Welcome to the original lifestyle blog created by Katie Crenshaw. This space was born when Katie reinvented her identity after babies in an effort to maintain her sanity in 2015. Katie is a mother of three living in Atlanta, Georgia. A bestselling author, maternal mental health advocate and speaker, her work has been featured in The Mighty, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Scary Mommy, and The Huffington Post. Here on the blog you will find everything from motherhood truths to travel tips, female empowerment to style suggestions- all delivered via authentic storytelling and a healthy dose of sarcasm. We hope you stick around for a good time!
Kalyn Mullis
November 14, 2013 at 4:38 pmI love you. That is all.
Your Favorite
November 11, 2015 at 1:36 amXoxoxo
TM
February 12, 2016 at 1:37 pmLoved your article about your baby’s beauty glow…
My daughter started wearing glasses at 18 months and I realized very quickly that adults and others can be thoughtless or outright rude in what they say without meaning harm. But, words are powerful and even babies pick up on comments. When an adult would say something like what’s wrong that she wears glasses or why is she wearing glasses or something like that, I do not reply to the Q but instead with enthusiasm say something like “Aren’t her glasses neat, she loves them!” Or, “Yes, she is lucky to get to wear such cool glasses!” This usually stops them in their tracks, keeps it positive, and sends a positive message to my daughter. If they try to ask again, I repeat my statement….it shuts them right up. I think babies understand EVERYTHING. People need to focus more on the positive and what kids are blessed with.
Your baby has a beautiful spirit that shines through the photo!!! Congratulations…
Tricia
February 12, 2016 at 5:48 pmOh my goodness! Your article about your daughters hemangioma brought tears to my eyes! My daughter, too, was born with a nasal hemangioma and it fully obstructed one nostril and drooped down to her top lip. I heard so many hurtful things her first few years; including “How did that happen to her?” As if I had hurt her. It was even more distressing when come age 4 (the promised age we’d see it “shrink”) it did nothing of the sort. It was the same. Physicians recommended we “do something” because kids in school are cruel. We decided it wasn’t worth the risk of a cosmetic procedure on a child so young. Eventually, she out grew it. Took until she was about 7 for it to recede to the point where it wasn’t the first thing you saw on her. It was not what we expected, at all. But I feel we have grown from it. Its still difficult for me to look back and see pictures from that time because of reliving the pain of the memories. I often wished I had contact with other parents going thru the same thing, someone to tell me it would be ok, and “it WILL go away”. I’m glad your family has found peace with it. She is beautiful and will be a strong young woman with a loving family like yours! 🙂
Wendy
February 12, 2016 at 11:25 pmI read your article about your daughters birth mark. My daughter had a large on her lip. We went through many treatments. It brought back memory’s of stares, times of tears, times of laughter. What a time for my own growth. She is beautify grown woman now.
Connie
February 15, 2016 at 7:18 amThank you for a wonderful article about your daughter. I was born with a port wine stain birthmark that started above my left eye and went down to my jawline. By the time I was 5 it had shrunk to cover my cheek. I am now 45 and I remember vividly the questions and “concerns” of stranger and family “friends” It hurts a child in a way that is difficult to explain. Your daughter is very lucky to have you as her advocate so she can grow up in a positive uplifting environment.
twelveandsix
February 15, 2016 at 7:23 amThank you so much for this encouragement!