I had the Ina Garten, Martha Stewart mom.
Business owner | Creator | Mom
The beautiful home, intentional holidays and magical memories. The table that looked like it took all day even when it didn’t. She made it look effortless and I wanted to be that, plus some, when I had my daughter.
But here’s what nobody talks about:
wanting it all and actually pulling it off are two very different things when you have horrible ADHD, a business to run, no village nearby, and a brain that’s simultaneously planning next Christmas while forgetting where you put your keys.
I started this space ten years ago — back when it was just called The Linn Life — as a digital diary. A quiet place to write before the world decided everyone needed to be an influencer. When that happened, I kind of gave up. The performance of it all felt… ew. I didn’t start writing to be a brand. I started writing because it helped me think.
Then I had a kid. And suddenly I stopped caring what anyone thought.
So I’m back.
A little more experienced, a little more opinionated, and done accepting that motherhood is either perfectly curated or a total disaster. It’s neither. It’s a Type C mom who looks like she has it all together — and is absolutely figuring it out as she goes.
This is for the mom who wants the most magical life for her kids — without an unlimited budget, without a village down the street, and without losing herself in the process.
The bar is still high. We’re just honest about how we get there.
xoxo -Jess
This or that…
Early bird or night owl
beach or mountains
Extrovert or introvert
Bare foot or Shoes
Sunrise or sunset
Hair done or messy bun
Order in or Home Cooking
Fiction or Non-Fiction
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