How to Romanticize Your Life as a MOM
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Hi everybody! Today I'm sharing some tips on how to romanticize your life as a mom. Romanticizing life as a mom has seriously changed my life and my outlook and brought me so much joy and gratitude so I hope these tops are helpful for you as well!
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Happy Monday! What’s one little thing you can celebrate about your day today? Did you have a really good cup of coffee this morning? Did you baby learn anything new? Let’s all share our wins and make each other smile!
We set up our girl's toddler dresser and she was SO happy to see it this morning 😭
Baked my little one some spinach & sweetcorn muffins whilst she was napping! 😊🥰
Working on a garage makeover with my husband this week ♥
My baby started eating banana! She hates it so far but we are still trying🤗
I’ve been saving a quote book of all the cute/funny things my kids say. I read it often and it just helps to remind how wonderful they are.
I loved at the end when you said, “you’re living in the happily ever after now.” So good. And a good reminder!
Ok wait I just got to the part about non-kid related hobbies! This has been HUGE. I started running a few months ago and it’s one of my husband’s and my top priorities to get me out and running 4-5 days a week. Also now I’m re-teaching myself how to knit! These things make me feel like a person, not just a mom, and this fills my cup up so much for my time spent with him!
I haven’t been keeping up with your videos lately because mom life but this video has been on my watch list since I saw it pop up. I needed this today. I don’t know why but I was crying through this because all of it is SO TRUE. I wish I had done this from the moment I found out I was pregnant. Too often I think we approach motherhood like it’s the end of our lives (because society tells us that in order to be a good mom you have to be consumed by motherhood) and that’s just not true!
Wow. I needed this today!! Thank you so much for sharing these tips. I have a 6 month old and I didn’t even know what I was feeling until I watched this video. I’ve dreamed of being a mom since I was little and i already was feeling the monotony of motherhood and I felt guilty for that! So thank you. These tips are so helpful.
I needed to hear this! Especially this morning as I sit here with my 3 month old. Thank you Megan! ❤️
Give that baby a good snuggle for me! I hope you get some time for yourself today too 💛
My tip is to find ways to make chores fun by incorporating baby into it. Laundry is a great one. Have a basket of their clothes that they can play with while you work on mommy and daddy's stuff. You're likely to get some good laughs watching your baby but they also have fun. I think it's also a good bonding time where they are connecting to you in something that you're doing. Hope this helps someone.
As a mom to an almost 1 month old newborn, this video absolutely resonates with me and inspires me. I feel like an absolutely seismic shift has occurred in my life and my sense of self, but this is a great reminder to savor the little moments (they are there!) and with time the hard moments will fade into distant memory. And you're right, the days that I get dressed in an "out of the house" outfit and go out and about keep me sane and give me such a psychological boost. Thanks for synthesizing all of this into such a great video.
loved this!!! my tip is: scheduling date time, reconnecting with your husband makes your entire week better because you are reminded of the partnership you two have
YES such a great tip! Matt and I just went on a date on Friday and I feel so much more connected after spending some time together sans baby!
Omg yes!! Even if it's 20 minutes in the couch to catch up over a cup of tea....when we finally started prioritizing that part of our evening, we both felt more sane and happy 😭
Building off of capturing the best moments of your day.... I like to scrapbook because it feels like I get to relive that happy moment multiple times. I take the pictures , I arrange them in my book, and I can look back at them forever. And as I’m arranging them in the book , I’m remembering those happy moments and reliving them and feeling super thankful 💛
I love the tip about the phone box!
I love this so much. Now as a mom of two under two, going through the motions, when things are hard this helps me so much. I feel so lucky and grateful. Thank you for this video and all other videos on your channel. Watch them everyday and get inspired and really learn to appreciate the beauty of motherhood. Love seeing your beautiful family. Bless you dear ❤
I absolutely love this whole idea! So many days are spend in mundane routine, taking a moment to appreciate the little moments is everything. ♥
Yes to all of these!!! 🥰 I love this video so much, Megan! I had just started feeling like life was being sucked out of me because of the monotony of every day being the same and this just changed that mindset entirely for me!! Thank you thank you thank you 🙌🏻
Also I have to tell you that I have taken inspiration from your other videos where you have your “me time” and my husband and I decided that once a week I will have a couple hours in the afternoon to myself 😊 I felt myself feeling overwhelmed and exhausted from never getting a true break from motherhood. As bad as that sounds, we do need those breaks so we can continue being the best moms we can be! So thank you for reminding me of that 💕 I just love all of your videos!
Along these lines, read Hands Free Mama!! It inspires me to savor the tiny details when I’m with my kids. Having inside jokes with my daughter or little rituals we do together really stems from this book. I have loved it!
your mindset & outlook on life is so inspiring to me! finding gratitude where I am in life has been the most healing thing for me. finding peace & happiness in your life is what it’s all about and if you have this attitude of gratitude then happiness isn’t boring even though we are always striving for more, its important to enjoy what we have now. 💛
Thank you! Needed this! Work from home, stay at home mom here too!
Bless your courage and vulnerability in making this video! It's so what I need rn!
I love this so much! Excited to become a mom any day now… 41 weeks pregnant 😅 and I’m going to use this when in the thick of it. Thank you Megan you’re awesome! 💖
Oh my goodness congratulations on your little one! Praying for a speedy and magical delivery for you! How are you feeling? I know being overdue can be so tough!
@@MeganAcuna Thank you so much for the reply and positive wishes! It’s certainly getting harder and more uncomfortable by the day! Trying to keep focus towards the excitement and away from the nerves. Easier said than done! Your channel has been super helpful for this ftm keep rocking it! 💕
I’m 35 weeks so I’m right there with u girl! I know I’m not overdue but I bet that can’t be comfortable, it seems like at first time went so fast and since I’ve hit 32 weeks time has been DRAGGING on! Praying for you and hope you have a safe happy healthy delivery ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations and wishing you a positive delivery experience and a healthy little bubba!! I was 40 weeks and 6 days when they had to induce (leaking water oops) but every single day at that point was ROUGH 🥴
@@lissylove666 aw thank you so much! Same to you momma! 💕
This girl gets me! I’m going to start doing these tips. Thanks for a great video.
I love your idea about the videos and pics. Sometimes I see details in the pics after the fact and it's so cool. Being present is so important because they grow so fast. I take morning walks with my baby and we look at the birds. I read and do puzzles at night after he goes to sleep and that really helps me relax. Hang in there mommas!
My favorite video of yours so far 😭
I'm so so glad you liked it. It's one of my all-time favorites too!
My tip has always been your first tip! To record yourself with your baby-you notice so many new things about yourself and them when you look back at it! But take it a step further and post whatever you're comfortable with! Doesn't need to be a perfect movie or IG post-just something. You're bound to find at least one other like minded mama out there. And that has been SO helpful during this isolating time 🥺
I just searched for “romanticize the newborn stage,” and the first five videos before yours were
-survive the newborn stage
-this is hard
-I’m in tears all the time
-does the newborn stage get easier?
I’m glad it’s so normalized to talk about new parent difficulties, but we also need content like this!! So much!! Especially during this stage.
I think what helps me to enjoy my daughter more is mostly having days out with her (you come home knackered With a few more cute memories and SO thankful for your own home) and having grandma or daddy take her for adventures. Those hours of undisturbed quite time at home are magic and make me apreciate everyone more.
We also do regular dates, and usually one saturday off per month. Meaning I get to go out and see a childless friend or another Mama on her day off.
As I am becoming a new momma, I was concerned that I was focusing too much on the things that I new would make me happy after baby came. I know too many mommas that wish they could do things differently etc. and I’ve taken cues from them in sense. This video is helping me to know that the more I take care of me, the better I will take care of my baby. It is necessary.
This was great!! Thank you
Gosh I just love you and your family. Your videos make me happy. I can’t wait to start doing this. Thank you. ❤️
I love love love this. Thanks for sharing these ideas to appreciate this chapter
Thank you so much for this video! I am definitely going to try this! Sounds so fun 😊
Best video so far, you have once again inspired me. 🥰 Love, love, love!
Love the leaving the house! I didn’t start doing that consistently until my son was about 5/6 months old and now I try my best to leave the house with him once a day. Sometimes it’s just Starbucks drive thru or the park, but sometimes it’s fun stuff like Target, Hobby Lobby, the zoo etc. Especially during this pandemic, keeping inside all day made me so depressed.
I’m not a mom but this has helped me sooo much too!! Thanks for sharing!! Loved it 😍🤍
These are great!! My kids are all older however I wish I had some of these tips in my back pocket when they were little. It would have made a world of difference! Way to go Megan!! ❤️❤️❤️
Okay I love this! So many really good ideas ☺️
Thank you so much for this video Megan! I wish every mum finds it. You are sharing some amazing tips how to enjoy our mom lifes
I love the idea of having a private Instagram account for your personal reminiscing!
Thank you! I needed this reminder 🙌 so good 😍
This video really lifted my spirits and those Spotify playlists are soooo good! Thanks girl 😘
I loved this so much! Really gave me a different outlook on not just my life but my habits as well. Such an original idea, thank you for this x
Loved all of these tips! Taking notes as I enter motherhood myself.
i’m about to have my first child at the end of November so i really needed this video! thank you🤍
My baby learned to clap my hands today. It was so cute.
Omg ur so right... I've been putting off a lot of activities because of how hard it is getting out with the baby 🥴 but I absolutely cant miss out on these moments
Love this sooo much!! If we knew each other in real life I’m 100% positive we’d be best friends!! lol
This is very good advice, i'd say youre well versed in this enough to write a little manual
Thank you very much for this video!
I loved this video!! Thank you!
This is so helpful and inspiring ✨
I’m so glad!!! Thanks for taking the time to watch!
This is a fantastic video and great ideas
I love this, thank you. I really needed this❤️
I absolutely love this, Megan. Thanks for the great tips!!!
I’m loving all of these amazing videos! ❤️
Fantastic video!
This was such a great video… thank you for the tips 😄❤️
I loved this !
Thank you💙
You’re welcome 😊
😊 thank you 🙏🏻
Ok but do you have tips for a baby who hates the car? 🥴 I hate going anywhere because my 9 month old HATES the dang car and cries almost the whole time. Any tips?
Great tips
😂😂😂 when you described listening to your iPod while dramatically staring out the window pretending you were some moody character from a movie or a book… 13 year old me felt that.
I want to say thank you so much for the content that you put out, this video has encouraged me a little bit more this week while battling my own depression, postpartum depression, anxiety, divorce and being a military almost divorced single mom. I needed this small push besides friends, and my therapist ❤️
I’ve recently fallen into that mundane routine as a SAHM with our 16 month old! These are really helpful tips, especially with the colder & shorter days ahead. Thanks, Megan!❤️
Couldn’t click fast enough!! I love your idea of romanticizing life. It really makes such a difference and helps us enjoy the little things! I’m obsessed!
I’m so so glad you liked it! It was seriously improved my life so much!
This is SO important. Motherhood is so underrated in modern society (at least in a big city where I live) and we need much more content like this!
Megan!!! I look forward to these Monday videos! I'm a new mama and solo during the week. It feels like I'm part of a mommy group and this video has been SO helpful! I cant wait start doing these tips. I always make videos of our vacations but never for daily life and I think it is going to be so nice and sweet to look back on. Thanks
Love all of this for us mamas 🌼
Loved: "my life is so wonderful and I am so blessed and I'm not enjoying it!" ❤️
That's what I need to say every single day in my life👀
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing video. I really need to apply all of that in my life too, because usually I need to fight with "I didn't do this, I didn't do that,..." instead of enjoying what I've already realised.
Needed this… just hit burnout stage with my 9 month old.
Being burnt out in motherhood is so tough! I was just there a few months ago too. I’m sending you virtual hugs and love!
You're almost out of the thick of it and entering the fun stage!! My girl is 15 months and everything past 12 months has been sooo fun and rewarding. Still tough but not nearly as rough as that first year! You got this mama! 💪
I’m so glad I’ve been cycling through some of your older videos right now. They’re hitting right where I’m at with my 13 month old. I’ve been trying so hard to motivate myself to get out of the house a few times a week because it really is so mentally rough when you’re following them around the house all day.
And if you thought you were alone in teenage soundtrack day dreams you were not, hand raised way in the air over here. 😂
These are all so innovative and great ideas !! Thank you so much!
Just found you! You’re adorable!!!! Subbing ❤❤❤ xo
I have the chance to naturally have this view of life, and I can only see how much it gives me the opportunity to feel happy. Another thing you did not mention is to celebrate others' happiness too. Also, a really cool app to store pictures and that automatically do little snap with nice background music is "family album".
Thank you!! This is one of the most relatable yet positive vids I've seen about Mum life, and it's evergreen
i am so grateful i came across this whimsical video
Thank you sooo much for this video and the ideas! ❤❤
I love this idea so much! (Also love your sweater!! Where is it from?)
Great video and great ideas!!!
I love this sooooo much !!!!
That is a great video!!!❤️
I like keeping a journal!
Hey Megan, your videos really brighten my day! ☀️ what youTubers do you watch or recommend? 🥰
I finally got around to watching this video! (New mom of a 2 month old.)This is a great video. Thank you so much! I’m defiantly going to try those things out. Especially going out more with baby girl. I also live in Maine so when winter comes I can’t go outside. I need to get motivated hahah. I also want to read more but I find myself making excuses not to read. I find myself being so distracted by my phone and the TV. I have no hobbies so I thought reading would be easy. I bought the book people we meet on vacation because you mentioned it in a video. Do you have any tips to make reading a habit? Thanks Megan!
this is the BEST video! thanks so much for sharing, all your tips are so true and helpful! you are a wonderful mama, and person! stay blessed and continue to spread light and love to all
What a cute and unique video Megan! Loved your tips :)
Fantastic tips and great video! For me, this is the best video of you (at least which I have seen so far). I am not a mom yet, but I think many of your tips will help me in my stressful and mentally exhausting everyday life. Thanks a lot ❤️
Literally paused this video to book tickets for a pumpkin patch 😂 Just for me and my one year old. Special time just the two of us!
YAYYY I’m so excited for you!
I’m seven minutes in and you nailed this video. Thank you so much! 👏🏻👏🏻
Omg ... thank you. 😊
Love this video Megan I have a 1 year old. He just turned one and I am a working mama also. It’s hard sometimes to balance. But when I come home to him it’s my favorite part of the day. We do a monthly craft I look forward to. With his hand and foot. 🙌🏻❣️
Such a fun video of ideas! Slowing down with a few days or intentional hours spent off my phone or computer helps me connect with the beauty of my day also a daily morning walk has been big in our household.
This is giving me major “mitten strings for god” vibes I love it
Thank you Megan! ♡ Love these ideas! I have an eight week old and things have been pretty tough (just watched your sleep tips for a bad sleeper!), and would love to implement some of these things into life!
i’m a first time mama to a 6 month old baby boy and i absolutely loved this video! thank you xx
Hi Megan, I'm in the UK and wondering if these tips will work for MUMs, or if they're MOM specific? thanks innit
Fantasy series recommendation for you: any of the series by Tamora Pierce, but especially the Circle of Magic series. You'd adore them and if I had to pick one set of magic to bring out of fantasy and into the real world, it would be that kind!
How do you set up your camera/phone to get video clips or photos of you and Rowan that aren't selfies? It often feels like by the time I get my camera setup to snap a pic or catch a video, the moment has passed. Also do you recommend any apps or tools to overlay music on your clips to give them more of a montage feel?
Love this!