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Continue reading →: Allow me to introduce myself.Hi, I’m Alana. I’m a 32-year-old working mom of two, and I have no idea what the heck I am doing.
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Continue reading →: What Every Woman Should Know About Her FinancesLast week, an influencer couple I follow popped up on my FYP and they were talking about if the wife would know what to do financially if something happened to her husband. They ran through an exercise in her trying to pull up an account and she didn’t even know…
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Continue reading →: A Realistic Mom Fall Reset: What I’m Not Trying to FixA fall reset isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about asking what this version of your life needs now. Every September, the internet acts like our lives will be magically changed with new planners, new pens, new routines, and a whole new personality seemingly overnight. There is something about the…
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Continue reading →: The Freezer Meal Method for Busy MomsWhen I was pregnant with my daughter, I realized I was about to lose a whole lot of my free time, and rely more on convenience than home cooking. But I didn’t want to find myself spending $500+ a month on takeout. That’s when I unknowingly started to build the…
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Continue reading →: I’m Carrying Everything as the Default Parent*bzzz* “Please send in more clothes.” I was out when the message from daycare flashed across my screen. I was supposed to be enjoying my day off (at least that’s what my out of office said), but that didn’t actually mean I was “off.” Because when you’re the default parent,…
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Continue reading →: The Version of Me Who Was Supposed to Have the AnswersIf you’re like me, then you probably understand feeling like you should have everything figured out, and the crushing realization of knowing you don’t. Ten years ago I graduated college, and if you knew me then, I am so sorry. See, I thought senior year I was the best version…
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Continue reading →: I love my child. I do not love playing pretend.There, I said it. I really struggle with playing pretend, and if you’ve ever been corrected by your child mid–tea party, you know exactly why. I know some of you are going to come for me with pitchforks and torches. But I am sure there are just as many of…
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Continue reading →: I’m Not Lazy, I’m Overloaded: ADHD and Being a MomMy whole life, I thought I was lazy. Turns out, I just have ADHD… and an extremely full plate. But imagine, going 20 something years looking at the world around you and feeling like you were born broken. I was the “bright kid” who just needed to “apply herself more”…
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Continue reading →: Navigating Messy Moments in ParentingThere are moments in motherhood that you think you are prepared for… and then they happen, and you most certainly were not prepared. Today was one of those moments. My toddler appreciates her privacy when using the bathroom… which fair. Same. And I want to respect that. But after today…
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I’m Alana!
Hi, I’m Alana—a working mom who knows that “balance” rarely looks like doing everything perfectly.
Fueling Balance is a space for working moms who are feeding people, building careers, managing money, remembering every school email, and trying to have enough energy left to enjoy the life they are working so hard to create.
Here, I share simple meals, realistic routines, financial-wellness tools, and practical support for career and family life. My approach is rooted in a simple belief: nourishment is about more than what is on the plate.
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