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Play with Allie Sped teacher ➡️ Preschool teacher ➡️ SAHM 🤍
Motherhood, but make it PLAY ✨
🎨 Play + developmental activities
🌿 Hashimoto’s + wellness

09/10/2026

Spend the morning with us in our typical routine. These are the mornings I know I’ll look back on when the house is quiet and silent.

09/09/2026

First day of preschool drop-off today.

If your child is walking into a familiar classroom without any familiar friends, I feel you, mama. Transitions are hard.

go get yourself a coffee and allow yourself to feel the feels.

How are you doing with the back-to-school transition?

Wellness Wednesday 🤍I haven’t shared much about my Hashimoto’s journey here, so I wanted to start with something I wish ...
09/02/2026

Wellness Wednesday 🤍

I haven’t shared much about my Hashimoto’s journey here, so I wanted to start with something I wish I had understood sooner:

You can feel like something is wrong even when you’re told your labs are “normal.”

Before I started digging deeper, I was dealing with frequent migraines, rapid weight gain, a racing heart, changes in my mood, and a feeling that I just wasn’t myself.

And then there were my labs.

My vitamin D was 31.

My ferritin was 46.

My TPO antibodies 127.

And despite red flags, I was essentially told, “your thyroid appears to be functioning normally, your labs are within range, continue monitoring.”

So… wait and see.

And maybe that is appropriate for some people. But for me, it left me asking:

Ask questions.
Ask what your numbers mean.
Ask whether there are other labs worth checking.
Ask when you should repeat them.
And if you still feel like something isn’t right, keep advocating for yourself.

I’m going to be sharing more of my journey here—not because I have all the answers, but because I wish I had known to ask more questions sooner, I want to raise awareness, and I want to encourage women to speak up for themselves.🤍

This is my personal experience and isn’t medical advice. Always discuss your symptoms and labs with your healthcare provider.

how I prepped our week for preschool 🏡🫶🏼our theme this week: HOMEGathering a few intentional things and then letting the...
08/31/2026

how I prepped our week for preschool 🏡🫶🏼

our theme this week: HOME

Gathering a few intentional things and then letting the rest of the week unfold through play.

📚 books to anchor our theme
📝 curriculum prep for our week
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 a simple sensory table
🏠 a foldable house craft
🔤 letter of the week activities
💭 questions that invite big little conversations

some of the best preschool learning happens when we slow down & show them everyday life

Save this for your next preschool-at-home theme!

What theme should we do think we’ll do next? 👇

08/24/2026

another step toward a slower life. 🤍

today was our first day of homeschool.

i’m not sure what this season means for the future, but I do know I’m going to soak up these slow mornings with my tiny humans.

doing something that’s a little outside my comfort zone.
choosing less rushing.
choosing more living.

here’s to the unknown, the ordinary, and the beautiful little moments in between. 🤍

08/22/2026

Open windows, favorite breakfast, the dog snoozing by your side, and your parents singing The Bare Necessities. This is the good stuff. I can feel it in my soul.

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