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Welp it’s another day of being pregnant only today we’re experiencing fun contractions all day!

Keeping them timed using the @oviahealth app. I took this pic this morning to keep a visual of how much baby boy drops day to day, and soon after BAM contractions.

I’m laying down and relaxing now per Dr. Ted’s orders since the triage nurse still hasn’t called us back.

but I want to take a minute here to reflect on the day so far. I feel more swollen and pregnant than I ever did with Fox at this point in time. I am almost 36 weeks pregnant (technically on Saturday) and I’ve had a feeling since the moment I got pregnant that this baby would come early. I honestly hope that he does, but not this early. He needs to wait until at least 37/38 weeks!

When I was pregnant with Fox I never had any kind of contractions never really felt like I was ready for the baby to come until I went in for my 40 week appointment and ask the doctor to get the baby out 🤣.

Now here we are with my third pregnancy and I am experiencing all the things that you would in a Hollywood movie.

Taking bets on when the baby will be born! His due date is May 15, we have a back up C-section scheduled for May 10, and my prediction is May 4. What do you think?

#PregnantAF #PregnantLife #36WeeksPregnant #PapayaCommunity #PregnantLove #PregnantBody #3Trimester #thirdtrimester #thirdtrimesterproblems #Nesting #BodyPositivity #HonoringMyBody #PregnantJourney #PregnancyJourney #BabyComingSoon

So I didn't want to have a baby shower. Like, Ted and I talked and talked and talked about a baby shower and how we should have one and I just kept saying, "nah, I don't want to do one." ⁠⁠
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I kept feeling this way because the pandemic isolation has been kicking my ass for such a long time. It's really easy for me to just say, "no, I'll stay in," or "no, I don't want to do that," because the pandemic is a great excuse. ⁠⁠
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But I'm at this point now where I am really pushing myself to say yes to things. I've spent the past year saying "no," and the business owner would have us all saying no to more things and yes to the things that feel right, but just like Jim Carrey in "YES MAN" sometimes we can get to a point where we're saying no too much and it can really bring us down. ⁠⁠
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So I'm working on saying "yes" and bringing myself out of that quarantine mindset. ⁠⁠
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How about you, what are you struggling with more right now?⁠⁠
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#girlbossparty #savvybusinessowner #risingtidesociety #communityovercompetition #bandogirlgang #dontquityourdaydream #flashesofdelight #entrepreneurlifestyle #theeverydayproject #creativepreneur #girlboss #entrepreneur #risingtide #creativethinker #branding #brandlover #brandmarketing #motherofdragons #beadragon #marketing #socialmarketing #yesphx

Do you remember where we all were a year ago? I was def swimming in positivity’s glow with huge ambitions for 2020...then, ya know.⁠⁠..virus.
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So I resolved to flip my business on its head and change what I do. It’s lead me on a crazy emotional journey that Ted has really been there for as well as my beautiful friends @kathleencelmins, @bethanymccamish, @athenalent, @finishinggrace, @evabaker96, @letsgetsocialofficial, and so many others.⁠⁠
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Today I’ve flipped that social media management business on its head and am making the trek up the steep hill known as pivoting. It’s been a big struggle, but I’ll get there.⁠⁠
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I’m the meantime I celebrate these accolades:⁠⁠
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1. Flipped my biz⁠⁠
2. Redesigned my website⁠⁠
3. Started writing again⁠⁠
4. Am actively working on new products⁠⁠
5. Launched a podcast where I can be bold AF and say what I think and theorize on social media.⁠⁠
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Pivoting is harder than I expected but I’d rather be doing all the hard things now than continuing down a career path that left me unfulfilled.⁠⁠
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#girlbossparty #savvybusinessowner #risingtidesociety #communityovercompetition #bandogirlgang #dontquityourdaydream #flashesofdelight #entrepreneurlifestyle #theeverydayproject #creativepreneur #girlboss #entrepreneur #risingtide #creativethinker #branding #brandlover #brandmarketing #motherofdragons #beadragon #marketing #socialmarketing #yesphx

It’s true. His name was Kyle. Kyle was a real douche.

Be around the people who love you for ALL that you are and accept every Pernod you. ✌🏻
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#bodylove #papayacommunity #youareworthyoflove #breakupquotes #breakups #revengebody #loveyourbody #selflovejourney #twitterquotes #realtalk #talkingbodies #bodytalk #selfworth #standupforyourself #boldaf

Why wait for opportunity to knock If you can just build your own door? I’ve never really understood the mentality of waiting around for some thing to happen. I’ve always been a go-getter and I know that everyone has a little bit of a go-getter in them too. And if you don’t, that’s fine too! I find the allure of creating my own doors better for that mentality anyway.

After spending the last 32 years of my life being a go-getter I’ve come to realize that sometimes building the door needs to be placed on hold while we go through the other door for the sake of our own mental health.

Life isn’t all about go go go go go all the time. Life is about experiencing the beauty and variety of opportunities around us. Opportunities don’t have to be business opportunities. They can be opportunities focused on increasing the fun in your life or taking time to go be with your kids.

Opportunities don’t have to be things that making money. They can just be things that make you happy.
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#realtalk #talkthetalk #opportunity #businessmindset #happyfirst #takecare #selfcare #mentalhealthfirst #mentalhealth #behappy #journaling #reflection #journalthoughts

Fox saw I had some cupping done the other day and asked me why I had marks on my back and how cupping worked. When I explained it to him here was his response:

“I wish I could have one of those cups on my tummy and suck my fat away. Why is my tummy like this?”

He’s seven. He’s autistic. He’s more aware of his body in a negative way than I was as a kid.

I replied to him, “I love your tummy. I love my tummy. Your tummy is the way it is made to be so you can grow tall and healthy.”

When he left the room I cried a little. For a seven year old to feel that way about his body already is awful.

I thought...

Where would he have heard about something like this?

Who would have said something about his tummy to make him feel so self conscious already?

Why does he fee this way?

What have I done to show him I feel about my own body?

I can’t pinpoint it. I cannot blame anything or anyone without making assumptions. All I know is my seven year old doesn’t like his tummy and it could be because of me.

Back in 2018/2019 I was having some Coolsculpting done. I loved it. I still love the results I had from the treatment. I did it for the goal of feeling comfortable in my clothes post c-section. Would I do this treatment again, for all the right reasons yes. Would I talk to my kids about our bodies and what we love about them before I start doing it again? Yes 🙌🏻.

I don’t want my kids to feel ashamed of their bodies EVER. I want them to feel I love with their bodies and grateful for where they’re taking them.

We must change the conversation around our bodies for our kids sakes. Especially with social media being the looming impression that will affect them as they get older.

#papayacommunity #coolsculpting #bodypositivity #loveyourbody #bodypositive #comfortableinmyskin #lovemytummy #mombod #talkingbody #overcominganxiety #growinguptoofast #parentingishard #changethenarrative

This is from the summer of 2019. In this photo I am pregnant. I had no idea until a week later when I put this outfit back on and it was a little snug in my belly.

Later on in July of that summer I miscarried while on vacation in Michigan. Going through a miscarriage is so difficult and I still remember every moment of the few days over which it occurred.

Flash forward to now and we’re having a baby with only 35 days to go. This little rainbow baby is coming quickly and this jump suit doesn’t quite fit as well but I sure can squeeze into it still!

I’ve been adding lots of little rainbow type items to the registry to remember the little one we lost a few years ago. Baby boy will be our first baby together and our third child overall. He has been a big old kicker and squirmer the last two months as his space grows smaller. He’ll be here shortly but in the meantime he’s giving me some extra morning sickness this week.
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Outfit: Q Clothing
Filter: @pinkpapayaapp
#jumpsuit #SummerFashion #BlackAndWhiteOutfit #BlackAndWhiteStripes #OhOTD #RainbowBaby #Pregnant #8MonthsPregnant #ThingsICantWearAnymore #Miscarriage #HealingFromMiscarriage #PregnancyStories #Pregnantlife #papayacommunity

The face you make when you reach pure relaxation. Oh the innocence of a child.

#relaxation #sundaymornings #sundayvibes #bathtime #sudsy #selfcaresunday #selfcare #kidsarecute #mykidsaremylife #kidsofinstagram #kidsinspo #pinkpapayaapp #bubblebath

So I’m at this point in my pregnant life where my body has just expanded to the max. And rather than fighting it and hiding it underneath as many clothes as humanly possible I’ve decided to grin and wear whatever I need to to feel good.

I remember when I was pregnant with Fox I also got pretty swollen and pretty big. When I posted things on Instagram people would say that I was fat pregnant. Funny thing was I was the average weight for a pregnant woman my height.

With this second pregnancy I’m a bit bigger yes, but IDGAF. Cottage cheese thighs are here for your consumption. ✌🏻🎉

#PregnancyWorkout #PregnantFitness #PregnantFit #PregnancyExercise #PregnantPersonalTrainer #PregnantTraining #PregnantFitMom #PregnantAndHealthy #PregnantNotPowerless #healthynotfat #doingmypart #papayacommunity #thickwomen #thickandcurvy #pregnantandcurvy

Over the weekend I got the Covid vaccine. As the needle hit my upper arm, I shed a few tears.

This vaccine means I will be able to go out again. I can safely see my friends again. I will pass the immunity I get into my baby. I will be less anxious about being around humans outside my ten people I’ve seen throughout the pandemic.

This vaccine means more freedom for so many and I am so grateful.

How did a pregnant person do with the vaccine? Well I had a not ideal reaction to it. I was hypotensive for a day, dizzy, headaches, and exhaustion. Today, I feel fine aside from my arm where I got the shot. It feels as though I was punched in the arm. But other than that I’m fine.

Now, am I going to keep wearing a mask? Yes. Am I going to keep making sure my kids are safe? Yes 👏🏻. Getting vaccinated prevents hospitalization and death. Getting vaccinated increases the likelihood of me being okay IF I get it.

Getting vaccinated is important for everyone. If we’re a society that actually cares about one another we get vaccinated to protect the people around us. My mask protects you and your mask protects me. Your vaccine protects you and me, and my vaccine protects you and I.

Get vaccinated people.

#vaccinated #covidvaccine #getvaccinated #papayacommunity #protectyourpeace #strongertogether #maskup #covidpregnancy #pregnant #pregnantbelly #sevenmonthspregnant #7monthspregnant

Bougainville plant in our front yard is blooming like crazy right now. I honestly can’t wait to drape the amazing long arms of the beautifully flowering plant around my body and take a picture because I feel like I just want to wear a boa of flowers.

But in serious news I have something to say about your mindset and your business. Swipe on through and listen in!

#pivot #adapt #change #adaptingishard #changeisgood #pivotyourbusiness #pivotyourmindset #growthmindset #plantsmakepeoplehappy #springisintheair #papayacommunity #selfworth #pink

Sometimes it’s really hard to I look at myself as more than just a label. Over the last two years I’ve been diagnosed with a variety of different conditions and mental health disorders that just lead me to believe that I am nothing but those labels.

but the fact is...

I am not my asthma
I am not my depression
I am not my anxiety
I am not my fibromyalgia
I am not my migraines
I am not just a mom
I am not just a female
I am not my trauma
I am not my PTSD
I am not just a wife

I am more than the sum of my labels.

#labels #sumofmyflaws #sumofmyparts #papayacommunity #asthma #asthmapump #asthmatic #fibromyalgia #chronicillness #chronicillnesswarrior #fibrowarrior #anxietyawareness #anxietysupport #selfawareness #momlife #pushingforward

Just published a new piece on Mother of Marketing on why I deleted the account. Would love for your eyeballs on the piece and your opinion in the comments 💜💕.

Link in my bio has the piece available to read now.

Here’s a quick excerpt:

“But Sarah, you’re a marketing expert.” “But Sarah, you have an Instagram Course!” “This is social media suicide!” These comments just make me feel like it further pushes my agenda of having healthy conversations about social media.

We should not be so reliant and dependent on our social media accounts to relay our daily satisfaction to the world, nor should we rely on our social media accounts to show how “good” we’re doing in life. Our followers are not a number that defines how successful we are or are not.

#instagramwriters #instagramwriterscommunity #papayacommunity #mentalhealth #antisocialmedia #opinionsmatter? #doingme #ambition #redefined #headspace #energyclearing #clearingmymind #loveyourself #selfcare #worthiness #marketingblogger

It’s pupaccino o’clock over here. Good morning to you all. Today I’m going to go in depth about why I am deleting my Instagram account with over 6,000 followers. So stay tuned if you’d like.

#dogsofinstagram #dogsofinsta #puppiesforall #puppylove #pupaccino #starbucks #lovemydog #dogsarelove #fourleggedcreature
#jeepdog #dogsinjeeps #nationalpuppyday

Edited with: @pinkpapayaapp
Handbag is: @amerii
My arm is a: @chaserbrand sweatshirt
Finn is: Love ❤️

Just one of many things I do. I’ve been working with @stefanieoconnell on @statementcards since she launched the biz in 2019.

Once the cards are designed by the Sri toast, I get them ordered, printed, shipped to Stefanie, and then snag a few to do some photo shoots with.

This year she launched a valentines days series that was the bees knees. I bought some chocolates and little decor items to create some fun back drops.

I have also created some more designed ones with flatlays in photoshop. It’s a really fun female-oriented project to work on and really enjoy myself.
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#statementcards #makeastatment #productshoot #valentine #cardsforwomen #stationary #thisislove #boxofchocolates #personalfinance #greetingcards #greetingcardsofinstagram #cardshop

Today I promised myself I would appreciate and love my body for what it is. And so I present to you... 32 weeks (7 months) pregnant Sarah. I’m highlighting my stretch marks because they’re not something to be embarrassed by. I’m showing off my legs because my cellulite does not define my beauty.

I’m also including the unfiltered images of you slide through because while nice colored filters are fun, reality is even better.

Edited with: @pinkpapayaapp
Wearing: @7forallmankind denim shirt with my @ingridandisabel #bellaband
@targetstyle pink tye dye maternity tee, and Peyton Jenson cardigan from @evereveofficial (shorts purchased through Evereve too).
Hair: God’s will.

#pregnantbelly #pregnancystyle #maternityfashion #papayacommunity #bodypositive #lovemyscars #stretchmarks #secondpregnancy #expectingmama #bisexualpregnancy #respectingmybody #soulawakening #bodylove #selflove #worthywomen #wombwellness

Our blended/rainbow baby Dax is coming very soon. I’m feeling Uber nostalgic atm and went through some old videos and photos of Mr. Fox, my first boy and it makes me even more impatient than I already am to get on with it.

Side note, Instagram used to do this thing where you could make in-app videos that were very vine-like and as you scroll through you’ll see some of those 💜.

#babyboy #newbornbaby #toddlersofinstagram #babiesofinstagram #babyfeet #newbornlove #babymama #newbornsofinstagram #freshbaby