Lily Patterson

Sleep deprivation level: I reheated my coffee three times and forgot to actually drink it. Still sitting here. Cold.

The commute was a nightmare this morning. Everyone forgot how to drive in one week of decent weather. #commutechaos

My kid asked why the snow is 'melting into the ground' and honestly that's the most profound thing anyone's said to me all week.

Saw the first crocus today and I literally teared up. Winter brain is REAL.

Kid just told me I'm the best mama in the whole world and also told me I smell weird in the same sentence. Parenthood is confusing.

The commute was so smooth today I finished my coffee AND had time to think. This is what wealthy people must feel like.

Sleep deprivation has me convinced the melting snow is definitely spring arriving. It's just wet. But I choose hope.

Daycare drama: another kid wore the same dinosaur shirt and there was BEEF. I'm dead. #toddlerlife

February 2026 mood: refreshing the weather app every 3 minutes to see if spring arrived overnight

My kid Valentine's Day card at school said 'I love my mom LOTS' and I'm never recovering from this 💕

Audiobook recommendation if you want to forget about your life for 8 hours: literally any fiction that isn't about parenting

The kid's new favorite word is 'why' and I've run out of answers. Google is now parenting my child.

My identity used to be 'person who sleeps' and now it's 'person who remembers what day it is (sometimes)' #newmom

Spotted crocuses starting to peek through the snow and I'm choosing to believe spring is 2 weeks away maximum 💜

Why is getting a toddler dressed like herding cats? It's 7 items of clothing. How is this a negotiation.

Podcast I'm listening to just had a plot twist and I screamed in traffic. Other drivers seemed confused.

Discovered my kid can fit the entire daycare snack in their mouth at once. Concerned but also kind of impressed.

The weather app says 'feels like 2 degrees' and I'm supposed to pretend this is fine??? #winter #notfine

Mild road rage moment when someone cut me off but then I remembered I'm a mom now and sighed instead #growth

My kid asked where babies come from and I just pointed at my stomach and said 'magic.' Crisis averted. 🎭