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I'm Becca, a Marriage + Motherhood lifestyle blogger who loves Jesus, living colorfully, and being in the kitchen. The Mini Apartment Blog exists to inspire and encourage women who are entering the seasons of Marriage + Motherhood to live vibrantly, stay happy, and stay sane, as we all learn how to find magic in everyday moments.

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February makes 19 months this little one has been earth side/that I’ve been a stay at home mom!🎉 Here are three things I’ve learned about motherhood and raising babies along the way: . 〰️Receiving help is the greatest thing in the world: whether it be with groceries, meal prepping/planning/cooking, cleaning up, laundry, giving baths, entertaining them, etc...Having a second set of hands to support you as a mom in all these things is unparalleled! . 〰️Don’t let anyone bring you down about your parenting style. This is a huge thing to realize as a new mom! Though others will give advice, opinions, and different perspectives, YOU are the one who gets to ultimately decide what route to take in raising your kids. Parenting comes with a huge learning curve and at the end of the day, we are all exhausted and just trying our best to be the best moms for our kids. Give yourself grace and know that you are doing an AMAZING job! . 〰️Your marriage will be affected. But you both get to choose in what way! It’s HARD at first to make the transition to parents. Strong and honest communication, regular date nights, and a solid support system will greatly strengthen and deepen your relationship with your spouse in the early parenting years💛 What is one thing you wish you knew when you became a mom?

Happy Tuesday! ✨ I shared a bit about our choice to make the switch to sustainable, zero waste living last week, and lots of you were super excited about it! I made a blog post yesterday going into more detail about our “why,” and I’m also sharing a few simple ways you can make this switch too🌱 Our goal for this lifestyle change is to be more intentional about our consumption, eliminate our reliance on paper and plastic, create less waste so that we don’t have huge trash bags at the end of the week, grocery shop smarter, and switch to using only non-toxic agents in our home. Click the link in my bio to read the post, and for easy ways you can make the switch in your own home 💛

✨ YOU ARE FULL OF WORTH, RADIANCE, AND BRAVERY. Today starts a new week — and friend, if you dread Mondays, I encourage you to see them as a chance to immerse yourself in truth, grace, and courage. 👉🏻Find truth in that you are worthy of good things and that you were made for this. 👉🏻Find grace in the fresh starts that are abundant and waiting for you, and through the friends you surround yourself with. 👉🏻Find courage in the fact that you can do the hard things and that you are fully equipped to accomplish what you need to. Affirm yourself daily (not just on Mondays) that you are strong, brave, worthy, and capable! Don’t be afraid to celebrate yourself 🎉 Buy yourself balloons, list out your strengths, and lip sync to your favorite song while busting those moves! Let’s own this week, and every week after that. Xo

🙅🏼‍♀️ Anyone else here a stresser or worrier? I think we all are to an extent...especially those of us who are natural planners and go-getters. I have gotten SO much better at letting things go that I can’t control, but I still struggle with it a lot. . 💛🌼 As much as being a planner is a good thing, it’s better for your well being if you practice patience and embrace being present ‘today.’ My sweet friend @natsprat247 told me this a few weeks ago when I was battling some anxiety about our next few months and how we didn’t “have a plan” — she said: “The Lord will provide for you exactly what you need TODAY. Tomorrow, He will give you all that you need for THAT day. Take it one day at a time and find rest in knowing that your needs are taken care of every single day.” . 💛🌼 What a wake up call right? Proverbs 16:9 tells us that even though we plan out our course, the Lord is the one who establishes our steps. This is such an amazing thing to find relief in as someone who is a serial planner! . 💛🌼 If you’re in a place of limbo right now and you don’t know what your next move is, be encouraged! Look at all that you have today, and learn to embrace every step of your journey. If we focus too much on what we wish could or should be, we will miss out on how amazing our today can be if we just make a small mindset shift. Xo

Did you know it’s a proven fact that cooking dinner together + sitting down to eat it together creates more steamy intimacy in marriage? 😅😉🍽🍷I mean, it’s a proven fact in our marriage....! Here’s why: . 👉🏻 It fills up every love tank compartment at once: quality time (you’re doing a fun activity together in close proximity), physical touch (grabbing those ingredients), words of affirmation (encouragement about how good it smells), gifting (the meal itself), and acts of service (serving each other bites, cleaning up dishes, pouring glasses of wine). . 👉🏻 It allows you to communicate and talk (and have fun while doing so): John and I will talk about anything from jokes to work to how much we miss each other to weekend plans to everything in between. We end up laughing, complimenting, and teasing each other, making us fall in love with being together all over again. . 👉🏻 You can try new dishes together and let each other take the lead: watching your SO get creative and try new things is sexy, fun, and exciting. Trying new dishes together means grocery shopping for free ingredients, talking about taste/pairings/flavor, and discovering a new recipe to make again! I’ll be sharing more fun tips on creating a thriving marriage relationship once we move into our new place - and can’t wait to make it more of a regular topic to talk about here at The Mini Apartment! Xo

We are moving out into our new place in 2 weeks!! 🎉🏡 And John and I decided that we are going to start practicing #sustainableliving once we are settled in. This means all natural products for cleaning, start composting, no more plastics, buying from green and earth conscious companies, and overall just doing our best to cultivate a zero waste lifestyle. This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a longggg time. We have already taken steps towards this in the last few years, but are excited to go all in once we get our own place again! ♻️ I can’t wait to share our journey to creating a #zerowastehome starting in March! I will be sharing weekly tips on how to take steps towards eco friendly living in your home, for your pets, for your babies, and as a family. Look for a blog post coming this Monday for our “why” behind this lifestyle. I’ll also be sharing some of my favorite ways to #maketheswitch on a budget. If you’ve taken steps towards a greener way of living, share them below! I’d love to save your ideas! 💛

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