086: Elsie Larson (A Beautiful Mess) on Adoption, Becoming a Working Mom Overnight, Productivity, Being Present, and Handling Haters.

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Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess blog, (crafting, home decor, recipes). She started as a blogger, but her and her sister grown that business into so much more including 3 published books, a natural product line called Oui Fresh: natural makeup and clean living products, and clothing and subscription boxes, and they own an app company called A Color Story which include a beautiful mess, party party, and a design kit.

Her gorgeous home has been featured EVERYWHERE including the newest Domino Book. She’s gonna talk to us about adopting her gorgeous daughter, Nova from China, what it’s like to become an INSTANT mom while thousands of people watch, learning how to balance becoming a working mom overnight, handling haters, and some practical productivity tips to maximize work hours so that she can PRESENT during her precious Nova hours. She even tackles balancing screen time even though part of her job requires her to be engaged on instagram. There’s a lot here guys and I’m not gonna lie I got a little emotional and I might be adopting now. We’ll see.

https://abeautifulmess.com/
https://ouifresh.com/
https://acolorstory.com/