led me to two kids I once cried for.
They gave me a deeper appreciation for this life.
They shaped a version of me that’s still here, still growing.
This life may not look how I planned…
but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
