Meet Jen!

I am a full-time momma to a beautiful little girl and a fiancée to a hard-working firefighter. Ever since relocating to a small Colorado mountain town two years ago my world has changed completely. I originally created this site as a place to organize all of my “new mommy info” that I found on the web. I needed all the tips I could find on surviving parenthood (and enjoying it!) in the middle of nowhere.

Being a mom is amazing but transitioning into the mommahood was more challenging than I expected. And living where in the mountains with a baby has its setbacks. The days can be long and lonely and the baby-friendly activities are few and far between. Sometimes its a struggle just to make it through the day.

Ella was six months old before I finally had the epiphany to turn my lemons into lemonade. I started looking at my challenges from a different perspective and realized that I could use this time as an opportunity to explore some of my passions: photography, cooking, and creating videos.

And with that Soulshining was born. Its packed with inspiring ways I’ve found to take care of myself and my family despite the isolation and crazy weather. And when daily struggles get me down it’s reminded me how absolutely amazing parenthood can be.

Please also check out http://www.soulshining.com until I’m able to blend both blogs (any advice would be awesome).

And thanks for stopping by. 🙂