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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!!! 🖤❤️🖤❤️ Two sweet surprises from @lmhsrams & a thoughtful family! 👩🏻‍🏫📝👩🏻‍💻••• As we enter teacher appreciation week be mindful that thousands of teachers in Florida will also be told they’re not being rehired. In many cases, not because they didn’t anything wrong, but because our state budgeting system is broken. It’ll look like a student/budget shortfall, they’ll let the last hires go & come September schools will have to beg for teachers again. It creates a terrible cycle of low teacher morale, a shallow pool of quality applicants, & inconsistent education for students. As you thank teachers this next week keep that in mind thst some of them have to show up the whole next month, put on a happy face to their students knowing they’re out of a job (& insurance) come June. ••• #teachersofinstagram #publicschoolteacher #teacherlife #teachersfollowteachers #teacherappreciationweek #teacherfamily #fixpublicschools #floridateachers #jisforjourney #stopteacherguilt
Had an incredible wedding weekend #srifoundhermatt Had an incredible wedding weekend #srifoundhermattch 💕👰🏽‍♀️🤵🏻📿Our first Indian Wedding & you can imagine I was soaking it ALL up! ••• My dad’s best marriage blessing: Neither you nor your spouse be a jackass. Some days it’s harder than others but it’s a good rule of thumb. 😂I also wanted add: 26 weeks pregnant & I danced in my heels all night 💃🤰#marriageiswork #indianwedding @matthewliammason #goingtothechapel #wedding #jisforjourney #hinduwedding #maywedding #married @thefuriosity
I have peed into more of these cups than I can car I have peed into more of these cups than I can care to count! 😂😂💦And considering how many OBGYN/FMH appointments I’m going to have as I move into the third trimester I’m only going to be peeing into these a lot more! #tmi #jisforjourney #pregnancy #highriskpregnancy #26weekspregnant #pregnancylife #unfilteredmotherhood
Not a typical “Instagram worthy” shot but this Not a typical “Instagram worthy” shot but this messy future nursery is bursting with love. 💕 All these baby items (& more shoved away in other corners) have been gifted to us. We’ve been so lucky to have such an amazing village! Thank you for loving this baby so much! 🤰💙👶 P.S. I’ll still take stuff off your hands & I pay for shipping lol seriously! 😁 #jisforjourney #ittakesavillage #babyboy #babystuff #secondtrimester #secondhand #handmedowns #pregnancylife
Hi toes!! I can still see you. . .if I bend a litt Hi toes!! I can still see you. . .if I bend a little lol 🤰😆👣 #bumppic #jisforjourney #week25 (I think) #pregnancylife #pregnancy
Pregnancy is more than the bump pics! 🤰💗This Pregnancy is more than the bump pics! 🤰💗This is a glimpse into my daily maternity medical routine: morning prenatal (generic), 24 hour allergy pill & baby aspirin then at night Will gives me a shot before bed. 💉💊What you see in the second picture is $230 worth of shots, about 3 months. By the end of this pregnancy I will have paid almost $800 in pregnancy-related medicine out of pocket (I’m not counting the allergy pills or WEEKLY allergy shots here). 🩺😩💸💉💊However, I don’t write this to grumble. A generation ago I may not have been able to even stay pregnant because the genetic tests & medicines weren’t available. ••• #healthymomshealthybabies #maternitycareisnotaluxury #prenatalvitamins #highriskpregnancy #rainbowbaby #trustscience #bumppic #jisforjourney #supportmaternalhealth #healthcareshouldntbeaprivilege #24weekspregnant #pregnancylife
Being busy is not a sign of success. 🤑😤🤯 Being busy is not a sign of success. 🤑😤🤯 Bragging about being overworked and tired id one of things I hate the most about American culture. This & next week is just stupid busy for Will and I. 🧑‍🏫👩🏻‍🏫🎾🧘‍♀️🏠🩺📆👩🏻‍💻🥾🤰I was going to write Instagram posts of all the stuff we “accomplished” but then I realize I don’t necessarily want to celebrate the fact that I overfilled my schedule and I have to get takeout because I don’t have time to cook. #jisforjourney #normalizerest
I want to reclaim the word “frugal.” So much d I want to reclaim the word “frugal.” So much during this pregnancy (& my life in general) I spent a lot of time researching, creating spreadsheets & bouncing ideas off of everyone I talk to. 🤑🗣👩🏻‍💻💸 It’s not that I’m cheap or poor or unable to “let go.” It’s that I want to be in control of my money with smart decisions. ••• #beintentional #frugalliving #frugal #jisforjourney #bumppic #kitchen #lessconsumption #lesswaste
H A P P Y 🌷E A S T E R!!! Thankful to have outd H A P P Y 🌷E A S T E R!!! Thankful to have outdoor mass on such a gorgeous day! @oviedocatholic @catholicallyear @kendra_tierney #easter2021 #paschalcandle
🌴🌿✝️Palm Sunday!!! 🌴🌿✝️ Made e 🌴🌿✝️Palm Sunday!!! 🌴🌿✝️ Made even better with my journal from @everysacredsunday (especially without missals at mass). ‼️Don’t forget, your blessed palms are a sacramental. Which means you can’t throw them away (& why would you?). Keep them on display & return them to church for next year’s Ash Wednesday ashes. 💜💀💜••• #jisforjourney #palmsunday #catholic #catholicism #holyweek #holyweek2021 #sacramentals #everysacredsunday #massjournal
It’s not ALL about the bump pics but this week i It’s not ALL about the bump pics but this week it is! 🤰I’m embracing feeling fantastic this week. 🏨🩺👌🏽Feeling cute in these FREE clothes I’ve received (thank you @shmal_clem @carlatortilla @journeys_of_the_jordans @andrea.walsh.9404 & others!) Everything in these photos (except for the jeans in the last one) were gifted to me or I already owned them pre-pregnancy. Frugal can be cute too!👖👗👚💃 ••• #jisforjourney #pregnant #21weekspregnant #bumpstyle #pregnancylossawareness #pregnancyfashion #stylethebump #highriskpregnancy #secondtrimester #pregnancylife
So hey. 20 weeks pregnant & my happy ass ends up i So hey. 20 weeks pregnant & my happy ass ends up in the ER. 🏨💊🩺🤰I’m ok & the baby’s ok. Just my stupid heart condition acting up. I stayed overnight for extra observation but it totally put a wrench into my spring break plans. The bright side? Got to feel the baby ever do slightly for the first time ever. 👣 🎊 ••• #jisforjourney #20weekspregnant #hospitalselfie #highriskpregnancy #rainbowbaby #svt #exhaustedinthispic #pregnancylife #pregnancy
Pregnant belly + McDonalds + ultrasound 🤪Confus Pregnant belly + McDonalds + ultrasound 🤪Confused? 🍟🍔🤰ok so here’s the deal: every 6 weeks I see my high risk doctor who is 45 minutes away from both my work & house. I reward myself & sustain myself for the +1hr rush hour drive home with a cheeseburger, small fries & small vanilla milkshake. ••• If you know me, you know we eat decently healthy, so this may seem out of character but I look forward to this “cheat” & it gets me through the angst of all the high risk stuff. ••• #noshame #jisforjourney #19weeks #pregnant #pregnantbelly @mcdonalds #cheeseburgercheeseburgercheeseburger #ultrasound #bellypic #pregnancylossawareness #highriskpregnancy #pregnancylife
❗️Disclaimer! I feel everyone needs to make th ❗️Disclaimer! I feel everyone needs to make the medical decisions they are personally comfortable with, so long as they are backed by scientifically-based research & thought. ••• I am 19 weeks pregnant & got my first COVID shot 🤰💉 No, I don’t think everyone needs to make the same decision I did. Yes, getting the shot made me nervous. ••• But what a strange testament to the past year by getting the shot 365 days after COVID was named a global pandemic & the world felt like it shut down. #jisforjourney #firstcovidshot #covidvacccine #gotmyshot #covid_19 #pregnantandvacinated #19weekspregnant #pregnancyandcoronavirus #pregnancylife
Pregnancy: It’s not all about the bump pics!🤰 Pregnancy: It’s not all about the bump pics!🤰I have a blood clotting disorder (who knew!?), meaning I clot too quickly. Because this can harm & prevent a fetus from growing, I have to do daily blood thinners & a baby aspirin. I make @thefuriosity give me my nighty shots because I can’t bring myself to do them. 💉🩹OH & they cost $100/month!!! ••• This is a part of my motherhood journey. I hope all women can feel comfortable enough to share the pregnancy highs with the lows. #jisforjourney #bump #bumppic @inspirepregnancy #18weekspregnant #highriskpregnancy #rainbowbaby #pregnancy #pregnant #unfiltered #unfilteredmotherhood #pregnancy #pregnancylife
And with that I say goodbye again! 👋 See you ne And with that I say goodbye again! 👋 See you next Sunday social media! 💜🤍📱 💜🤍 #lentenfast #jisforjourney #yesimpregnantnotjustfat #17weekspregnant #sundaybest #socialmediafast
TMI ALERT🚨 This is the other* side of pregnancy TMI ALERT🚨 This is the other* side of pregnancy.🤰This is a picture of me from a month ago. I had to spend 24 hours peeing into that stupid cup to collect in a jug (it was a lot!). 💦🚽🥃 Because of my condition, my doctor is checking for high protein levels in my urine. Good news! ALL NORMAL. But the test will be repeated in a few weeks. Pregnancy is not all cute bump pics 😂 but I got some of those too. #pregnancy #pregnancylife #highriskpregnancy #pregnancyloss #realpregnancy #lifeunfiltered #jisforjourney #babyfuri
We spent last weekend making aliñao! It’s a rum We spent last weekend making aliñao! It’s a rum + fruit + sugar drink from Oriente (the easternmost province of Cuba 🇨🇺 where my mom’s family comes from) to welcome a baby into the home.🤰 👶 🍹 And it is currently fermenting in the depths of my closest until this baby’s birth & baptism. 🤱💦 Trying to shower this kiddo in as much Cuban culture as I can. 🇨🇺 👶 🌸 #jisforjourney #cubanamerican #babyboy💙 #aliñao #alinao #violetas #rainbowbaby #threegenerationsofwomen #cookingwithabuela #cubanculture #orientecuba
Starting Ash Wednesday bye bye social media until Starting Ash Wednesday bye bye social media until Sunday 💀 ✝️ 💀 #rememberyouaredust
‼️important announcement‼️ @thefuriosity & ‼️important announcement‼️ @thefuriosity & I are over the moon excited to announce we are expecting a baby boy this summer. 🤰👶🍼 #jisforjourney #baby #babyboy #pregnancyannouncement #babyontheway @ucfalumni @ucfbhc #rainbowbaby
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