Caitlyn Simonelli (2025)

15/04/2023

One month with our little lady 💞💞

06/04/2023

My whole heart 🫶🥰

16/03/2023

Baby Elizabeth Marie has arrived to complete our family 🤍🤍girlfriend will have no trouble keeping up with her brothers, entering the world at 10lbs 6oz!

Thomas loves babies, is a little baby hog and the best biggest brother🥰🥰 Patrick is confused why the baby cries and isn’t in my belly anymore😂

🤷‍♀️ ❤️

05/02/2023

Right here, this picture right here sums up my WHY on choosing to stay home with my children. This picture was taken on a random Tuesday at 10:30 in the morning. We wanted to go outside and build a snowman, so we did. I didn't have to wait until I got home from work or the weekend to enjoy spending time outside with my boys.

I love that we get to choose our schedule and what we fill it with day to day. I get to experience life through my children's eyes and follow their lead on what they want to learn or explore.

Having this time with them means the world to me. It is certainly not always easy, especially now being so pregnant, but I wouldn't trade this time for anything.

Choosing to stay home with them to raise them while building a business that will benefit us all has been such a blessing and truly eye opening to how precious and irreplaceable our time is.

25/12/2022

Merry Christmas Eve! (Being 4 is fine and wearing neon hats and Christmas ties with PJs is also fine 🤣) 🎄

14/12/2022

Our festive Christmas picture! We are not really a matching PJ, picture taking family and if it weren't for my MIL, these pictures would not exist.

She started this tradition a few years ago and it is very cute. It's fun to see the changes each year. It's been fun seeing the family grow! I am grateful that we started this.

My oldest son is 4 and 4 year olds can be a little feisty. He insisted on wearing this hat and tie in the picture and I did fight it a little because I wanted the aesthetically pleasing photo with all of us together. But honestly this picture is awesome and I was reminded that looking back at these pictures, seeing him wear this hat and tie in the picture will bring us so much joy.

Sometimes it's hard loving or accepting your kiddos where they are at but I am glad that for the most part we roll with the punches and allow our kids to be who they are; whether it fits my mental picture or not.

13/12/2022

34, here we are on 34 trips around the sun.

I am standing here confidently showing up as my true self, confidently carrying my third baby going into my third trimester, confidently sharing my story publicly about how I am changing the trajectory of my life and living with more intention and being more true to myself.

I am proud to share this picture of myself on my 34th birthday! Society wants us to believe that we have to have it all figured out by now, have it all together and feel like we are old at this point in life.

This couldn’t be any further from the truth for me. I feel more confident in who I am now more than ever before.

I was not confident with my first pregnancy, not confident in my body, I did not soak in the magnitude of what my body was doing – in some ways I did but a lot of the information I was receiving was going against so much of my motherly instincts. I wish I had listened to those sooner.

I was constantly counting time; counting how many sick days I had to stay home with my baby, then anxiously watching the days of my maternity leave creep by, counting the days until the end of my contracted day so I could rush home to my baby where I would try to savor every minute of being with him because the clock was ticking until it was bedtime. To start all over again the next day.

If I wasn’t counting time, I was counting how much breast milk I was pumping and the time I was doing that, which was taking time away from me doing my job well. It was an endless cycle of counting and comparing and losing so much time worrying about literally everything.

ALL of my instincts were telling me that I would be able to relax if I could just be with my baby physically. That’s the only place I felt relaxed during those early months, I was only relaxed when I was with him physically.

Being home with my kids now isn’t always easy but I know it’s where I am supposed to be. I also love that I can be there for them and run an online business that brings in financial support for my family.

13/12/2022

34, here we are on 34 trips around the sun.

I am standing here confidently showing up as my true self, confidently carrying my third baby going into my third trimester, confidently sharing my story publicly about how I am changing the trajectory of my life and living with more intention and being more true to myself.

I am proud to share this picture of myself on my 34th birthday! Society wants us to believe that we have to have it all figured out by now, have it all together and feel like we are old at this point in life.

This couldn’t be any further from the truth for me. I feel more confident in who I am now more than ever before.

I was not confident with my first pregnancy, not confident in my body, I did not soak in the magnitude of what my body was doing – in some ways I did but a lot of the information I was receiving was going against so much of my motherly instincts. I wish I had listened to those sooner.

I was constantly counting time; counting how many sick days I had to stay home with my baby, then anxiously watching the days of my maternity leave creep by, counting the days until the end of my contracted day so I could rush home to my baby where I would try to savor every minute of being with him because the clock was ticking until it was bedtime. To start all over again the next day.

If I wasn’t counting time, I was counting how much breast milk I was pumping and the time I was doing that, which was taking time away from me doing my job well. It was an endless cycle of counting and comparing and losing so much time worrying about literally everything.

ALL of my instincts were telling me that I would be able to relax if I could just be with my baby physically. That’s the only place I felt relaxed during those early months, I was only relaxed when I was with him physically.

Being home with my kids now isn’t always easy but I know it’s where I am supposed to be. I also love that I can be there for them and run an online business that brings in financial support for my family.

If you are looking for a way to change your circumstances DM me “CHANGE” or check out the free 20 min web class in my bio.

12/12/2022

If you take a minute to reflect on all of the positive things that your job brings you, could you come up with a solid list of things that actually add value to YOUR life? Not your company or other people; only you.

When you think about your job, are you excited about it? Are you feeling like you’re contributing to a greater cause? Think about WHY you went into your job/career/profession.

I had a strong why when I started my teaching career; and for the first few years I felt excited to show up to my job, I was passionate and felt that the work that I was doing mattered. Even in my last year when I was completely burnt out, I did feel that the work that I was doing mattered and was important but I was accomplishing that at the expense of my own mental and physical well being. My job was taking more from me than was giving to me.

Do you want to spend your life working at a job that serves others, at your expense? Or are you craving to make a change so that:

✨you have more control in your life
✨make the money you deserve to make based on how hard you work
✨work when it fits into your schedule
✨you have time to do the things you love regularly, and not saving them until the weekend or until retirement
✨spend more precious time with your family

The list goes on and on but we have one life to live and I came to the realization that I want to do work that adds value to my life as a whole and help others realize the potential they have to reconnect with who they are and what they want out of life. To create a life that works FOR them.

11/12/2022

If you take a minute to reflect on all of the positive things that your job brings you, could you come up with a solid list of things that actually add value to YOUR life? Not your company or other people; only you.

When you think about your job, are you excited about it? Are you feeling like you’re contributing to a greater cause? Think about WHY you went into your job/career/profession.

I had a strong why when I started my teaching career; and for the first few years I felt excited to show up to my job, I was passionate and felt that the work that I was doing mattered. Even in my last year when I was completely burnt out, I did feel that the work that I was doing mattered and was important but I was accomplishing that at the expense of my own mental and physical well being. My job was taking more from me than was giving to me.

Do you want to spend your life working at a job that serves others, at your expense? Or are you craving to make a change so that:

✨you have more control in your life
✨make the money you deserve to make based on how hard you work
✨work when it fits into your schedule
✨you have time to do the things you love regularly, and not saving them until the weekend or until retirement
✨spend more precious time with your family

The list goes on and on but we have one life to live and I came to the realization that I want to do work that adds value to my life as a whole and help others realize the potential they have to reconnect with who they are and what they want out of life. To create a life that works FOR them.

If this is something you are craving more of and are interested in learning more; DM me “VALUE” or check out the link in my bio to watch a free 20 min web class.

06/12/2022

Was I passionate about teaching and think that it was what I would do until I retired? Yes, absolutely

Did I think I would become a stay at home mom, start making food from scratch, have a garden and have a goal of having a small farm some day? No, but this doesn’t surprise me too much.

This is the life I want; slow and meaningful days with my family. Not rushed and busy with the hustle and bustle. And not living by someone else’s schedule, agenda, and finite pay scale.

Creating this new way comes with a lot of growing pains but will yield the results we desire as a family.

While starting my own online business wasn’t part of the original plan, I’m beyond grateful this incredible opportunity is allowing me to create an income while also being home with my babies.🤍 Nothing is compromised here.

✨If you’re looking for a way to create a second stream of income or completely replace the one you currently have - check out the free 20 min web class in my bio to learn more!✨

02/12/2022

We have been loving homemade hot chocolate since the weather has turned colder! Here is the typical line up of ingredients that I put in there, I also usually put 1/2 cup of bone broth also but I need to make some more.

My kids LOVE this and I love that I am giving them good ingredients and not synthetic stuff that is in the store bought packages.

Here's the recipe I use (I am not an exact measurement type of gal so here is a rough estimate, cook with your heart!)

1 cup raw milk
1 TBSP cocoa powder
2 TBSP maple syrup
1 TSP vanilla
1 scoop collagen (for extra protein)
1 TSP mushroom immunity (we've been using this to help fight off a cold in our house, I don't always include this)

30/11/2022

We have been married for 7 years now but have been together for almost 16! It amazes me that I was so lucky to have found my person at such a young age. Our love has changed and grown so much over the years and as our family grows I find new things I love about my husband.

We still cannot take a serious picture together to save our lives but I think that's something that is so special. We try not to take life too seriously and try to go with the flow as much as possible.

We got to sneak away from the kids to take a little walk over the weekend. Having children is hard on a marriage and it is hard to find time to connect with one another but little moments like this are so special and help us reconnect to each other. We don't need or want any grand vacations or nights out to show our love for each other. We find time where it works for our family. This season of life can be hard but it is so nice to walk through it with someone you love unconditionally and know that they love you no matter what.

30/11/2022

This picture was captured by my oldest son - who loves to use my phone to take a million pictures of god knows what. Typically it drives me nuts because I have to remember to go back into my phone to delete the pictures and videos - that update storage reminder is a real kick in the pants when you need the space the most.

My annoyance dissipated when I saw this picture and I was reminded how wonderful childhood is. My oldest was so happy running around taking pictures and videos.

It's a great reminder to let the little things go and let the kids be kids.

25/11/2022

Today is Black Friday and I used to think I needed to buy all the things on this day. It is a great day to find some amazing deals and save money, I am not negating that.

We are trying to raise our children to love the environment they live in, find things to entertain them based on real world experiences, use their imagination to explore, not rely on external motivation to be happy or entertained and so much more.

Since my oldest was born we have limited the amount of gifts he receives and we are continuing to do that in a more focused way this year.

Each child will receive 4 gifts that will be practical and fall under these categories; something they need, something they wear, something they read and something they use or something to experience. They may get 2-3 small stocking stuffers also that will have things like games, art supplies or socks/underwear.

We are trying to live within and even below our means most of the time now a days, not because we can't afford things but because we realize that material items in our house bring clutter and chaos.

Every family is different and have different values, this is what works for our family. We are being more intentional and thoughtful with the gifts we are giving and the ones that our children receive.

24/11/2022

Grateful for this growing family of mine today and everyday 🧡🤎🤍

22/11/2022

This week as a teacher was always a very long, short week with my students. We were all just counting down the minutes until we were out of school for the week to get a little break.

I am so thankful that I don't need to go through that stress of just waiting for a day to be over to then enjoy my life around the holidays.

I am so much less stressed these days since I have resigned and redesigned my life. I am creating the life we desire as a family and creating more space for us to enjoy each other's company without the added stress.

21/11/2022

If I had waited to turn my life into the new direction it's heading in until I had enough money to do so, I would have been waiting a very long time. I am currently a stay at home mom to two young children and one on the way, I am homeschooling my children; I love it and am so thankful I have the opportunity to do so and still wanted to do more.

I am a former teacher and I continue to tutor students which I am so grateful for because it allows me to earn a little extra money. But I have to work it around other people's schedules and availabilities. Again, I am so grateful but I still wanted more and on my own time.

Having freedom-financially, time wise and really in all decision making in my family's life, has become more important to me as my family grows. I cannot fathom turning around now and going back to the life I was living.

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