Read my thoughts and real-talk about motherhood, bullying and everything from social media to bad drivers.

I believe you and I are enough and that we are beautiful just the way we are, but it wasn’t always that way.

In my other, not-so-secret, life I write erotic romance books full of swear words and super hot sex.

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Hello! I’m Paige, a writer living in Utah with my husband, toddler Mason, baby boy Logan and pug Willy. I’m a mom, wife, author, procrastinator, sports fan, list-maker, food lover, car-singer, and most of all a work in progress. I am a huge believer in body positivity, loving yourself and celebrating our differences, because it’s our differences that make the world beautiful.

When I'm not writing or working you can find me dancing and singing in the kitchen with my toddler, hanging out with family and friends, or reading. I am a lover of cooking, watching football, naps, ice cream, pumpkin treats, and online shopping.

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I know a lot of you know me, but some of you don't so hi! I'm Paige. I'm a writer, author, blogger, mom, wife, Patriots fan, taco-lover, procrastinator, list-maker and most recently a huge believer in body positivity and self-love. I live in Utah with my cute little family and a pug named Willy. 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 I haven't always loved my body, in fact, I used to hate it. But over the past 3 or so years, I have made a lot of progress in that arena and now I want to share my story in the hopes of maybe inspiring someone else to love their body too! And starting today I’ll be talking about self-love, self-care, body positivity and all the things as part of the #30daysofselflove ❤️ I blog about body positivity, motherhood, bullying and embraces our differences, and write super sexy romance novels. Tell me about you!
New blog post up! (Link in bio) ✨ "I’d like to think I was worried about issues like bullying and social media use and how we are perpetuating bias and prejudice without even realizing it before I had kids, but that would be, at best, stretching the truth. Before I had a tiny human following me around and listening to everything I said I put little thought into how the things I said or did, especially online impacted anyone but me." ✨ I wasn't always so passionate about embracing our differences and setting a good example for the next generation. But having these two little boys changed the way I viewed the world. They changed my perspective on how we are all contributing to the spreading of hate and bullying and how it's up to use to make a change if we want a better world for our kids to grow up in. #spreadlovenothate #embracethedifferent #motherhoodchangedme #doitforthekids
It’s been a long time since a song gave me goosebumps but this one did. It came on my Pandora at work today and I downloaded it before the first chorus was even over. These words sum up exactly how I feel about the state of the world today. ❤️ Love Wins by @carrieunderwood “Sometimes it takes a lot of faith To keep believing there will come a dayWhen the tears and the sadness, the pain and the hate The struggle, this madness, will all fade away, yeah *** I, I believe you and me are sisters and brothers And I, I believe we're made to be here for each other And we'll never fall if we walk hand in hand Put a world that seems broken together again Yeah I, I believe in the end love wins” ❤️ The world isn’t going to change unless we fight for a better future, unless we love more and hate less, unless we start acting like we are all in this together. #lovewins #spreadlovenothate #musicispowerful #carrieunderwood
I don't always love this body of mine. Sometimes I look in the mirror and imagine what it would be like to just cut all my fat off. Sometimes I stand there and squish my stomach wishing I had the money for plastic surgery. 🖤 I don't always love this body but that's okay. I am a work in progress and any love is progress over no love. Body positivity doesn't have to be all or nothing. The choices aren't just love your body or hate it. There is a whole continuum of feelings and insecurities and frustrations along the body positivity spectrum. 💜 Learning to love yourself is HARD. Somedays it would be easier to just stay in the place of self-hatred, to let the negative thoughts wash over me rather than fighting against the thoughts that have been my constant companion for the past 30 years. ❤️ Learning to have positive thoughts and feelings toward your body is messy and hard and beautiful. Somedays I fail but I get up and try again the next day, because this hard, messy work is worth it. #progessnotperfection #itshardbutworthit
New blog post is up (link in bio)! 💙 "Growing a tiny human inside me and pushing him out into the world was the catalyst that helped me see my body in a whole new light. My body grew an entire human being, and I didn’t die when I pushed all nine pounds of him out (without drugs, I might add)! If that doesn’t make you appreciate your body, I don’t know what will." 💙 Motherhood has changed me in a lot of ways, but one of the ones I'm most grateful for is the opportunity to finally see my body in a new light, to be appreciative for all the amazing things my body does for me and to finally find a little bit of love for the body I've hated for so long. 💙 How has motherhood changed you? I have to more to share on my next blog, but I'd love to hear your thoughts too. #motherhood #boymom #bodyappreciation
How do we teach these tiny humans we've been entrusted to raise acceptance, to embrace our differences, to love themselves? ✨ We have to SHOW THEM! The first time your child repeats something unsavory you've said back to you is an eyeopener. This is not one of those times where "do as I say, not as I do" will work. ✨ We can't teach them to accept and love people different from them while at the same time shaming or bullying people on the internet or making derogatory comments in the private of our own homes. We can't teach them that differences are beautiful and then get angry when they or someone else does things differently than us. We can't teach them that every body is beautiful and worthy while at the same time talking about how much we hate our own body. ✨ We have to talk the talk and walk the walk and lead by example, because they are watching us. Our sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, kids in the preschool class… they are watching what we do, what we say and they are learning how the world works and how they should act by doing so. ✨ What are we teaching them? #teachthemlove #spreadlovenothate
I had a plan for these pictures of me doing yoga before I had my husband take them. Then when he did I looked at them and immediately thought, "I'm not sharing those." I'm not sure what I thought of picture of me trying to do yoga would look like but this picture is not it. No amount of retouching or filters could make me like this photo. And at first I wasn't going to post one. I was going to delete them all and never let anyone see me looking like this. ✨ BUT it is a new year and I'm trying new things and doing things that scare me. This is me being brave. And reminding myself that this journey I'm on is not just about me and the negative feelings for my body that still hide deep inside me and every now and then come bursting to the surface. I could hide my body and those feelings but that wouldn't be helping me or anyone else. So I'm going to post it, even if it makes me feel super uncomfortable. ✨ This photo is for everyone out there wanting to try yoga (or any other new workout) but don't do it because they don't look like everyone else doing it. This photo is for everyone who sees a perfect body and perfect life on Instagram and allows it to make them feel like crap. This photo is for everyone who is struggling to love and appreciate your body because it's not the size you want it to be. This photo is to remind me that my body may not look or feel perfect, but it is strong and capable of doing great things. ✨ Perfection is a lie and I’m done waiting until my body looks perfect to live the life I want to live. I'm going to do the yoga, take pictures of myself, love myself right this very second and hope I can maybe inspire someone else to do the same. Life's too short for trying to live up to someone else's standards because like my shirt says, "Be You, Do You, For You." #youdoyou #livelifenow #yogaforeverybody #itsnotperfectbutitsmine
I’ve got my @thedaydesigner planner and @starttodayjournal notebook and some coffee, I’m ready to crush 2019! 📝 A few of my resolutions: 1. Less screen time. It’s a little counterintuitive that I’m talking about less screen time while using my phone, but actively putting down my phone and being present with people is one of my big goals for the year. *~* 2. Write more. I didn’t write nearly as much as I wanted to in 2018 and this year I’m making it a priority. Bring on the books and blog posts! *~* 3. Do more yoga. I’ve decided I love yoga and want to do more of it! Starting with the 30 day Yoga with Adrienne challenge #ywadedicate. *~* What are some of your resolutions or goals for 2019? #newyearsresolutions #planning2019 #ilovelists #andplanners
Look at these sweet, innocent faces. These are the faces of the generation that are going to inherit the world we are creating right now. A world filled with online bullying, prejudice, racism, bigotry, hatred for those that are different from us, rapidly rising suicide and mental illness rates, and blame and finger-pointing. 🖤💔 But there is also so much love, kindess, diversity and beauty in this world. I truly believe we have to work harder to preserve that beauty and stop with all the darkness. We have to resolve to be better humans, better to ourselves, better to each other, better to our planet. If nothing else do it for them. ❤️💙 Do it for your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, friends... do it for them so when we are old and gray and our lives are reaching the end we'll have something to be proud of, something worth leaving behind. #resolvetobeabetterhuman #doitforthekids #wecanbebetter
Babies are supposed to bring joy, happiness and love. But what happens when they also bring foreign feelings of sadness, irritability, and fatigue, and you hope that tiny bundle of love sleeps all day so you can too? *~*~* Today, on the blog (link in bio), I'm talking about my experience with postpartum depression and mental health. My experience looks different than others, I know that for sure, but I also know that it's okay not to be okay. It's okay to need help, whether you are a mom or not. It's okay to admit you are struggling. ~*~*~ "But we as a society have to stop putting the blame on the people who are suffering from mental health issues. We have to stop asking ignorant questions like, “What do you have to be depressed about?” We have to create a world where when someone admits they aren’t okay they aren’t shamed or made to feel like it is there fault or offer a dozen ways to “fix” them. We need to create a place of love and acceptance and understanding, so when someone does need help they don’t feel like their only option is to suffer in silence." *~*~* If you are struggling, you are not alone. At the very least know that I am here rooting for you. #postpartumdepression #ppd #itsokaynottobeokay