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🌟 This is 44.⁣ 🌟 ⁣
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Looking back on the last decade can make my head spin. 🤯 I lost my Nan, have watched both of my parents fight cancer. Lost my brother to suicide and a piece of my sister to mental health. I got divorced. I fought for my kids. I watched my oldest walk his own journey of hell, while I was living mine. I got remarried. I realized that living and being the true version of *me* is more important than anything anyone thinks of me.⁣⁣
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For the next half of my life, I am confident to not question my gut. And know that some people simply need to be loved from a distance. I’m not responsible for my kids’ happiness—or anyone’s for that matter. And that I should stand up and fight for myself first—before standing up for anyone else.⁣⁣
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Here’s to 2020. 🥳 And all of us remembering that we matter. That our voices and our stories matter—in our homes, in our communities, and for the world.⁣⁣
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#tellyourstory #decadechallenge #mybirthday🎂 #mybirthday #liveyourbestlife #creativelifehappylife #communityovercompetition #dreamersanddoers #mycreativebiz #femaleentrepreneur #womensupportingwomen #womeninbusiness #buildyourempire #yourstorymatters

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Merry, happy everything, y’all. 🎄🎅🏼⁣
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Also, I ran out of Ys. 🍸 ⁣
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#christmastree #christmas #christmasdecor #christmas🎄 #christmastime #christmasgifts #christmashome #christmasinarkansas #treesofinstagram #letterboard #letterboards #christmasletterboard #messageboard #letterboardfun

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Don’t let all of this cutest fool you. 🐾 ⁣⁣
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These two have been in the business of eating all the Christmas ornaments. 😑⁣⁣
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If you saw my #stories yesterday, you saw the little lion that once was. RIP. 🦁 ⁣⁣
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Then JC pointed out that it won’t take us long to take the boys’ tree down, because the dogs have eaten.half.the.ornaments. 😒⁣⁣
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Not shown :: a (now empty) bag of treats that was required for us to win these photos.⁣⁣
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#dogsofinstagram #boxersofinstagram #dogsatchristmas #christmaswithdogs #christmaslights #christmasfun #liveyourbestlife #boxerpitmix #christmastime🎄 #christmascountdown #doglife #dogsofinsta #doglife #christmasspirit #christmasiscoming #christmasiscoming🎄

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Forget all the pressures of all the #Christmasshopping left to do.⁣⁣
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If we didn’t get it tonight or #amazonprime isn’t delivering it by Tuesday, it’s not happening in 2019. And y’all, ain’t nobody going to die. Amen. 🙌🏽⁣⁣
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Side note :: do y’all realize what an amazing time we live in to be able to shop online and have your order delivered the next day? Hallelujah. ⁣⁣
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We ran into Target earlier for some essentials, and his face lit up when he remembered we could get @starbucks there at the same time. #itsthelittlethings⁣⁣
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And that extra shot of expresso helped to power through all of the crowds and the other last minute people, who were just as jolly and merry as we were about being out shopping on December 21 in.the.rain. 😂 🛍 🎅🏼 ⁣⁣
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#tistheseason #christmastime #dateyourspouse #choose901 #targetchristmas #targetdoesitagain

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Y’all, why do we (as women) stress about what we wear? 👗 ⁣
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Seriously. 🤦🏼‍♀️⁣
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We went to a fundraiser for Sheriff Bonner last night and (in typical Jenn fashion) on Friday I was in a panic of “OMG I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR.” 🙄⁣
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I had two doctor appointments to take my dad to Friday morning. Got him home and situated and I ran BACK to #Memphis like a mad woman to find something to wear.⁣
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Four stores later and no luck, I was so discouraged I drove home with my @chickfila sweet tea.⁣
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I convinced myself all was well—I had 24 hours to figure this crap out. #procrastinatorsunite 👊🏽 ⁣
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Fast forward to Friday night, I had the bright idea to run to @catofashions (because it’s pretty much the only store we have in town that was open) to try to avoid having to go back to Memphis Saturday.⁣
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Y’all. The two sales girls were so.much.fun and played dress up with me and $30 later, I found this cute, flowly dress that was super comfortable—one of those that I could eat anything I wanted and didn’t have to worry about it stickin’ to me. And @spanx weren’t even needed. 🙌🏽 #canigetanamen⁣
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And y’all. We get to the shindig and people were dressed.to.the.hilt and yet there are others in blue jeans. Fo’ real. And here I was stressing’ about what to wear. 🙄 #notetaken⁣
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And Y’ALL. I.wore.heals. 👠 JC, watch out, baby. I just gained two inches on ya. 😘#pleaseholdmeup⁣
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Nevermind as the night progressed the shoes came off and the red neck came out with my bare feet, because this gal can’t wobble and shuffle very well in heels. 💃🏼 #imissmyflipflops⁣
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#truestory⁣
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#iloveus #christmasparty #christmaspartyoutfits #christmastime #choose901 @agricenterinternational #memphis #christmasinmemphis #901 #memphismade #dateyourspouse @westmemphiscato #ootd #ootdinspiration

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Today’s society has convinced us that we constantly should be doing more. Have more. Need more. ⁣⁣⁣
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That our kids have to do all the activities, have all the latest and ‘greatest’ of everything. That if we aren’t doing an Advent calendar….are we really Christians—and good moms? 😦 ⁣⁣⁣
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Yes, I am. And yes, I am. ⁣⁣⁣
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All of the ‘social pressure’—that is magnified like never before, thank you #socialmedia—has us believing that if we’re really growing our businesses, that we’ll do whatever it takes to 10X them practically-overnight. #whoneedssleep 🤔 I DO! That’s who! 👵🏼 #justaskmypeople ⁣⁣⁣
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Society has also convinced us that being busy comes with a badge of honor. 🥇 ⁣⁣⁣
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Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. 🤯⁣⁣⁣
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Our health, our minds, our bodies—they aren’t worth sacrificing for the sake of what society [whether it be your momma, your MIL, your neighbors, or even your children] may think.⁣⁣⁣
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Got your halls decked? You go girl. 👊 I do too. Look at all of those lights NOT shining bright! 😑⁣⁣⁣
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I also have my #christmaswreaths still stacked on the front porch waiting to be hung—for a week now. 🤷‍♀️ ⁣⁣⁣
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I have 2 boxes sitting at the front door with new light fixtures to be hung outside. And a bathroom I still haven’t cleaned and put back together from a window being replaced—on Monday. ⁣⁣⁣
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And while I’m at it—I also haven’t bought or considered buying the first gift. 🙄[Look kids! You got new windows, siding and gutters for Christmas! YAY! 🎄Maybe? No? 🤷‍♀️]⁣⁣⁣
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The hustling and busting that tends to be the norm this time of year? ⁣⁣⁣
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Let’s bust it up. 💥 Let’s do something different.⁣⁣⁣
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Let’s maybe chill. And breathe. ⁣⁣⁣
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And here’s an idea? Let’s simply enjoy living the life we’ve been blessed with and not feel like we have to do #allthethings. And remove the pressures from us that we may _feel_ society is expecting. ⁣⁣⁣
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If you’re doing all you can do, girl, you’re doing plenty. ⁣⁣⁣
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Remember that. ⁣⁣⁣
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#livealifeyoulove #thisisus #homedecor #christmastree #farmhousedecor #thisismotherhood #youareenough #mentalhealthawareness #selfcareformoms #selfcarematters #kingofchristmas #decoratingforch

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I do not miss the toddler days.⁣⁣⁠⠀
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I do not miss the potty training. ⁣⁠⠀
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I will not miss teaching teens to drive. #stickaneedleinmyeye⁣⁣⁠⠀
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But I will one day miss the loud groups of #teens in the house on random days, at random times, eating anything and everything they can find and doing life together—laughing and arguing and loving and supporting each other more than they will ever realize. ❤️ ⁣⁣⁠⠀
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Yeah, I’ll miss these. ❣️ ⁣⁣⁠⠀
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#thisismotherhood #raisingkids #momofteenagers #raisingteenagers #motherhood #blackandwhitephoto #momofteens #teensrock #dontblink #parentingrocks #kidsrock

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That moment you realize you’re halfway up assembling the #christmastree 🎄 and you’ve got the pieces out of order. 🙄⁣
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This was about 20 minutes before I realized that this same tree has 3 large chunks of lights out. 😑⁣
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And about 2 hours before we realized that our other 4 trees also have lights out. 🤬⁣
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The worst part about me assembling this sucker upside down? This is our 3rd year with this tree, and I still have the directional tags hanging on each section—and I STILL got it out of order. 🤣⁣
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Life isn’t always perfect, y’all.⁣
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You just have to keep going, keep restringing the lights, and sometimes .... you just have to disassemble and reassemble the whole dern tree.⁣
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Remember that. 😘⁣
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#tistheseason #christmasdecor #christmasdecorations #christmastrees #christmaslights #themostwonderfultimeoftheyear #christmastreedecor #itslit #holidaydecor #livealifeyoulove #embracelife #tellyourstory⁣

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There are 4 generations in this picture. ❤️ ⁣⁠⠀
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Today has probably been one of the best, most memorable Thanksgivings ever.⁣⁠⠀
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And not only because I didn’t have to host it! 😂 My MIL offered a couple of weeks ago to host, because my plate has been very full lately.⁣⁠⠀
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‘Typical Jenn’ would have said, “No, no. That’s ok.” But “SENSIBLE JENN” appeared in that moment and was quick to say, “Thank you! I’ll bing a dessert!” 🥧😉 The love in this family is immeasurable. We are one tight-knit bunch. 👊 ⁣⁠⠀
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We are all imperfect humans. We can argue, we will laugh, but we always love. ⁣⁠⠀
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And a couple of us may often be found sitting in the corner of the room labeling everyone’s #enneagram type. 🙋‍♀️ ⁣⁠⠀
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There are a lot of 1s, 3s, 5s, and 8s in this group, y’all. 😂 Which definitely keeps things entertaining around here! 😜 ⁣⁠⠀
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#thanksgiving🦃 #familytime #familyfun #famiyphoto #familylife #thanksgiving #thanksgivingday #thanksgivingdinner #multiplegenerations #familygathering #familymatters #familyfirst #familyselfie ⁣⁠⠀

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