09/22/2026
Vulnerable post:
“How do you do it all?!” People ask me this a lot. The truth is, sometimes not that well! I’ve been struggling with my mental health lately, and those issues aren’t new to me but some seasons of life are better than others, and we’ll call this one a not-so-good season. My depression also chases endorphins (like those of starting new projects, ideas, and new businesses,) which ultimately lead to spreading myself thin and not upholding some of the important executive functioning that I should be. I mean, WHO wants to log into the WA DOR? What an absolute snoozefest when I could be designing waffle packaging.
Real estate has been, quite frankly, terrible this summer. Usually, you’re either doing great on the buying side, or the listing side, but this summer it seems listings aren’t selling and buyers can’t afford to buy at 7% interest rates, so things are going nowhere.
That makes finances tricky, the idea of looking at Quickbooks daunting, and the imposter syndrome real.
Oh— and on a parenting front. Whoever called the twos terrible were lying. Three pushes you to your limit. Many tears are shed, and not only by the toddler.
I’m coping by doing everything else that seems more enjoyable, and surrounding myself by the best people. I’m starting a waffle mix business! Because waffles spark joy on the darkest of days. It’s going to be called Morsel. And I’ve made so many cool things at the studio lately. I’m going to be teaching a paper lantern class Kādence Collective ! And I made a l***a menorah! And I made a castle dice roller for some friends (clients) that play DND. I also have an ever supportive partner who is the sweetest papa to Felix that always makes things a little better.
I suppose the point of the post is, this isn’t one of those accounts that will always seem like everything is great. Sure, the vulnerability isn’t recommended by the business men in suits. But there’s a human behind all this, living real life, just like the rest of you. And I feel like I’m not the only one struggling, so sometimes it’s just nice to know you’re not alone.
PS: If 7% interest rates don’t phase you, please do slide into my DMs.