The Curator Mom

Friday nights have quietly become my favorite ritual.It’s the moment when the week’s chaos finally exhales — the dishes are (mostly) done, the baby is calm (hopefully), and my brain stops sprinting through a list of things I’ll never finish. By Friday, I don’t want another task.I want a reward…

It started with a question I couldn’t get out of my head:How do rich people behave? Not the loud kind — not the ones flexing on Instagram.I mean the ones who move through life with calm power.The ones who seem to float instead of rush. Who always have time. I…

I don’t remember the first time I heard the word “wealth.”But I remember the first time I felt it. I was a teenager, holding a borrowed cell phone that didn’t belong to me.Back then, we had prepaid phones — tiny plastic rectangles from Nokia or Motorola that we guarded like national treasures. Every…

A few days ago, I watched a video that stopped me in my tracks.A woman was saying, “If you treat yourself like a rich person, it reflects back to you.” She told a story about a CEO she was working for, who wanted his team to deliver “white-glove service” to clients…

When I was putting together my baby registry, I remember being completely overwhelmed by the endless lists of “newborn must-haves.” Half the things people swore by ended up collecting dust, while some of the simplest toys became everyday lifesavers. Now, after a few months with my baby, I can confidently…

If motherhood had a soundtrack, mine would probably be somewhere between “Love Story” and “Cruel Summer” Lately, as I watch Taylor Swift step into her Life of a Showgirl era — confident, sparkling, utterly in control of her narrative — I’ve been thinking about how much of her story mirrors my own journey as a…

When I had my first baby at 25, I thought postpartum fatigue was just “part of the deal.” I was young, healthy, and assumed I’d bounce back. Instead, I was hit with exhaustion so deep, I honestly thought, “I might die from how tired I feel.” It took me almost five years to feel…

When you become parents, date nights can feel like a distant memory. Between school pick-ups, endless laundry, and a baby who thinks sleep is optional, planning time together sometimes slips to the bottom of the list. But here’s the truth: dates don’t have to mean expensive dinners or complicated outings.…