I think my very favorite part of the Olympics this year is the real, REAL talk we’re hearing from these athletes. These top of their game, literal super hero, 2 percenters of what they do. But you know what I’ve learned about high-achieving, perfectionist, super success-driven minds ? These high-functioning positive traits often go hand & hand with highly negative traits like anxiety, ADHD, OCD, panic inducing, thrill/risk-seeking, & spontaneous behaviors. And guess what y’all? The real high-functioning are usually real good at hiding it too. I catch myself studying these athletes- admiring, wondering how they never mess up. How they seem to perfectly balance their top-tier careers, personal relationships and personalities in general. I mean how do they freaking do it y’all? Then I remember I’ve been asked the same damn thing a hundred times over. And typically I laugh. Because if only they knew ? Re-entry to “normal life” is hard. Sometimes the career part feels easier than the normal part, and then that feels terrible. So there’s a few things I do, for my mental health, that typically center me back to a balance. Chaos in my brain loves chaos in my home so I love to fill my house full of kids, animals, noise, laughter & life to remind me that nothing is ever truly perfect & that’s really ok. I clean, a lot. I re-organize & gut closets as a reminder that everything’s always a work in progress. I fill my schedule for a few days with grounding activities like visiting best friends, making flower arrangements, walking. I do more therapy sessions than normal. I prioritize sleep, eating & drinking water. I remind myself that I’m always going to make mistakes because I’m always eager to learn. Thank you @olympics for reminding us all that you’re real humans with real struggles too.
I think my very favorite part of the Olympics this year is the real, REAL talk we’re hearing from these athletes. These top of their game, literal super hero, 2 percenters of what they do. But you know what I’ve learned about high-achieving, perfectionist, super success-driven minds ? These high-functioning positive traits often go hand & hand with highly negative traits like anxiety, ADHD, OCD, panic inducing, thrill/risk-seeking, & spontaneous behaviors. And guess what y’all? The real high-functioning are usually real good at hiding it too. I catch myself studying these athletes- admiring, wondering how they never mess up. How they seem to perfectly balance their top-tier careers, personal relationships and personalities in general. I mean how do they freaking do it y’all? Then I remember I’ve been asked the same damn thing a hundred times over. And typically I laugh. Because if only they knew ? Re-entry to “normal life” is hard. Sometimes the career part feels easier than the normal part, and then that feels terrible. So there’s a few things I do, for my mental health, that typically center me back to a balance. Chaos in my brain loves chaos in my home so I love to fill my house full of kids, animals, noise, laughter & life to remind me that nothing is ever truly perfect & that’s really ok. I clean, a lot. I re-organize & gut closets as a reminder that everything’s always a work in progress. I fill my schedule for a few days with grounding activities like visiting best friends, making flower arrangements, walking. I do more therapy sessions than normal. I prioritize sleep, eating & drinking water. I remind myself that I’m always going to make mistakes because I’m always eager to learn. Thank you @olympics for reminding us all that you’re real humans with real struggles too.
I think my very favorite part of the Olympics this year is the real, REAL talk we’re hearing from these athletes. These top of their game, literal super hero, 2 percenters of what they do. But you know what I’ve learned about high-achieving, perfectionist, super success-driven minds ? These high-functioning positive traits often go hand & hand with highly negative traits like anxiety, ADHD, OCD, panic inducing, thrill/risk-seeking, & spontaneous behaviors. And guess what y’all? The real high-functioning are usually real good at hiding it too. I catch myself studying these athletes- admiring, wondering how they never mess up. How they seem to perfectly balance their top-tier careers, personal relationships and personalities in general. I mean how do they freaking do it y’all? Then I remember I’ve been asked the same damn thing a hundred times over. And typically I laugh. Because if only they knew ? Re-entry to “normal life” is hard. Sometimes the career part feels easier than the normal part, and then that feels terrible. So there’s a few things I do, for my mental health, that typically center me back to a balance. Chaos in my brain loves chaos in my home so I love to fill my house full of kids, animals, noise, laughter & life to remind me that nothing is ever truly perfect & that’s really ok. I clean, a lot. I re-organize & gut closets as a reminder that everything’s always a work in progress. I fill my schedule for a few days with grounding activities like visiting best friends, making flower arrangements, walking. I do more therapy sessions than normal. I prioritize sleep, eating & drinking water. I remind myself that I’m always going to make mistakes because I’m always eager to learn. Thank you @olympics for reminding us all that you’re real humans with real struggles too.
I think my very favorite part of the Olympics this year is the real, REAL talk we’re hearing from these athletes. These top of their game, literal super hero, 2 percenters of what they do. But you know what I’ve learned about high-achieving, perfectionist, super success-driven minds ? These high-functioning positive traits often go hand & hand with highly negative traits like anxiety, ADHD, OCD, panic inducing, thrill/risk-seeking, & spontaneous behaviors. And guess what y’all? The real high-functioning are usually real good at hiding it too. I catch myself studying these athletes- admiring, wondering how they never mess up. How they seem to perfectly balance their top-tier careers, personal relationships and personalities in general. I mean how do they freaking do it y’all? Then I remember I’ve been asked the same damn thing a hundred times over. And typically I laugh. Because if only they knew ? Re-entry to “normal life” is hard. Sometimes the career part feels easier than the normal part, and then that feels terrible. So there’s a few things I do, for my mental health, that typically center me back to a balance. Chaos in my brain loves chaos in my home so I love to fill my house full of kids, animals, noise, laughter & life to remind me that nothing is ever truly perfect & that’s really ok. I clean, a lot. I re-organize & gut closets as a reminder that everything’s always a work in progress. I fill my schedule for a few days with grounding activities like visiting best friends, making flower arrangements, walking. I do more therapy sessions than normal. I prioritize sleep, eating & drinking water. I remind myself that I’m always going to make mistakes because I’m always eager to learn. Thank you @olympics for reminding us all that you’re real humans with real struggles too.
My new book is chock-full of pictures that value special moments, memories & meaning, but these bts shots that Antonis so artfully captured hold the most weight. I’m not entirely sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I truly have no hard intentions or big dreams for my kids. I want them to be kind to themselves & others, work hard, be brave, chase happy. But the one silly thing I’ve always dreamed of was to have a bunch of crab trap babies like me, my siblings, cousins, generations before us were. I believe it’s the strongest blood tradition we have- this need to be on the water. We learned to set a trap & clean a crab before we were out of diapers, quite literally. Set & cast a line like a passed down muscle memory. This view is the reason we signed the sale of this beach house & buying it was one of the strongest personal goals I had for myself. To be able to provide a simple, marshy, salt water soaked life for my kids in the midst of this busy, ever-connected life we live. Where days are scheduled around boat rides, swims & golden hours. Meals cooked based on what we caught, what they cleaned, what we bought from our garden. I’ve been away two-ish weeks now & this view, with them, is what I miss the most. My second book, Southern Get Togethers, is available for pre-order now or at the link in bio.
My new book is chock-full of pictures that value special moments, memories & meaning, but these bts shots that Antonis so artfully captured hold the most weight. I’m not entirely sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I truly have no hard intentions or big dreams for my kids. I want them to be kind to themselves & others, work hard, be brave, chase happy. But the one silly thing I’ve always dreamed of was to have a bunch of crab trap babies like me, my siblings, cousins, generations before us were. I believe it’s the strongest blood tradition we have- this need to be on the water. We learned to set a trap & clean a crab before we were out of diapers, quite literally. Set & cast a line like a passed down muscle memory. This view is the reason we signed the sale of this beach house & buying it was one of the strongest personal goals I had for myself. To be able to provide a simple, marshy, salt water soaked life for my kids in the midst of this busy, ever-connected life we live. Where days are scheduled around boat rides, swims & golden hours. Meals cooked based on what we caught, what they cleaned, what we bought from our garden. I’ve been away two-ish weeks now & this view, with them, is what I miss the most. My second book, Southern Get Togethers, is available for pre-order now or at the link in bio.
My new book is chock-full of pictures that value special moments, memories & meaning, but these bts shots that Antonis so artfully captured hold the most weight. I’m not entirely sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I truly have no hard intentions or big dreams for my kids. I want them to be kind to themselves & others, work hard, be brave, chase happy. But the one silly thing I’ve always dreamed of was to have a bunch of crab trap babies like me, my siblings, cousins, generations before us were. I believe it’s the strongest blood tradition we have- this need to be on the water. We learned to set a trap & clean a crab before we were out of diapers, quite literally. Set & cast a line like a passed down muscle memory. This view is the reason we signed the sale of this beach house & buying it was one of the strongest personal goals I had for myself. To be able to provide a simple, marshy, salt water soaked life for my kids in the midst of this busy, ever-connected life we live. Where days are scheduled around boat rides, swims & golden hours. Meals cooked based on what we caught, what they cleaned, what we bought from our garden. I’ve been away two-ish weeks now & this view, with them, is what I miss the most. My second book, Southern Get Togethers, is available for pre-order now or at the link in bio.
My new book is chock-full of pictures that value special moments, memories & meaning, but these bts shots that Antonis so artfully captured hold the most weight. I’m not entirely sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I truly have no hard intentions or big dreams for my kids. I want them to be kind to themselves & others, work hard, be brave, chase happy. But the one silly thing I’ve always dreamed of was to have a bunch of crab trap babies like me, my siblings, cousins, generations before us were. I believe it’s the strongest blood tradition we have- this need to be on the water. We learned to set a trap & clean a crab before we were out of diapers, quite literally. Set & cast a line like a passed down muscle memory. This view is the reason we signed the sale of this beach house & buying it was one of the strongest personal goals I had for myself. To be able to provide a simple, marshy, salt water soaked life for my kids in the midst of this busy, ever-connected life we live. Where days are scheduled around boat rides, swims & golden hours. Meals cooked based on what we caught, what they cleaned, what we bought from our garden. I’ve been away two-ish weeks now & this view, with them, is what I miss the most. My second book, Southern Get Togethers, is available for pre-order now or at the link in bio.
My new book is chock-full of pictures that value special moments, memories & meaning, but these bts shots that Antonis so artfully captured hold the most weight. I’m not entirely sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I truly have no hard intentions or big dreams for my kids. I want them to be kind to themselves & others, work hard, be brave, chase happy. But the one silly thing I’ve always dreamed of was to have a bunch of crab trap babies like me, my siblings, cousins, generations before us were. I believe it’s the strongest blood tradition we have- this need to be on the water. We learned to set a trap & clean a crab before we were out of diapers, quite literally. Set & cast a line like a passed down muscle memory. This view is the reason we signed the sale of this beach house & buying it was one of the strongest personal goals I had for myself. To be able to provide a simple, marshy, salt water soaked life for my kids in the midst of this busy, ever-connected life we live. Where days are scheduled around boat rides, swims & golden hours. Meals cooked based on what we caught, what they cleaned, what we bought from our garden. I’ve been away two-ish weeks now & this view, with them, is what I miss the most. My second book, Southern Get Togethers, is available for pre-order now or at the link in bio.
My new book is chock-full of pictures that value special moments, memories & meaning, but these bts shots that Antonis so artfully captured hold the most weight. I’m not entirely sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I truly have no hard intentions or big dreams for my kids. I want them to be kind to themselves & others, work hard, be brave, chase happy. But the one silly thing I’ve always dreamed of was to have a bunch of crab trap babies like me, my siblings, cousins, generations before us were. I believe it’s the strongest blood tradition we have- this need to be on the water. We learned to set a trap & clean a crab before we were out of diapers, quite literally. Set & cast a line like a passed down muscle memory. This view is the reason we signed the sale of this beach house & buying it was one of the strongest personal goals I had for myself. To be able to provide a simple, marshy, salt water soaked life for my kids in the midst of this busy, ever-connected life we live. Where days are scheduled around boat rides, swims & golden hours. Meals cooked based on what we caught, what they cleaned, what we bought from our garden. I’ve been away two-ish weeks now & this view, with them, is what I miss the most. My second book, Southern Get Togethers, is available for pre-order now or at the link in bio.
My new book is chock-full of pictures that value special moments, memories & meaning, but these bts shots that Antonis so artfully captured hold the most weight. I’m not entirely sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I truly have no hard intentions or big dreams for my kids. I want them to be kind to themselves & others, work hard, be brave, chase happy. But the one silly thing I’ve always dreamed of was to have a bunch of crab trap babies like me, my siblings, cousins, generations before us were. I believe it’s the strongest blood tradition we have- this need to be on the water. We learned to set a trap & clean a crab before we were out of diapers, quite literally. Set & cast a line like a passed down muscle memory. This view is the reason we signed the sale of this beach house & buying it was one of the strongest personal goals I had for myself. To be able to provide a simple, marshy, salt water soaked life for my kids in the midst of this busy, ever-connected life we live. Where days are scheduled around boat rides, swims & golden hours. Meals cooked based on what we caught, what they cleaned, what we bought from our garden. I’ve been away two-ish weeks now & this view, with them, is what I miss the most. My second book, Southern Get Togethers, is available for pre-order now or at the link in bio.
My new book is chock-full of pictures that value special moments, memories & meaning, but these bts shots that Antonis so artfully captured hold the most weight. I’m not entirely sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I truly have no hard intentions or big dreams for my kids. I want them to be kind to themselves & others, work hard, be brave, chase happy. But the one silly thing I’ve always dreamed of was to have a bunch of crab trap babies like me, my siblings, cousins, generations before us were. I believe it’s the strongest blood tradition we have- this need to be on the water. We learned to set a trap & clean a crab before we were out of diapers, quite literally. Set & cast a line like a passed down muscle memory. This view is the reason we signed the sale of this beach house & buying it was one of the strongest personal goals I had for myself. To be able to provide a simple, marshy, salt water soaked life for my kids in the midst of this busy, ever-connected life we live. Where days are scheduled around boat rides, swims & golden hours. Meals cooked based on what we caught, what they cleaned, what we bought from our garden. I’ve been away two-ish weeks now & this view, with them, is what I miss the most. My second book, Southern Get Togethers, is available for pre-order now or at the link in bio.
My new book is chock-full of pictures that value special moments, memories & meaning, but these bts shots that Antonis so artfully captured hold the most weight. I’m not entirely sure if this is a good or bad thing, but I truly have no hard intentions or big dreams for my kids. I want them to be kind to themselves & others, work hard, be brave, chase happy. But the one silly thing I’ve always dreamed of was to have a bunch of crab trap babies like me, my siblings, cousins, generations before us were. I believe it’s the strongest blood tradition we have- this need to be on the water. We learned to set a trap & clean a crab before we were out of diapers, quite literally. Set & cast a line like a passed down muscle memory. This view is the reason we signed the sale of this beach house & buying it was one of the strongest personal goals I had for myself. To be able to provide a simple, marshy, salt water soaked life for my kids in the midst of this busy, ever-connected life we live. Where days are scheduled around boat rides, swims & golden hours. Meals cooked based on what we caught, what they cleaned, what we bought from our garden. I’ve been away two-ish weeks now & this view, with them, is what I miss the most. My second book, Southern Get Togethers, is available for pre-order now or at the link in bio.
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
A moment for some of the JOTD from the run bc they deserve more than a story. I am the luckiest to have friends like @sbhjewelry who graciously lent me some pieces to make me feel the best .
SNEAK PEEK 👀✨ See what’s inside the pages of upcoming cookbook, Southern Get-Togethers by @kelseybarnardclark! Southern Grit author, Top Chef winner, TV personality, and queen of Southern hospitality Kelsey Barnard Clark presents more than 100 irresistible recipes perfect for a crowd, plus all the expert wisdom and inspiration you need to host exceptional gatherings. Brimming with beautiful food and lifestyle photography by @antonisachilleos, Southern Get-Togethers is a must-have manual on Southern hospitality and a lively, delicious, all-around cookbook that’s calling for a space on your shelf. Out this September, find Southern Get-Togethers available for pre-order everywhere you find books or directly at our link in bio!🔗 __ #SouthernGetTogethers #cookbooks #newcookbooks #hostinspiration #unboxing #ChronicleBooks