Miles Auster Hustvedt Ostrander 1.1.24 1:05am Happy New Year! 🎊 📷 @sirihustvedt
Balance. This is the question I got asked the most after reaching out to all of you the other week, here, on Instagram. How do I navigate a creative life with a new baby? How do I make it work? How do I find “the balance”?Considering it took me over a week to post this, I’m guessing I’m a work in progress and the jury is still out on my “balance”. For over a year my family and I have been living in, what my mother calls, cancer land. Like so many who have experienced cancer or been close to cancer, it is hard to catch your breath. The world becomes small. We try to focus on the here and now and trivial concerns, for the most part, go away. Being pregnant and having my Dad in the hospital undergoing a myriad of treatments to treat the cancer and then treat the side effects of the treatments, was scary and lonely. And, it is not over. We are still holding our breath’s. During the pandemic I used this platform to feel connected. It filled my cup because I felt part of a community. But, after our family’s personal tragedy, my Dad’s cancer diagnosis and my pregnancy, I became burnt out on social media and withdrew. I’m not a person who likes to share my grief publicly. Now that Miles is here and I am in the last stages of recording my album, I do have a sense of urgency to return to this community- to feel connected again. You will never get parenting advice from me here. I don’t believe in it. All families and babies are different and what works for one, doesn’t work for another. I will, however, offer support and I will gladly answer questions if you want to ask them. So, to answer, and not answer the question of balance: everyday is a balancing act. There are days when I can scurry around and do what I have to do. There are days when Miles will sleep on my lap while I record. There are other days when he refuses to be put down and I have to drop everything and tend to his needs. But, music has always been cathartic for me. This new album is deeply personal and writing it helped me through my grief. It is my medicine. Today and everyday I will keep dancing the tightrope of motherhood and my music dreams and keep crossing my fingers for the best.
Happiest birthday to my dear, wonderful father. You’re the biggest Mets fan and I’m your biggest fan. I love you, Dad.
Happiest Birthday to @spencerostrander . I am so lucky to be married to such a magnificent human being. Thank you for driving my father to his cancer treatments everyday for these past 5 weeks, waiting with him, and having junior mints in the glove compartment for the journey home to Brooklyn. Thank you for listening to my new album with such attention, giving me your thoughts, and taking all my new beautiful photos. Thank you for being so patient during this time, the endless back massages, and the lollipops hidden around our house. And, most of all, thank you for making me a mother to be. I love you. Happy birthday! 📷 @bonniebriant
Guess the cat is out of the bag now…Here I am tonight 7 months pregnant previewing new material from my upcoming album, Milk For Ulcers, with the effervescent @maloumadi on piano. Thank you to everyone who came out tonight for our first performance of this small run in Spain. Thank you @culturamva for having me. Performing with baby will be something I’ll never forget.
Excited to play @temporada_alta tomorrow at Auditori de Girona at 8pm. Only a handful of tickets left! Photo by @spencerostrander at 3 months with baby Miles Styling @zedsalrite Hair & makeup @hervecb Lightening design @88.bent
One month to go 📷@spencerostrander
Caught at @veuveclicquot by @spencerostrander
Caught at @veuveclicquot by @spencerostrander
Caught at @veuveclicquot by @spencerostrander
Best surprise ever @maggiebetts @spencerostrander #memorialdayweekend #calfs
Best surprise ever @maggiebetts @spencerostrander #memorialdayweekend #calfs
Back with a new live after a very long time! Thank you so much for tuning in! Xo
Too cute not to post @spencerostrander
When your first date becomes the perfect Valentine’s Day gift…swipe to see 😎🎈 @spencerostrander
When your first date becomes the perfect Valentine’s Day gift…swipe to see 😎🎈 @spencerostrander
Before there was the stomach bug there was a dance party in a beautiful dress by @sezane . Missed the event too, but the dress will live! And, so will I! On the mend ❤️🩹
Thanks for tuning into another live with moi ❤️😎
Hangin with Gen Z @acnestudios @chelseahotelnyc 😎#nyfw
It’s the cookies for me…but also pat on the back for my roasted tenderloin 😎 #valentinesday
Sick before the holidays but getting better just in time. Maybe it was two weeks of this that got me there! 🤕😝😜
Blurred lines #selfie #2023
Thank you @christofle for the cheese tray of my dreams…even though I’ve been told it’s just a tray 👀 @acb.creative 🌲❤️🧀
Thank you for having me at your lovely event last night @shopdoen & congratulations on the new store opening! And to my great date! @claudiavitarelli ❤️
