Friday Five: Current Addiction + Solid Habits

PLUS: the two products that I'm currently obsessed with

Welcome to Friday Five, where I share five things that are on my mind in the hopes of helping you connect to your Mom Flow. These are the things I would talk to a friend about over coffee

P.S: don’t forget to listen to this like a podcast using the article voiceover feature at the top of this post.

💜 From reset to real life

As you all know (and may be sick of hearing) 2024 kicked off a work and life reset for me. What that meant was peeling back my work contracts, re-establishing my why, what I loved to do, bringing in new energy, focusing on my own brands (Sousa Creative Co. and MILA Media), and yes, that meant making less money, and shaking up the security I was completely addicted to. My work was starting to align too closely with my worth, and keeping up to a crazy output was catching up to me. It had severe impacts on my health and peeling back allowed me to focus on my health more wholeheartedly. I understand that this comes from a place of privilege in a way, because many cannot make this choice due to necessity, but I do invite you to think a different way and maybe consider what you CAN peel back and how much of this thinking is our own construct. Being stuck in fight or flight can do this to a person. Maybe we “thrive” in the chaos bc that is what is comfortable. Well, it’s been a full two months, and in speaking to my friend the other day, she said something that made me feel, well, proud. She said that it takes 60 days to form a habit, and now that I’ve made these new habits, it’s no longer a reset. “It’s just Erin now.” I didn’t think of it like that, but it made me feel so so good about consistently putting in the work. Kind of nice to sometimes reflect on our wins, ya know?

📺 What we’re watching

So what are we all watching these days?! I have an hour of TV each night (an aside: this is so funny to me, because I feel like before Lola I watched so much more TV… now I totally get it when people say they don’t have time for TV. That said, you’ll have to rip the Real Housewives out of my cold, dead hands 😏). It still feels like we are in the depths of winter, even if we spring forward this weekend (is daylight savings not just the absolute worst?!). I’ve been into Love is Blind, we just finished season 2 of The Bear which we liked a lot (and it’s a good couples show). Obvs, Real Housewives and Vanderpump, but we could use a new show in rotation for sure.

☀️ New tweak to my movement routine

I switched up something in my movement routine and I think it’s been really giving me a mood boost! First of all, movement has been so freaking huge in making me feel better overall… we all know this but it’s been so hard for me to stick to this in the past. Usually, because of the weather, and honestly, bc sometimes it feels easier/less daunting (that has been essential to me as I’ve incorporated all of the wellness stuff so I don’t just crash and burn prematurely) I would hop on the treadmill in our building gym. This week, I’ve taken it outside! I find the treadmill can feel a little boring sometimes and I find myself looking at the clock over and over. The fresh air, sights and sounds really is so good for the soul. Plus, I like the visual of how far I’ve walked, and I always end up doing more than the usual treadmill 20. Oh, and I hit the hills hard on my walk - love looking down to see how far I’ve climbed, Anywayyyys, just a reminder to change it up and find the movement that feels good for you.

🤝 Creators I’ve followed recently

My name is Erin and I’m addicted to TikTok. OK, so I just put two and two together… in the section above I said I don’t watch very much TV anymore but I just realized it’s prob bc I watch TT like TV. Hot take: I genuinely believe that if you don’t like TT it’s bc you’re not on the right algorithm yet. I’ll peace out for the night around 9:30pm and then scroll TT for an hour in bed for sure. I’ve wanted to implement bedtime reading buuuut I’ve been weak. No judgement zone. I love watching day in the life content, and have just started following some new mom creators that I’m really enjoying (it takes a LOT to get me to hit the follow button bc I’m very conscious with what content I consume and how it makes me feel. Letting you into my scroll is a bigggg deal for me. I also tend to burnout with creators after awhile so call me fickle!). Here and here are a few I’ve just started following and love, and I love this food creator (her concept here is geniussss).

😍 A few things I bought and love

I finally bought a new oil cleanser for my double cleanse routine and I’m loving it so much. It’s natural and clean, too! If you grab it, make sure to use it on dry hands and skin to start, adding water to emulsify. It melts off my makeup, and I follow with a gel cleanser.

I just opened a fresh one of these, and was reminded how much I love it - makes me look soooo much more awake and I defo need that for my mom flow 😉

That’s it for this week. If you like this content, please tap the heart or leave a comment. Maybe even consider forwarding it to a friend who would love this content? 😍

xx, Erin

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