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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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Izzy’s just trying to show all those girls on insta posing in bikinis how it’s actually done 😂 Have you been watching my stories lately? She’s ALMOST getting into all kinds of mischief; I don’t think I’m mentally prepared to catch her climbing into and onto everything! . Since we’re coming up on her first birthday (July 7!!!) my husband and I are doing our best to be grace-equipped for those toddler tantrums and corrective-guidance/redirecting moments (I don’t like the word discipline hehe). . So I want to know: What are your favorite tried and true ways to teach your littles how to (and how not to) do life? I want our approach to be full of grace and love and rooted in the Word, so I’m looking forward to hearing what you mamas have to say in the comments below! I’m seriously going to be writing them all down.😂🙌🏻

WHEN DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR BEST SELF? // This question has been in my heart lately, in my role as a wife and mother, and as an individual — and it’s a healthy thing to ask yourself 💛 The thing that makes you feel the most happy, the most joy, and completely content with where you’re at — what is it? . Getting there might not be the easiest, but make it a point to try to get there every day! 😊 I know I definitely don’t “feel” my best every day, that’s for sure. Even after having coffee, showering, and putting on Lipsense 😅 Sometimes I’m just not feeling “it,” whatever IT is. Especially as a stay at home mom, looking tired and disheveled majority of the day, it’s hard to feel like my best self ALL the time. But I make the heck sure that I try to do my best to FEEL my best every day.💃🏼 . If you ask me, I’d tell you that feeling like your best self EVERY DAY starts from within - by affirming yourself, only letting yourself believe the truth, by doing daily heart checks where you ask “is my heart in the right place in this moment/thought/circumstance/decision?” and by diving into the Word - because growing closer to Jesus will bring absolute peace, absolute joy, and love like you’ve never felt. . What are ways or things you do to make yourself feel your best? Drop ‘em below! 💛

WAITING ON YOUR CALLING // I can’t tell you how many dreams and ambitions and callings I’ve had since I was in elementary school — I wanted to be anything and everything. . I loved art and photography, so I immersed myself into photo classes and got my own equipment in high school. I was set on becoming a National Geographic photographer ✨ I began my own wedding photography business 11 years ago, and through those years entered photo contests and traveled all over the west coast for the sole purpose of taking photos. . In college, I pursued graphic design, painting, and film photography. I was still chasing the dream of being a NatGeo photographer, but that calling was pushed to the back burner after I discovered my love for museum studies — collecting art, preserving it, curating it, and designing exhibitions became my new love in life. . After college, I pursued event planning and curating for museums which led me to move to Portland OR. I discovered that I loved designing things that people would find enjoyment in experiencing, and so began my dream of being an exhibition designer for museums. . This led me back to CA for grad school, where my thesis was focused on the American Rhetoric of Preserving Memory, where I worked designing exhibitions for SDSU’s galleries and curating shows for a handful of museums in Liberty Station. . I also developed a love for calligraphy, crocheting, and jewelry making during that time, so I launched an Etsy and sold those things. . The last venture I embarked on was creating a blog — The Mini Apartment! It began as a photography blog, then turned into a lifestyle blog, then into a marriage and motherhood blog which is what it remains to be today. . Though I still long to be a NatGeo photographer who travels and documents life, and I still have a love for painting and jewelry making, and I still love the idea of becoming a museum exhibition designer by profession...all of these have been set aside for now (besides my blog of course) so that I can pursue my dream of being a mom. . 💛 It’s okay to press pause on your ambitions and dreams to chase other ones. And I know even if I don’t attain all of them, at least I dreamed big!

Always in love, never taking each other too seriously, and never not holding hands. What started as teaching swim lessons together in Washington, turned into chasing dreams and babies in California! We don’t always know what we’re doing, but we make the best out of our circumstances and always choose each other at the end of the day. If you’re married, what is one thing you’ve found has totally helped your marriage? 💛😘 Share below! Xo

We see you, summer! I’m loving these matching swimmies from @patpatshopping — they’re the first official matching set of anything I’ve gotten for me and izzy to wear together 👯‍♀️💛 . This week on the blog I’ll be talking about nursing through teething and how it IS possible to do it without traumatizing your boobs 😂, a quick update how I’m celebrating making it through one whole year of breastfeeding, and also sharing my favorite easy + healthy baby food recipes that take seconds to prep! 🍼 . Hope everyone’s having a sunshine-filled Tuesday! ☀️ #izzyjuneallegri

SUNDAYS ARE FOR RESETS // Gosh I love Sundays. Starting my week on Sunday means that I begin my week with rest and worship, two vital things in my personal life that I need to have in order to thrive. On Sundays, I usually make a fresh To-Accomplish list (because “accomplishing” something just sounds a lot more fun that “doing” it), I meal plan for the next two weeks, and I get to have me-time for the first time in 4 days! . Pressing that mental reset button gives me LIFE. And it makes approaching Mondays something to look forward to ☺️ I’m a planner and list maker, so doing that at the beginning of the week motivates me to be my best self for the rest of the week. . What do Sundays usually look like for you? Are they your reset day too? 💕 Happy Sunday, everyone! . . . #sundayfunday #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodthroughinstagram #cheerstotheweekend #liveintentionally

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