Hi everyone! I’m Megan. Thank you for coming to our space. We are so passionate about what we’re doing. Lu and I have been friends for, well, since forever! We go way back to our junior high days. I’m so excited to bring you guys unique one of a kind pieces! Being able to create and make my space beautiful truly brings me joy.
A few things about me:
- I love the sunshine (put me on a beach with my husband and kids and I’ll be content forever)
- I love to travel. I love being able to see the world. My favorite place I’ve been, is a tie between France and Italy. The cobble stones streets and architecture gets me every time. But my favorite place thats close by me is Lake Powell. It does something for my soul.
- I love a good Diet Coke (and yes, there’s good and bad Diet Coke)
- I love to listen to podcasts. Thank heavens for podcasts! They’ve been my therapy many of times.
- I love to workout. I found my love for working out about 3 years ago and I go almost every day. What they say about working out is true, it does wonders to your mental health. It really has helped me to be a happier more present mom.
- I love being around the people I love! My family and friends are so important to me.
- I love food! I’m a big foodie, just ask my husband and friends. Whenever there’s a get together, I want all the good food. Preferably Mexican.
I met my husband Sean unexpectedly on a blind date. He walked into my life at the perfect time! We have been married almost eleven years! Together we have three beautiful little girls, Zoey 5, Lizzie 4 and Ruby 10 months. My family is my world! They test me in the best ways and help me to be a better person.
I’ve been through some peaks and valleys in my life. To start off my journey with trauma, my parents split when I was little and the following years were spent feeling lonely and unwanted. That’s not to say there weren’t good and happy times, but I have had to continue to deal and work through a lot of past childhood issues.
Later in life I decided to get married, which was just about the most terrifying thing I’d done up until that point of my life. The thought of getting married and having it end in divorce was absolutely terrifying to me.
Well…Im happy to say I had hope and I went for it! So happy I did because it’s the best thing I have ever done. Sean is my safe place and I’ll forever be grateful I found him.
After some time of being married we started trying for a baby. About a year into our marriage my husband was diagnosed with cancer. That left us going to face infertility. After 2 1/2 years of trying we were told we’d need to do in-vitro. We started down that exhausting, difficult path and after the third round and a devastating miscarriage, we were blessed with our first little girl, Zoey!
7 months in with our Zoey, my second made her way to us naturally (we’re still not sure how we got so lucky to not have to do IVF with her) Unfortunately soon after, my husbands cancer came back and we had our third baby girl through IVF. Infertility and pregnancy have been two of the biggest challenges in my life. Ironic, isn’t it? Infertility is no joke! When you want one of those precious babies and everyone around you seems to be getting theirs, it’s gut wrenching.
Pregnancy has been the part of my life that’s broken me down to my core. Something about getting pregnant makes my hormones go whacky, but not just regular whacky, like really really whacky. Its like all of my past trauma starts coming to a head. I believe, it’s because I never want my children to go through some of the things I’ve been through, so the pressure and emotions are on high alert. Ive decided to not put myself or my family through any of that again. It’s time to close that chapter of my life and focus on what I have. With that said, our family is now complete! I feel relief and sadness all at the same time. If you know me, you know my love for babies runs deep. I guess that’s why it’s so good to have family and friends so I can snuggle their babes.
Going through Infertility, pregnancy and post pregnancy and other past experiences left me in some really dark places. To the point where I could no longer function at times. Like Lu, I found myself unable to get up and carry out the most basic tasks of life. I remember last Christmas buying presents for my family and hoping my husband would find them in the basement to give to our kids on Christmas Day. I honestly thought I wasn’t going to make it. The constant panic I was feeling for months, the lack of sleep and guilt left me in a really dark place. But, I somehow made it through with the help of my husband and friends. They were and are true angels in my life.
Going through these experiences has broken me and built me back up in some of the best ways possible. Being in my 30’s has really changed me. I’ve made a conscious choice to only spend time around people who value me like I value them. It has been the most freeing thing for me and I want others to know that you deserve the same.
Through these experiences, I have developed a true desire to help women and be around genuine people. Whether that be listening, building friendships or walking through the trenches with you. I want you to know that you can find comfort in knowing you’re not alone in life’s challenges. I need you guys, I need to create and I need to feel connection just as much as the next person. And most of all, I want you to know you are so very loved and needed!
Pinky promise!
Hugs,
Meg
