Just Mands The Podcast

Just Mands The Podcast Unfiltered & honest conversations about womanhood, wellness, & self-growth.

Amanda encourages others to live their most genuine lives by doing what they love without fear and taking better care of themselves.

Almost a year ago we moved into this apartment & it seemed so perfect for us.It was so perfect for us. This was Lennox’s...
08/25/2021

Almost a year ago we moved into this apartment & it seemed so perfect for us.

It was so perfect for us. This was Lennox’s first home, first bath, first laugh, roll, sit up, crawl, steps — his first sanctuary.

But with each day that he grows, we outgrow this little apartment, too.

We’ve been looking to buy a house in Denver for the past almost 6 months. We’ve put in 3 offers, went under contract for one, terminated after inspection, negotiated, and have still yet to find “the one.”

You can’t find a decent home in the greater Denver area for under $500k & if you do, it’s a 3 bed 1 bath built in 1942 metal fenced sh****le.

I am exhausted. I am spent. I am constantly let down week after week. We love Colorado. I truthfully never want to move back to Orlando, where I’m from, and we have no other family/connects in other states.

There’s literally nothing we can do, but keep looking. Keep our heads up. I keep throwing all the affirmations in the universe like “what is mine, will come to me.”

But I’m getting impatient AF. Our lease is up here November 1st. Being a buyer in this market is disheartening & stupid & unfair & tiring. So I guess I just needed to vent. And maybe throw it out into the ether that if anyone owns a home that they would like to sell us :-) that :-) would :-) rock.

In the meantime, I’m taking suggestions — if we don’t find a home by November what should we do? Buy an airstream? Live in the woods? Move to a religious commune & not have to pay rent? What are we thinking.

Having a baby young is not glamorous. Having a baby young is not bliss.Having a baby young is not “the way to do it.”Hav...
08/22/2021

Having a baby young is not glamorous.
Having a baby young is not bliss.
Having a baby young is not “the way to do it.”

Having a baby young means you’re building your life & career, while also building another little humans life.

Having a baby young means you don’t get to be 100% selfish in your twenties.

Having a baby young means hustling hard in your job, while also cleaning the house, feeding the baby, doing the laundry, playing, entertaining, trying to connect with your partner, & feeding yourself.

Having a baby? The most incredible fu***ng love you’ll ever experience in your life. Am I happy? Genuinely, 98.7% of the day.

But having a baby young? It ain’t easy.

P.S. having a baby at any age isn’t easy, but I wanted to shed some light on my experience as a young mama because I feel like it’s often romanticized in our society & it is ~not~ always romantic 🙃

body lookin’ like m**f
08/21/2021

body lookin’ like m**f

This is your path.This, right here. Whatever you’re currently walking on.Whether it’s cobblestone or dirt or concrete or...
08/19/2021

This is your path.

This, right here. Whatever you’re currently walking on.

Whether it’s cobblestone or dirt or concrete or bright green grass lined with wildflowers & honeybees.

This, beneath your feet, at this very moment is your path.

If you don’t like the way it feels between your toes or on the soles of your shoes, go in a different direction. Turn left or veer right or even take a few steps back if need be.

Your path isn’t always going to look beautiful. Passerby’s aren’t always going to wave hi. The earth beneath you isn’t always going to feel smooth against your feet.

But it doesn’t matter what the path looks like or feels like as a whole. As long as you know you are headed in the right direction. As long as you know to turn around when you get lost. As long as you listen to your intuition. That gut feeling that whispers or yells or jolts “left or right” “forward or back.”

As long as you’re aware that you are the one that puts one foot in front of the other. You can keep walking, or you can turn around.

These are the thoughts that came to me as I laid on my bed, eyes closed during The Pretty Naked | Membership]’s reiki event a few nights ago. This is why I love reiki or meditation or breathwork. It gives me the time + space to let my mind to run free. To let my body + emotions speak to me. It allows me to stop in my tracks and hear what my body has to say. This is why I wanted to make self care, self growth, and wellness events accessible for everyone because I truly believe these types of events can fu***ng heal the soul & grow the mind & encourage confidence & change. Follow The Pretty Naked | Membership] to hear about our upcoming events + how you can be a part.

And tell me — did this resonate with you?

*NOT PREGNANT* just tried to eat sourdough again🥖🤪Gluten sensitivities are rough because for me, they always show up two...
08/19/2021

*NOT PREGNANT* just tried to eat sourdough again🥖🤪

Gluten sensitivities are rough because for me, they always show up two, three, or even four days later. They don’t manifest in noticeable symptoms, but the bloat, brain fog, & constipation are real.

Here’s the thing though: I don’t hate my body for this like I used to. I don’t AVOID GLUTEN AT ALL COSTS like I used to.

I’ve gotten to a place in life where I know what feels good in my body & what doesn’t. I’ve gotten to a place where I can experiment by trying to add dairy & gluten back in & have COMPASSION instead of HATE towards my body when the result looks like this.

See we’re in constant conversation — my body & I. Me telling my body we’re eating gluten, my body listening. My body reacting, me listening. Zero judgement. Zero hate. All love.

Just because my body does this & feels this way when I eat gluten does NOT mean I will turn to a strict no gluten lifestyle. However, because I know my body THRIVES without it, I will listen to it & give it what it wants. Primarily gluten free. Gluten once in a blue moon. 80/20. Love over hate. Not black nor white but so so gray — and that’s okay!!!!!

What does a day in the life of a full time mama who runs her own business look like?Scroll to the last photo to find out...
08/17/2021

What does a day in the life of a full time mama who runs her own business look like?

Scroll to the last photo to find out🙃

Being a mom + business person without consistent childcare (besides grandma + aunt sporadically) is a lot of guilt, stress, play, & feeling like there aren’t enough hours in the day.

It looks like a tornado ran through the apartment every morning & the cleanup crew comes in hot at night.

It also looks like rarely having amazing conversations with Lucas during the week because we’re either working, parenting, or exhausted.

It’s a lot. And we’re in the thick of it. So mamas or dads, what are some things you do to make working from home full time + parenting full time feel DOABLE. Activities for bub, tips, tools, tricks, & self care practices for me because 😵‍💫 that’s me rn lol

This time last year I was nesting — situating furniture in the apartment, hitting the farmers markets on the weekend to ...
08/16/2021

This time last year I was nesting — situating furniture in the apartment, hitting the farmers markets on the weekend to grab flowers & fresh peaches.

This year I’m sharing peaches with you & it hit me.

We really do get to wake up each day & choose how we want to live our lives. We get to choose to wake up slow & make breakfast in our robes or get a morning run in.

We get to choose to have peaches or pancakes.

We get to choose to honk our horns at the guy that cut us off on the way to work, or we get to take a nice, deep, long breath & have compassion.

We are alive, but we get to choose to live.

So throw open your windows each morning & play some Mumford & sons and celebrate your free will — choice. Or don’t. Just choose to live each day the way YOU intend to live your life. It’s so much more beautiful that way.

And also, halfway through peach season get yourself some juicy 🍑🍑🍑

sometimes I wish I could move to stars hollow, drench my body in coffee, celebrate every damn season fully immersed in t...
08/15/2021

sometimes I wish I could move to stars hollow, drench my body in coffee, celebrate every damn season fully immersed in the town festivities, have Kirk be my neighbor, & spend all my days working at Luke’s (which would be called “lucas’s”) while Lennox is at school. and have suki be my bff.

either I’m just really nostalgic or this is my sign to go ham on the holiday/seasonal festivities this year

or I’m pregnant 🤔🤔🤔

naaaaah

but ok here’s the real question…. fav Gilmore girls character GO (mines Lorelei, shocker right.)

Lennox vs. gluten. Pick your fighter 1,2,3, or 4? 🥖
08/13/2021

Lennox vs. gluten. Pick your fighter 1,2,3, or 4? 🥖

On my way to who the f**k knows 🤷🏽‍♀️Truthfully, I do not know. I am quite literally flying by the seat of my own pants ...
08/12/2021

On my way to who the f**k knows 🤷🏽‍♀️

Truthfully, I do not know. I am quite literally flying by the seat of my own pants (whatever that even means?)

Yes, I started my own business.
Yes, I am trying to buy a house w/ my fiancé.
Yes, I am beginning to plan a wedding.
Yes, I am raising a tiny human.

And on the surface, it may look like I know what the f**k I’m doing.

But wanna know a secret, I have NO fu***ng clue what I’m doing 🤪💯💦👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

I am constantly winging all business decisions. trying things, seeing how they do, pivoting, adjusting, learning. I am endlessly questioning if I was a “good mom” today. I am entirely clueless on what the next steps are for wedding planning. And I am almost 100% positive I know nothing about buying & owning a home.

Here’s the thing, I like knowing what I’m doing. I like feeling comfortable. And feeling confident & knowledge is comfortable. So, truthfully, I hate sitting in the ambiguity of not knowing if it’s Tuesday or 2:30 or if I’m making a smart business or mom decision.

But today, I am choosing to live honestly in the unknown of all of the things going on in my life. I am choosing to enjoy the rollercoaster of learning from my mistakes or winging things or outwardly admitting “ya know, I’m not sure about that one.”

Today I am giving myself grace & showing up unapologetically in the mystery of motherhood & entrepreneurship & big life moments.

Today I am choosing to let the vulnerability & obscurity feel good, instead of overwhelming. And I invite you to join me🌞

i f**kin love colorado 🌈🌞⚡️🌷🍃🍄🏔
08/08/2021

i f**kin love colorado 🌈🌞⚡️🌷🍃🍄🏔

Please enjoy this thread of Lennox in a Jean jacket 🤌🏽 scroll to the end to see him be my fu***ng twin 👀👀
08/05/2021

Please enjoy this thread of Lennox in a Jean jacket 🤌🏽 scroll to the end to see him be my fu***ng twin 👀👀

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