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Mom Shaming: We're All Guilty, Now Let's Stop

Mom Shaming: We're All Guilty, Now Let's Stop

Here's the truth, whether we care to admit it or not, we have ALL mom-shamed. We let our insecurities get the best of us and we judge ot

14 Healthy Meal Prep Recipes To Keep You On Track

14 Healthy Meal Prep Recipes To Keep You On Track

Having convenient, healthy meals to reach for is a game changer. I've never been one to prep a whole weeks meals on Sunday, though it&#3

Answering The Question: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Answering The Question: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

There isn't a timer that's been set letting you know it's time to leave now. There's no magic eight ball that can tell you i

6 Things To Stop Apologizing For This Year

6 Things To Stop Apologizing For This Year

There's nothing wrong with apologizing when we have genuinely done something that warrants asking for forgiveness, but how often do we a

13 Time Saving, Healthy Recipes For Busy Moms

13 Time Saving, Healthy Recipes For Busy Moms

As we head into the new year, we all have goals for what we want to accomplish in the next twelve months and for many of us that includes he

Learning To Be Present: A Gift To Myself

Learning To Be Present: A Gift To Myself

As we head into this holiday, I am so excited to actually be present and to let everything melt away that doesn't matter in that moment.

From Heartbreak to Healing: 4 Books That Changed My Life

From Heartbreak to Healing: 4 Books That Changed My Life

Over the last year or so of my life I have found comfort, encouragement, motivation and healing from these books. My perspective on my pain

Pick Yourself Up Off The Floor: Surviving Infidelity

Pick Yourself Up Off The Floor: Surviving Infidelity

When you have been a victimized by someone else's actions and especially when that someone is the person that promised to love you compl

You've Been Cheated On: Now Stop Lying To Yourself

You've Been Cheated On: Now Stop Lying To Yourself

It's my guess that if you are dealing with a spouse or partner's infidelity that you are probably telling yourself one, if not all o

5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 5

5 Painless Ways to Prepare For Your Post Holiday Fitness Goals: Part 5

-Make a workout play list that you can't wait to listen to and tell yourself that it's only for the gym. -Buy something new to work

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Excuse The Mess Blog is a lifestyle and single mom blog with the goal to empower people to be the best versions of themselves. I want to share with you my love for food, travel, motherhood, my often times bumpy journey to be the healthiest version of myself inside and out and all the beautiful mess of my beautiful life. I believe it’s not about finding yourself, it’s about giving yourself permission to be yourself and learning to love every part, mess and all.