It’s Shanaka

It’s Shanaka 🌎 Travel, recipes, & everyday magic
✨ Big dreams, small town roots
📸 Creating memories worth sharing
📧 [email protected] More than a mom, still a hot mess.

It’s Shanaka was formerly A Blender Mom. Lifestyle blog with the same topics of recipes, travel, reviews, etc.

I’m excited to be a smart-glasses girl now 😎🤓I got the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer frames (this blue color is so pretty) and I...
12/27/2025

I’m excited to be a smart-glasses girl now 😎🤓

I got the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer frames (this blue color is so pretty) and I have been having so much fun playing with them. They take photos, record video, play music, let me stay in the moment instead of constantly grabbing my phone, and much more.

They’ll definitely be coming with me on my Royal Caribbean girls trip cruise to Nassau, plus our pre-cruise day at Walt Disney World. New POV for new memories 🥰

If you see me talking to my glasses… just pretend it’s normal 😉🤣

🤣 … I’m glad my daughter is not interested in the labubu trend. She thinks they are creepy.
12/12/2025

🤣 … I’m glad my daughter is not interested in the labubu trend. She thinks they are creepy.

11/21/2025

Some people visit Disney. Some of us return to a place that feels like it knows us. The bubble. The comfort. The magic that makes you breathe a little easier. If you know, you know.

To the mom who slips into the bathroom and locks the door just to breathe…To the mom who’s running on fumes and would gi...
11/13/2025

To the mom who slips into the bathroom and locks the door just to breathe…
To the mom who’s running on fumes and would give anything for a full night of sleep…

To the mom sitting in her parked car finishing snacks she doesn’t want to share or be judged for…
To the mom wiping tears on the couch after snapping at her kids and instantly wishing she could take it back…

To the mom tugging on old jeans hoping she’ll recognize the person in the mirror again…
To the mom choosing to stay home today because everything feels a little too loud and a little too heavy…

To the mom ordering pizza because dinner plans fell apart and energy ran out…
To the mom who feels lonely even when she’s surrounded by people…

You’re not failing.
You’re not broken.
You’re not alone.

This season of life is messy, exhausting, and unbelievably demanding.
It stretches us in ways we didn’t see coming.
We don’t always talk about it, but so many of us are right there with you, trying to hold it all together.

You are doing the best you can.
And your best is enough.

Those little eyes watching you? They see magic.
Those little hands reaching for you? They trust your strength.
Those little bellies you feed? They feel loved.
Those little hearts pressed to your chest? They want you, and not a perfect version, just you.

Mama, you are more than enough.
You are loved.
You are amazing 💕

One of the things I don’t miss about raising boys 😂
11/13/2025

One of the things I don’t miss about raising boys 😂

11/12/2025

Not me turning a Gen Alpha joke into vacation plans 🚢

Who can relate? 😂

#67

11/11/2025

Will forever be the girl that gets randomly emotional during the trip because she feels grateful for experiencing the things she never thought she could experience.

11/07/2025

Wanna go to Neverland? Let’s go! The person that sent you this wants to go to Walt Disney World with you!

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