Hellobee

Hi guys! I’m so excited to introduce myself as Mrs. Seashell here at Hellobee. People use this site for a variety of reasons — to learn something, to know what the future could hold. Me? I just wanted to know everything about people. I wanted to know what mothers were thinking as they went through their parenting tasks. I loved that I could get to hear a snippet from someone’s mind. That’s how I stumbled upon Hellobee. Once I dove into the website, I couldn’t stop visiting and started coming for the insights and the camaraderie of feeling like other people were up at 3 am begging their children to go back to sleep. Basically, I’m excited to satisfy your curiosity, offer friendship, and maybe even bestow some wisdom.

Mr. Seashell and I live just outside of Boise, Idaho, however we are transplants from northern California. We have been married for almost 10 years, and have been together since we were 14. Mr. Seashell works as a regional training manager for a killer coffee shop and I work a couple times a week as a server. At one point we owned a bakery, at another time, my husband was in a band. We are consummate opposites and it works for us beautifully. We planned on having children earlier, but the timing just never felt right. In 2013, we decided to start trying at the end of the year. In June of that year, we found out that I was unexpectedly pregnant! It was scary and crazy and completely not planned, but the most perfect timing.

Our little boy, Eli is now 2 years old and lights up my life. Babyhood wasn’t my favorite, but toddlerhood is my jam. I love to watch him grow and change and discover every day, form opinions and thoughts of his own. My most favorite new thing is watching his imagination grow. My parenting style tends to lean towards the hands off approach and being as physical as possible, with lots of jumping and dance parties around these parts.

I am a constant planner, great starter, rare finisher. I adore the heat and summer. Yoga, running and writing keep me sane and help to clear my mind. Mrs. Seashell was chosen because if I could spend everyday soaking up sunshine on a beach, I would. My love language is food and I adore getting to spend time in the kitchen. I’m hoping to be able to share some of my struggles with finding normalcy amid the ever changing landscape of parenthood, some delicious recipes and observations and lessons learned about toddlers.