How was your Mother’s Day?
Did you get even ten minutes of peace? A nap? A decent cup of coffee?

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Mine was actually pretty sweet.
My sister and I made a seafood boil for our mom—with her favorite Dungeness crab legs, piled high. We even tried to make our own boil seasoning… emphasis on tried. 😬 It tasted awful, thank goodness we sampled it before pouring it over everything. Crisis averted.

The boil came out perfect in the end.
The vegan carrot cake? Not so much. I mean—it tasted great, but it looked like something out of a baking fail meme. One of those "Nailed It!" moments. 😂

My sister has the pics, if I remember I will share next week! So we can all laugh together!

But honestly, imperfections and all, the day felt full. And that got me thinking…

Why do we still feel so drained, even when things “go well”?​
Why do we chase the perfect day, the clean kitchen, the done list—and still end up exhausted?

Here’s the truth I’ve been sitting with:
​Doing more isn’t working.​
We’ve been sold the lie that if we hustle harder, organize better, and “lean in,” we’ll finally feel on top of things.

But that’s not peace. That’s performance.

What if real productivity wasn’t about doing more—but about doing less, better?
What if it looked like:

• Leaving space in your day to just be
• Saying no without explaining
• Letting go of the to-do list when your body says stop

I know it’s not easy to step off the hamster wheel. But the wheel was never built for us anyway.

So here’s my invitation:​
This week, choose one thing to not do.
Seriously. Cross it off the list—without guilt. See what happens when you stop buying the lie that more = better.

You deserve clarity. You deserve ease.
And you’re not alone in wanting both. 💛

With love (and leftover crab legs),