The #TotalHonestyTuesday Roundup, Vol. 27

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Every week, we’re participating in #totalhonestytuesday, sharing the things we’d usually keep off of social media, and giving a little more insight into our real (and very un-perfect) lives. Hopefully, in doing this, we can all feel a little less pressure to appear a certain way online, and remember that everyone around us is much more than just the highlight reel we normally see.

#totalhonestytuesday confession: I've been feeling very down lately, call it heartache, call it seasonal depression, call it whatever you want because honestly I don't even know what to call it. But my house looks like this more days than not, I haven't actually bought groceries in weeks, my laundry situation is the worst it's ever been (which is embarrassingly bad), and I'm totally slacking at work too. This whole not dating thing is harder than I thought it would be. I'm a people person to the core! I often joke that all the alone time I need I get in the car each day. Today my partners and I took a test to see what motivates us… surprise, surprise, I'm motivated by connection. NO WONDER I'm having such a hard time lately. So here is what I'm doing about it: I'm grocery shopping with Katie every other day. I'm going to the gym as a social event (and as a workout, but that won't keep me coming back), I'm spending more time with Sarah and Sarah and Mike and TJ and board games, I'm working at coffee shops instead of the house, I'm going to rent a room in a house instead of live alone. I'm going to be around people, dammit, because it's what is best for me. Connecting with others is what makes me ME, and I miss ME. I'm going to get myself back there.

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just a typical tuesday night in #baltimore 👊🏼 #bmorekaraoke #musicalmadness #karaoke #totalhonestytuesday

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Sometimes you gotta just put on your lil' girl pants and call it a day #totalhonestytuesday

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Okay, inspired by @tulipsandlattes and @faganchelsea, here's my #totalhonestytuesday: I try really hard to keep the house picked up, especially during the week. It's a lifesaver to my mental health. However, I keep these two baskets – his and hers – in the spare bedroom, and into them goes anything I don't want to deal with. This is not including the receipts I've been meaning to go through/itemize for MONTHS. Tax time should be real fun this year. Oh, and that piece of furniture the baskets of doom are sitting on? I stripped/sanded it MONTHS ago with the intention of painting it white and turning it into a bar cart. In my mind, future Lauren has all of her shit together and this configuration does not exist — but for now, current Lauren is just going to shut the door to the spare room and have a glass of wine.

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In case you were all wondering what the exact opposite of #fitspo looks like. #totalhonestytuesday

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#totalhonestytuesday i'm happy, for no other reason than that i choose to be.

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It's been a hell of a day. In the interest of being transparent, letting you see the real ups and downs that we experience as human beings, as mothers. Baby girl is sick with this really nasty respiratory thing and I spent the entire morning trying to comfort her. First we did a steamy bathroom and that helped and then she became exhausted so she slept. I did the sleeping baby dance while holding her which is ten times more challenging with a toddler. Then Pippy came home from Speech class, I shoveled a peanut butter sandwich down her because the mom of one of her classmates graciously offered to help me today by taking her to preschool and picking her up. Now Missy, my sick little, is finally sleeping, in her crib and I'm eating lunch, provided to me by @shamarie34 Jimmy John's because that's what friends do when you need them. They show up with a glimmer of hope even in the smallest acts. The dishes in the kitchen from breakfast can wait. The toys all over the bathroom can stay there. When you're caring for a little who's sick YOU need to care for yourself too and sometimes that means doing nothing but relaxing, taking a break from chores and responsibilities and just being you. 🤒 #motherhood #momlife #totalhonestytuesday #messyreality #sliceofperfect

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Share your own honesty next week, and join the conversation.

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