Wild & Fre, LLC

Hello there friends 💕
This is us. Gobbled in motherhood and navigating a path with new teeth.
I never thought I’d be a mom, and here I am. Sharing a view with a little dude who is growing me just as much as I am growing him.

He has taught me patience and curiosity. He has shown me that growling and giggles release a very special endorphin. And if I pay close attention, there is learning in every moment.

I've been sending out resumes. Paper tells me I’m a sales professional. But I'm not applying for sales jobs. Because I’d rather write. And its interesting how algorithms eat you up and spit you out. How the world chooses to place us in boxes. And Motherhood does that a little too. Has anyone else struggled with identity after becoming a parent? It’s a strange feeling.

But becoming a parent has also taught me that everything is not as it seems. I don't have to be confined to the etchings of a resume or what society tells me I am. Or who I tell me I am.

It’s okay to start something and make a turn and another turn and another. Because a fulfilled life is carved with thousands of choices. And if we don't say yes we will never know what's around the bend.

So anyway - Wild & Fre is changing too. My journals and my children’s book, Dizzy Dottie are still available through Amazon.

I've taken down workshop offerings from my website. At this time, it’s me who needs to workshop my own projects. And I must finish a manuscript and find it a home that will give it wings.

Thanks for hanging out - for cheering on new versions of who we are and who we might become. Because all of us deserve a detour. And its never too late to take one. 💕

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For the last few years they have graciously let me hang my art and cards.
paintings have been marked down significantly in hopes to clear inventory and make space for something new.

Mothers day is coming 💕
Stop by if you are in the area. 🤗
2515 N Scottsdale Rd. In the plaza
(Food is amazing!) ☕🧋🌯🥗

Not in AZ and interested in something? I am happy to ship! Just reach out. Venmo or square payments accepted. 💛🤗

Hey there!
It's been a while since I checked in. Has spring inspired your writing?

Since becoming a mom, I've put Wild & Fre on the back burner and not really marketed any workshops or materials. I've been writing more and having this new life experience is giving me great content. I'm excited to share I've been published in Her View From Home and I'm awaiting new submissions with other literary journals. It's exciting and freeing to move my pen (or type) in between nursing, changing diapers, and tummy time activities.

Anyway - For now, I'm going to continue my stay-at-home mom and house manager journey, while continuing my personal writing goals.

Anyone else writing out there? Would it be of interest to join a Zoom call and write together monthly as an accountability system? Let me know in the comments and if so, what day and time would work?

As a new mom I've been in a season of someday…
Someday my baby will sleep longer.
Someday I will get my energy back.
Someday I will look like myself again.
One of these days my baby will hold his head up… but don't rush…

And in these sleepless nights and among piles of laundry and half-done dishes I'm here for the tender moments where my son holds my finger and his lips curl into a giggle. The seconds when he makes eye contact with me and nothing else matters.

The beautiful and strange and wild chaos of raising a baby. It's fleeting. And I am obsessed with watching the milestones.

Someday I'll offer workshops again. And I am failing at choosing a start day. Mostly because I really just love being a mom. To those of you who have inquired, thank you so much for your support and interest. 💛

What is the thing going on in your life right now that you are obsessed with? There are no wrong answers.
Invite your senses… smells, tastes, colors…
Let this be your journal prompt. Write freely without stopping.

I'm obsessed with tiny fingers. The smell of lavender baby lotion. Dinosaur pajamas with green footy toes. Crooked gummy smiles and furrowed eyebrows. I'm obsessed with three hour sleep windows and a 6am cup of coffee with honey and almond milk. The brilliant and gentle look on my husbands face when our son smiles at him. I'm obsessed with stroller walks and narrating my world. The scent of pine and the surprising scent of Palo Verde that tastes like melon on my tongue but I've never eaten it. And mostly I'm obsessed with Momming and being here now. And Spanish guitar. 💛

This little guy was super curious on our walk today. He came within feet to say hello. Supposedly in Eastern cultures ducks are seen as symbols of water, rain, fertility, and strength. They represent the natural flow of life and the power to adapt to different situations. 💛

I'd say we are adapting… 🥰

Do you have a spirit animal?

It's okay to be awesome! Go ahead… write about it! We all need to be reminded of what makes us special.

Journal prompt:
Make a list of your positive qualities - don't stop until you have at least 20!

When I was a little kid trying to fall asleep I used to pretend the fan blades were stories. Instead of counting sheep, I would name the blades as characters and then choose one. For instance, one blade would have been Teddy Ruxpin, another Popples, and a third, My Little Pony or Care Bears…Then I would make up a story about the item on the fan blade - falling asleep to my imagination.

Either way - decades later my baby is obsessed with the fan. I stare at it too for nostalgia.

Who had Popples?

Goals.
It might sound a little silly but today we accomplished our shopping list.
I've been a little nervous to go somewhere by myself with the baby. I'm not quite sure what I'm afraid of - crying? A public blowout? Judgment from other shoppers?

Baby steps. Armed with a bottle, a binky, and soft burp rag we made it! But mostly he slept. No goal is too small. 💛

Mamas - what was your first outing with your babe?

This is how it's going 💛

Up most of the night and grateful to my friend for this lovely eye mask.

Babe is getting more food intake with additional feeding sessions which is reducing stress.

You can find us napping most of today and in between enjoying delicious foods brought to us by
New moms and expecting moms, check out Jasmine @ Building Blocks Nutrition, she is a wealth of knowledge in all things for dietary and healthy mom and baby needs.💛
All you mama’s out there - big applause - we are working hard! Keep going. 👏

Happy Thursday!!
A few more lists of gratitude… 💛
Sunrise & Sunsets
A safe neighborhood with areas for walking
Loving friends and family
My husband who loves to grill
Cozy blankets for cold mornings

… still no sign of our baby boy - he seems content swimming in his happy womb. I'm grateful that he is comfortable and safe. It's all going by so fast.

What are you grateful for today?

Another day of gratitude…
This little bundle I've been carrying around will make his earthly entrance any day now.
I'm grateful I've felt healthy and strong and that our little guy is growing and thriving in his cozy space.
My husband and I are thrilled for all the new adventures and to become a family of (3) or is it (5) with Simon 🐾and Finn 🐾
Either way- I'm so very grateful to become a mother.
Due date is January 2nd, we will see when he’d prefer his birthday to be 🎉❤️

What are you grateful for this Christmas Eve?

Another day of gratitude.
Today I am most grateful for memories.
I didn't know 2013 would be the last Christmas without all four of my grandparents. And I didn't know 2015 we would only celebrate with grandmas or that 2018 would be my last Christmas with my Grandma Shirley.

Soak up every single memory and hold it dear. I'll forever adore all the snuggles with my niece and nephews as if they are forever littles. Innocent and wide-eyed. I'll appreciate the silly traditions that make these family occasions cherished. (matching PJ’s)

As Darren and I continue our own special holiday delights, I am grateful that new memories will continue and that by this time next year we will have a nearly one year old to bask in all the joy right along with us.
🥰🎄❤️