Just us. Being us.

It’s easy to post the pretty pictures. The ones that paint a portrait of constant perfection. The kind of perfection that can make other people feel inferior or feel like they can never live up to this life that appears to be an endless reel of unattainable beauty.

Truth?

Life is messy.

It isn’t always pretty.

And for every impeccably timed gorgeous snap shot, there is an endless heaping pile of bloopers, mistakes, and behind the scenes tantrums, sweat and tears.

Remember that.

Don’t get caught up comparing your full, crazy, panoramic view of your own life to someone else’s highlight reel.

Most nights at our house look a lot like this. Those are my kids in the shower with their faces pressed up against the glass. That is my husband sitting on the side of the tub working because he’s an educator. And that’s what educators do. And that’s me, trying my hardest not to tidy up the counter too much or fix my hair before snapping this (although full disclosure, I AM sucking in – a girl’s gotta have her limit)

And to me, this is just as, if not more beautiful than any posed, filtered, cleverly captioned photo I could ever post.

Just us. Being us. 💙