“[A child is a] strain on the finances, that’s for sure. It’s just another thing to pay for. But for my art practice, it’s really pushed me harder.”
“Things that I’ve accomplished [since my pregnancy] is crazy. Like I’ve done so much.”
“I’m feeling my time left more. That’s just the reality of it, because it’s one thing to celebrate your own birthdays, but now you’re celebrating the birthdays of somebody else that depends on you.”
“When he’s old enough to articulate, what does your mom do? What do I want him to say? And I feel like these are the years where I get to hone what it is that he’s gonna end up saying. I wanna be a living, breathing embodiment of that.”
“There’s a freedom, I think, to seeing adults in your life do what they want to do and do what brings them joy and be financially stable.”
“I am more focused on myself. And being more focused on myself has been more fruitful, because I’m spending more time writing newsletters and reflecting and just talking about what I wanna talk about and sharing what I wanna share.”