Vol. 1 — I Love My Life but I’m Still Tired

Hey girly pop,

Can I be honest for a second?

I love my life. I love my babies. I love this house I prayed for. I love watching the sunlight pour through the kitchen while my plants mind their business. But I’m still tired. And that’s been hard to admit.

Because what do you do when you’ve got most of what you asked for, but you’re still stretched thin? What do you do when you’re grateful but overwhelmed? Blessed but burnt out?

That’s where I’ve been lately. Living the soft life on the outside but sometimes feeling like I’m one diaper blowout away from losing it. I spent years surviving and now I’m trying to learn how to live. And not just live, enjoy life.

The truth is, nobody really teaches us how to maintain joy or make peace sustainable. How to hold softness when the world keeps handing us schedules and school drop-offs and postpartum bodies and dishes and deadlines.

So I’ve started checking in with myself. Not in a cute Instagram way (which I love), but in a real way.

Do I feel seen in my own home?

Am I resenting my own routine?

When was the last time I did something just for me?

This week, I let myself sleep in. I sat outside and let the baby crawl around while I did nothing productive. I ordered something just because it made me feel pretty. And I said no. I said no to something I would’ve guilted myself into doing a year ago.

That’s my version of soft right now. That’s my version of healing.

This series is for every woman who has built a life she’s proud of but still needs permission to pause. For the ones who smile through it, but need someone to say, “I get it. You’re doing a lot. And it’s okay to feel everything.”

Let’s not fake it here. Let’s talk about the hard stuff and walk each other through it, one soft choice at a time.

You deserve ease, even if you’re still figuring out how to access it.

Love always,

Lanae

🌸 Soft Solution of the Week

Call your peace in, early.

Set a timer one hour before your usual bedtime. No chores. No scrolling. No guilt. Just light something soft — a candle, a tea, a playlist — and let yourself wind down like you deserve to. You don’t have to earn rest. You just have to allow it.

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🖊 Journal Prompt

What part of your life are you deeply grateful for, but still secretly struggling to maintain?

How can you bring softness to that place this week?