EASY CROCK POT POTATO SOUP

The weather here in Montana has been getting cooler. Today's high was 30 degrees. Ok, it's freezing. Anyways, cold weather always makes me crave soup. 

My all time favorite soup is potato soup. Every restaurant I go to I always order it if it's available. Unfortunately, I never made it at home all of these years because the idea of cutting potatoes into small cubes sounds like torture. I'm lazy. Which is why this recipe is amazing!! Potato soup recipe for my fellow lazy people. 

Plus, I love crock pot recipes, so easy! I was very skeptical of this recipe - I thought it was too good to be true. False! It is so delicious I could eat it every day. My husband, Ryan is a soup snob so he would tell me if it sucked but he loved it. Husband approved! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

- 30oz frozen bag of hash browns 

-32oz box of chicken broth 

- 1 10oz can of cream of chicken soup 

- 8oz cream cheese 

- 3oz crumbled bacon or bacon bits 

- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 

- pinch of salt and pepper 

Directions: 

Put bag of hash browns, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, half of bacon bits and pinch of salt and pepper. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. An hour before serving, cut up cream cheese into cubes and throw in crock pot. Stir occasionally until melted. Serve and top with shredded cheese and bacon bits. Yum! 

WE ARE ALL A HOT MESS

A mommy friend of mine sent me this image yesterday. We were venting to each other about our day. Some days are just harder than others and yesterday was one of them. 

In summary, Connor decided not to nap at all and he was grumpy because of it. I need naptime. It saves my sanity and gives me a moment to collect myself and have me time. Without this I have a hard time functioning.

Meanwhile, I'm struggling to get through my day and I see several Facebook posts of other moms with their hair done, makeup done and happy babies. Why do they look like that when it's 2pm and I'm still in pjs and haven't brushed my hair yet? It's hard not to compare and feel down about it. I think "i was not made for this". 

The friend I mentioned earlier is one of those moms that I'm always in awe of. Always looking great, hair and make up done. I admit, I get jealous - why can't I be like that? I'm over here trying not to have a mental breakdown! 

When I was venting to her, she sent me that quote. I needed to read that. Social media is always the best case scenario. How do I know that those other moms didn't have a breakdown 5 minutes before posting their happy family picture? I don't. 

I have been trying to make an effort to focus on myself and not to compare my life, baby and family to other's. Everyone has their struggles and bad days. Just because they don't advertise it on social media every day (why would they? I wouldn't!) doesn't mean they don't struggle. 

I'm just going to continue to rock my messy bun and yoga pants on those tough days and focus on getting through my day. Here are some "reality" pictures that I edited out of my social media posts! You never know how many "outtakes" there were to get that perfect Instagram picture! Ha!