About Me

Hi! I’m Mandy.

It’s always weird to describe yourself to random readers. At least I hope I get some readers here. I grew up in the East Bay Area of California, but have called Utah home for 22 years now. I live in Utah Valley with my husband and four children, three girls and one boy. I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for almost 10 years now, but taught elementary school all over Utah for 10 years before that.

Here are some fun facts about me. Summer is my favorite season, but I can’t stand to be hot and sweaty. My happy place is anywhere that has water and sun, so the beach or a lake in the mountains. I love all of the colors, but if I had to pick two, they’d probably be teal and yellow. My hobbies include reading, binge watching TV shows, and dreaming about moving into an RV with my family and traveling cross country. 

After my fourth kid was born I was struggling. We had four kids in five years, so at the time of his birth, I had three girls ages four, three, and almost two. All of their births were planned, so we brought it on ourselves, and I’ll get into that I’m sure, but I was burnt the f out. I snapped. I hated being a mom. I sucked at being a wife. And I had no idea who I was anymore. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, started medication, and started attending therapy. I’ve failed a lot and learned a lot, so I thought maybe I’d share some of that with you.