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Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Ben Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Bend, OR favorites:

Breakfast 🥞: @sparrowbakery - their French toast sticks are divine and their pasties are literal art. We ate here twice during our stay and would recommend it over and over again! 

Dinner 🍽 : @bendbrewingco - Fried cheese curds, fresh and flakey fish and chips and amazing burgers, with beautiful patio seating right on the River. Plus everything was reasonably priced. 10/10 recommend. 

Coffee Shop ☕️: @dudleysbookshopbend - the CUTEST bookstore/coffee shop combo. Grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and a book all in one stop.

Entertainment: Catch live music and play golf in a state-of-the-art golf simulator at @waltreillysbend and grab a late night snack while you’re at it!

Adventures: Explore Lava River Cave and hike to Tumalo Falls! Both are great adventures and not too intense of hikes - Tumalo Falls is a trail with several waterfalls featured in the above reel!

Bend was a dreamy slice of heaven and we cannot wait to go back - it’s the most delicious little town in a dreamy setting. 

#bendoregon #bendoregonlife #traveloregon #centraloregon #pacificnorthwestisbest #coupletravelgoals #pnwwaterfalls #pnwadventures #pnwhiking #pnwhiking #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife
Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive d Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive doggo very seriously. 🤣 

It is a dream come true to be able to take him to work with me every week and to see him become a confident little warehouse dog who takes greeting everyone who comes in very seriously and who patiently lets us dress him up in accessories. When you shop from MSC, you are now supporting a family owned, women run small business AND a cute doodle! It’s a win-win!

#shopmscb #utahboutique #doodledog #modestboutique #modestdresses #goldendoodlecentral
Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t ha Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t have to be all doom and devastation. It’s not always easy, but we’re finding more joy and beauty in just living and exploring and taking advantage of all the time and freedom this new chapter of life has to offer us. 

Our week in the Oregon Wilderness has given me so much life, so much clarity, and so much energy for creating a life that I love. I realized I have so much to give, so much to do, and so much to be, even if I don’t have children or a family the way I thought I would. 

I do have a family. And I do have Littles to still leave a legacy behind for - and an example to set for. And that’s enough for me. 

#heytherechelsie #lifeafterinfertility #pnwadventures #bendoregonlife #oregoncoastline #portlandoregonlife #infertilityawareness #infertilitywarrior #infertilitysucks #ttccommunity
At least I know he’ll never leave me because he At least I know he’ll never leave me because he can’t survive on his own. Jk jk - love you babe! 😘

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Taking friendship to a whole new level and wearing Taking friendship to a whole new level and wearing matching jumpsuits and learning a tik tok dance in 90+ degree heat. Can’t think of anyone else I’d rather spend time with, making memories and watching chick flicks and eating endless amounts of nerd gummies and cheeze-it’s. 

P.S. I checked inventory and we only have FOUR of these left in stock right now. Don’t wait to snag it! 

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Dustin has never given up or given in on creating Dustin has never given up or given in on creating a beautiful life together after our journey to have children ended last year. Instead, he has thrown himself into finding the next chapter of our story and I’ve been hanging on to him for dear life as he ran full force into our new future. 

After working so hard for so long, he signed and closed on a darling house in The Poconos, Pennsylvania that we will be turning into an air bnb this summer (and vacationing in it ourselves in the fall) 🥳

If you would have told me last October as we went through with my hysterectomy that we would have a vacation home in the East to spend the next October in, I would have laughed in your face. I’ve never doubted Dustin, but it seemed impossible to think about moving forward with new dreams and goals after our journey to have kids came to a crashing hault. 

But here we are - creating a life we love and doing our best to make the most out of the cards we’ve been dealt. 

I can’t wait to take you all on this new adventure (because guess who is in charge of furnishing and managing the new air bnb?) 

Thank you for always cheering us on. We love you. 

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #lifeafterinfertility #childlessnotbychoice #realestatedreams #airbnbhosts #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #infertilitysucks #thepoconos
We have to change the narrative around those going We have to change the narrative around those going through infertility journeys. We have to stop saying: “don’t give up - you’ll get your baby someday!” It’s doing a lot of unspoken damage to those of us in the throes of infertility. 

I understand that many say this to be positive and uplifting, but when we were faced with making a heartbreaking choice to end our infertility journey, I felt like I was giving up. Instead of confidently making a decision to remove the organ that was slowly killing me, I looked at other infertility accounts and saw the repeated message that if I kept on pushing through treatments, i too, would get my baby. I felt selfish and unsure that putting my health first was truly the right thing to do. There was almost nothing out there to help us find peace and validation in ending our infertility journey without feeling like massive failures.

I have felt so called to speak on this now that we’re in this next phase of life and to do my best to share a perspective I wish I had access to last year. I hope that by speaking up and sharing our life in this next chapter, we can help those who are looking for hope in moving on from infertility without a pregnancy or baby. 

If you are reaching the end of your journey, I want you to know that you are not giving up. You are not a failure. You are choosing to not let infertility destroy you. 

It’s okay to grieve the life you wanted, but I want you to know you can still build a life you love. 

You are not giving up. 

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #infertilityawareness #childlessnotbychoice #lifeafterinfertility #adenomyosis #hysterectomy #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #ttcsisters #ttctribe #ivfsupport #miscarriage #ihadamiscarriage

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5 Ways to get your Holiday Makeup to Stay + A Holiday Makeup Tutorial [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

As the holidays grow closer and my Christmas music plays all day (seriously, I have not stopped playing it and I think Dustin is already annoyed, but who cares?!) I have been started thinking about Holiday Party looks. Last year was the first year Dustin and I went to a huge black tie holiday party for his old work and as we were getting ready in our hotel room, I realized I had no idea how to apply my makeup for a long evening of dinner, talking and dancing. It was clearly evident by the time we got back 5 hours later; my eyeliner was smudged all along my eyes, I had glitter EVERYWHERE and my the false eyelashes on my left eye were falling off. Talk about embarrassing! Since that night, I vowed to find ways to make my makeup last during events like those because I never want to deal with that again!

That night was literally the turning point for me and my relationship with makeup. I have always loved it, but I never really knew much about the application process besides patting some eyeshadow on my eyes. I loved how putting on makeup helped me take the time to appreciate my body and how creative I could be when applying it, but that’s as far as I had gotten. I knew I needed to learn how to apply it better so I wouldn’t have any makeup meltdowns at big work holiday parties because #thatsembaressing.

So, I’m sharing some of the tips I’ve learned since that fateful party last year to help make your makeup last throughout the day or night with a holiday party look to get your creative juices going. A lot of my friends tell me that they are intimidated by makeup, so I tried to keep this look simple and classy so that even those who are new to makeup can try it. I also used products from one of my favorite drugstore brands, so this look is easy on the wallet as well!

5 Ways to get your Holiday Makeup to Stay

Here’s the thing about makeup: There are no rules to it at all; you can rock whatever shade of lipstick you want. You can wear fake lashes or you can wear bright pink blush or you can wear green eyeshadow. As long as you feel confident and awesome, rock the heck out of it. Makeup is an extension of your ability to express yourself, so don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. But, there are some rules to follow when it comes to how to set your makeup to make sure whatever look you create lasts all night. Here are mine:

Here’s how to get this holiday look and my tips to make sure you get your makeup to stay all night long:

5 ways to make your holiday makeup stay + a holiday makeup tutorial featuring affordable drugstore makeup products. [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

  1. I first primed my face and then followed with an eye primer from Milani.

Party Makeup Tip One : Use an eyeshadow primer to prevent creasing and to help your eyeshadow stick. I know that eyeshadow primer tends to be a high-end makeup product, but Milani makes a great and affordable one that works just as well! It provides 8 hours of crease-free eyeshadow and helps the eyeshadow stick to your skin, so it won’t go fading or creasing away by the end of the night.

5 ways to make your holiday makeup stay + a holiday makeup tutorial featuring affordable drugstore makeup products. [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

2. I buffed in a cool tone brown into the crease of my eye and then patted a metallic silver shadow all over my lid. I then deepened the outer crease with a darker cool tone brown to smoke it out.

Party Makeup Tip Two: Apply your eyeshadows before you apply your face makeup. By applying your shimmery holiday eyeshadows first, you won’t have to worry about fall out on your face makeup and trying to wipe it off.

5 ways to make your holiday makeup stay + a holiday makeup tutorial featuring affordable drugstore makeup products. [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

3. I applied my foundation and buffed it out. Then, I went in with my concealer and created triangles under my eyes and buffed that out. Finally, I set it all with translucent powder.

Party Makeup Tip Three: Set your foundation with a translucent powder. After applying your foundation (and for events, I would recommend using a liquid foundation that has medium to full coverage), lightly brush a translucent powder all over your face. Do this BEFORE you put on your bronzer or blush. Using a translucent powder will prevent your face from looking cakey, but it will help make sure your foundation doesn’t crease or come off during your party. And, using the powder before the rest of your face products will help your bronzer and blush apply more even and smooth to your skin.

5 ways to make your holiday makeup stay + a holiday makeup tutorial featuring affordable drugstore makeup products. [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

4. BROW time! I first drew out my brows and filled them in with Milani’s gel pomade and then set those suckers with a gel to make sure they would stay put!

Party Makeup Tip Four: Use a pomade over a pencil for your eyebrows. Using a more gel-like product for your eyebrows will ensure that your brows will stay bold and full during the night. Once again, Milani comes through with an affordable brow product with their Stay Put Brow. Top it off with some of their brow gel (my favorite brow gel of ALL time) and your brows will not move all night long. I have even taken naps with this combination of brow products and wake up a couple hours later with my brows still perfectly in place!

5. After my brows were on, I went back in with my Milani Kohl Kajal  liner and lined my upper water line and tight-lined my lashes. This basically means that I smuged my liner all into my lashes, not above them. This darkens up the lash line for the falsies I want to wear. If you want to add more drama to your look, you can line the top of your lid with a gel liner, lik the Milani Fierce Foil Liner. I was really excited about the Milani Kohl Kajal liner because I feel like I finally found a drugstore kohl that went on super smooth on my water line, and didn’t fade or smuge off. I’m seriously impressed and highly recommend it.

6. I smoked out my bottom lash line by blending some of the dark brown shadow under my lashes.

5 ways to make your holiday makeup stay + a holiday makeup tutorial featuring affordable drugstore makeup products. [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

7. I warmed my face up with one of my favorite drugstore bronzers (which happens to be from Milani) and then I put Milani’s blush in Tea Rose on my cheeks. I picked up Tea Rose in Vegas last week because the CVS we stopped at was having a 40% sale off Milani and I literally have not stopped wearing it since. It’s such a beautiful color on the skin that gives a great glow to the cheeks. It’s important to pick a more natural blush for holiday parties because you don’t want your cheeks to get too red if you are dancing the night away.

8. I added a little bit of Milani’s Luminoso (basically the blush sent from the makeup gods) on the very tops of my cheek bones to give a little bit of a highlight and called it a day with the face!

9. I added some mascara to my lashes and popped on my favorite pair of falsies because why the heck not?! It’s party time!

5 ways to make your holiday makeup stay + a holiday makeup tutorial featuring affordable drugstore makeup products. [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

9. Lip time! I feel like the go-to for a holiday party is a bold red lip, but I wanted to do something a little different. I picked out Milani’s Blushing Beauty because it’s just as bright as a red without it being as bold. And, I think the color is still perfect for a holiday party! Also, this was my first time trying out Milani’s lipstick and I promptly bought 3 more colors when I was in Vegas because I love them that much. They are so moisturizing and have great color payoff!

5 ways to make your holiday makeup stay + a holiday makeup tutorial featuring affordable drugstore makeup products. [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

Party Makeup Tip Five–Line and fill your lips with a lip liner before topping with a lipstick color. By lining your lips with a lip liner, you are creating a barrier for your lipstick to stay in and creating a smooth surface for the lipstick to be applied on top of. This will not only prolong your lipstick, but help it fade more beautifully and natural throughout the night because you will have a color base underneath it.

Ta-da! A holiday party look that will stay all night!

5 ways to make your holiday makeup stay + a holiday makeup tutorial featuring affordable drugstore makeup products. [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

5 ways to make your holiday makeup stay + a holiday makeup tutorial featuring affordable drugstore makeup products. [ad] #lookbymilani // Life with Rosie

You’ve seen several Milani products appear in my In & Out/Favs & Fails posts before, so it was really fun to feature so many of their products in this tutorial. I really and truly love the Milani brand because they are really high quality and affordable! I find myself reaching for my Milani blushes and lipsticks over my high-end stuff all of the time. If you want to recreate this look, you can snag all of Milani’s products at your local CVS. Milani products are usually in an end cap or it’s own display and not on the main cosmetics wall; so you may have to look a little harder to find them, but it will be worth the search!

Milani Cosmetics End Cap in CVS [ad] // Life with Rosie

I hope this helps you prepare for your holiday parties in the coming month! Have you tried any Milani Products? (If not, you have to get your hands on Luminoso) What’s your favorite from them?

 

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Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Ben Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Bend, OR favorites:

Breakfast 🥞: @sparrowbakery - their French toast sticks are divine and their pasties are literal art. We ate here twice during our stay and would recommend it over and over again! 

Dinner 🍽 : @bendbrewingco - Fried cheese curds, fresh and flakey fish and chips and amazing burgers, with beautiful patio seating right on the River. Plus everything was reasonably priced. 10/10 recommend. 

Coffee Shop ☕️: @dudleysbookshopbend - the CUTEST bookstore/coffee shop combo. Grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and a book all in one stop.

Entertainment: Catch live music and play golf in a state-of-the-art golf simulator at @waltreillysbend and grab a late night snack while you’re at it!

Adventures: Explore Lava River Cave and hike to Tumalo Falls! Both are great adventures and not too intense of hikes - Tumalo Falls is a trail with several waterfalls featured in the above reel!

Bend was a dreamy slice of heaven and we cannot wait to go back - it’s the most delicious little town in a dreamy setting. 

#bendoregon #bendoregonlife #traveloregon #centraloregon #pacificnorthwestisbest #coupletravelgoals #pnwwaterfalls #pnwadventures #pnwhiking #pnwhiking #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife
Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive d Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive doggo very seriously. 🤣 

It is a dream come true to be able to take him to work with me every week and to see him become a confident little warehouse dog who takes greeting everyone who comes in very seriously and who patiently lets us dress him up in accessories. When you shop from MSC, you are now supporting a family owned, women run small business AND a cute doodle! It’s a win-win!

#shopmscb #utahboutique #doodledog #modestboutique #modestdresses #goldendoodlecentral
Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t ha Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t have to be all doom and devastation. It’s not always easy, but we’re finding more joy and beauty in just living and exploring and taking advantage of all the time and freedom this new chapter of life has to offer us. 

Our week in the Oregon Wilderness has given me so much life, so much clarity, and so much energy for creating a life that I love. I realized I have so much to give, so much to do, and so much to be, even if I don’t have children or a family the way I thought I would. 

I do have a family. And I do have Littles to still leave a legacy behind for - and an example to set for. And that’s enough for me. 

#heytherechelsie #lifeafterinfertility #pnwadventures #bendoregonlife #oregoncoastline #portlandoregonlife #infertilityawareness #infertilitywarrior #infertilitysucks #ttccommunity
At least I know he’ll never leave me because he At least I know he’ll never leave me because he can’t survive on his own. Jk jk - love you babe! 😘

#textsfrommyhusband #textmessage #couplegoals❤️ #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #husbandandwifegoals #lifeafterinfertility #infertilitywarrior
Taking friendship to a whole new level and wearing Taking friendship to a whole new level and wearing matching jumpsuits and learning a tik tok dance in 90+ degree heat. Can’t think of anyone else I’d rather spend time with, making memories and watching chick flicks and eating endless amounts of nerd gummies and cheeze-it’s. 

P.S. I checked inventory and we only have FOUR of these left in stock right now. Don’t wait to snag it! 

#moneydontjigglejiggle #jumpsuitstyle #pinkjumpsuit #womeninstyle #matchingoutfits👭 #utahboutique #modestboutique #bestfriendsgoals
These nails win every 👏 thing 👏 @polkadotte These nails win every 👏 thing 👏 
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Dustin has never given up or given in on creating Dustin has never given up or given in on creating a beautiful life together after our journey to have children ended last year. Instead, he has thrown himself into finding the next chapter of our story and I’ve been hanging on to him for dear life as he ran full force into our new future. 

After working so hard for so long, he signed and closed on a darling house in The Poconos, Pennsylvania that we will be turning into an air bnb this summer (and vacationing in it ourselves in the fall) 🥳

If you would have told me last October as we went through with my hysterectomy that we would have a vacation home in the East to spend the next October in, I would have laughed in your face. I’ve never doubted Dustin, but it seemed impossible to think about moving forward with new dreams and goals after our journey to have kids came to a crashing hault. 

But here we are - creating a life we love and doing our best to make the most out of the cards we’ve been dealt. 

I can’t wait to take you all on this new adventure (because guess who is in charge of furnishing and managing the new air bnb?) 

Thank you for always cheering us on. We love you. 

#heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife #lifeafterinfertility #childlessnotbychoice #realestatedreams #airbnbhosts #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #infertilitysucks #thepoconos
We have to change the narrative around those going We have to change the narrative around those going through infertility journeys. We have to stop saying: “don’t give up - you’ll get your baby someday!” It’s doing a lot of unspoken damage to those of us in the throes of infertility. 

I understand that many say this to be positive and uplifting, but when we were faced with making a heartbreaking choice to end our infertility journey, I felt like I was giving up. Instead of confidently making a decision to remove the organ that was slowly killing me, I looked at other infertility accounts and saw the repeated message that if I kept on pushing through treatments, i too, would get my baby. I felt selfish and unsure that putting my health first was truly the right thing to do. There was almost nothing out there to help us find peace and validation in ending our infertility journey without feeling like massive failures.

I have felt so called to speak on this now that we’re in this next phase of life and to do my best to share a perspective I wish I had access to last year. I hope that by speaking up and sharing our life in this next chapter, we can help those who are looking for hope in moving on from infertility without a pregnancy or baby. 

If you are reaching the end of your journey, I want you to know that you are not giving up. You are not a failure. You are choosing to not let infertility destroy you. 

It’s okay to grieve the life you wanted, but I want you to know you can still build a life you love. 

You are not giving up. 

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Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Ben Bend- you exceeded every expectation. Save for Bend, OR favorites:

Breakfast 🥞: @sparrowbakery - their French toast sticks are divine and their pasties are literal art. We ate here twice during our stay and would recommend it over and over again! 

Dinner 🍽 : @bendbrewingco - Fried cheese curds, fresh and flakey fish and chips and amazing burgers, with beautiful patio seating right on the River. Plus everything was reasonably priced. 10/10 recommend. 

Coffee Shop ☕️: @dudleysbookshopbend - the CUTEST bookstore/coffee shop combo. Grab a cup of coffee or cocoa and a book all in one stop.

Entertainment: Catch live music and play golf in a state-of-the-art golf simulator at @waltreillysbend and grab a late night snack while you’re at it!

Adventures: Explore Lava River Cave and hike to Tumalo Falls! Both are great adventures and not too intense of hikes - Tumalo Falls is a trail with several waterfalls featured in the above reel!

Bend was a dreamy slice of heaven and we cannot wait to go back - it’s the most delicious little town in a dreamy setting. 

#bendoregon #bendoregonlife #traveloregon #centraloregon #pacificnorthwestisbest #coupletravelgoals #pnwwaterfalls #pnwadventures #pnwhiking #pnwhiking #heytherechelsie #myvibrantlife
Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive d Teddy takes his job as @shopmscb chief executive doggo very seriously. 🤣 

It is a dream come true to be able to take him to work with me every week and to see him become a confident little warehouse dog who takes greeting everyone who comes in very seriously and who patiently lets us dress him up in accessories. When you shop from MSC, you are now supporting a family owned, women run small business AND a cute doodle! It’s a win-win!

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Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t ha Turns out that life after infertility doesn’t have to be all doom and devastation. It’s not always easy, but we’re finding more joy and beauty in just living and exploring and taking advantage of all the time and freedom this new chapter of life has to offer us. 

Our week in the Oregon Wilderness has given me so much life, so much clarity, and so much energy for creating a life that I love. I realized I have so much to give, so much to do, and so much to be, even if I don’t have children or a family the way I thought I would. 

I do have a family. And I do have Littles to still leave a legacy behind for - and an example to set for. And that’s enough for me. 

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At least I know he’ll never leave me because he At least I know he’ll never leave me because he can’t survive on his own. Jk jk - love you babe! 😘

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Taking friendship to a whole new level and wearing Taking friendship to a whole new level and wearing matching jumpsuits and learning a tik tok dance in 90+ degree heat. Can’t think of anyone else I’d rather spend time with, making memories and watching chick flicks and eating endless amounts of nerd gummies and cheeze-it’s. 

P.S. I checked inventory and we only have FOUR of these left in stock right now. Don’t wait to snag it! 

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These nails win every 👏 thing 👏 @polkadotte These nails win every 👏 thing 👏 
@polkadottedbysyd knocks it out of the park again. Don’t be afraid to save if you want to use it as inspo!

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Dustin has never given up or given in on creating Dustin has never given up or given in on creating a beautiful life together after our journey to have children ended last year. Instead, he has thrown himself into finding the next chapter of our story and I’ve been hanging on to him for dear life as he ran full force into our new future. 

After working so hard for so long, he signed and closed on a darling house in The Poconos, Pennsylvania that we will be turning into an air bnb this summer (and vacationing in it ourselves in the fall) 🥳

If you would have told me last October as we went through with my hysterectomy that we would have a vacation home in the East to spend the next October in, I would have laughed in your face. I’ve never doubted Dustin, but it seemed impossible to think about moving forward with new dreams and goals after our journey to have kids came to a crashing hault. 

But here we are - creating a life we love and doing our best to make the most out of the cards we’ve been dealt. 

I can’t wait to take you all on this new adventure (because guess who is in charge of furnishing and managing the new air bnb?) 

Thank you for always cheering us on. We love you. 

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We have to change the narrative around those going We have to change the narrative around those going through infertility journeys. We have to stop saying: “don’t give up - you’ll get your baby someday!” It’s doing a lot of unspoken damage to those of us in the throes of infertility. 

I understand that many say this to be positive and uplifting, but when we were faced with making a heartbreaking choice to end our infertility journey, I felt like I was giving up. Instead of confidently making a decision to remove the organ that was slowly killing me, I looked at other infertility accounts and saw the repeated message that if I kept on pushing through treatments, i too, would get my baby. I felt selfish and unsure that putting my health first was truly the right thing to do. There was almost nothing out there to help us find peace and validation in ending our infertility journey without feeling like massive failures.

I have felt so called to speak on this now that we’re in this next phase of life and to do my best to share a perspective I wish I had access to last year. I hope that by speaking up and sharing our life in this next chapter, we can help those who are looking for hope in moving on from infertility without a pregnancy or baby. 

If you are reaching the end of your journey, I want you to know that you are not giving up. You are not a failure. You are choosing to not let infertility destroy you. 

It’s okay to grieve the life you wanted, but I want you to know you can still build a life you love. 

You are not giving up. 

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