Normally, the first time I hear a Christmas song every year is always the same: I’m usually sitting in a Starbucks or walking in a Target, about a week after Halloween, minding my own business and not thinking about the…
It’s hard to think of this festive season without some holiday cheer (read: food and booze). There’s no denying holidays are synonymous with a seemingly endless flow of libations and feasts complete with the usual suspects: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes,…
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Family dynamics can be…..complicated. And when the pressure of the holiday season is added on top of that, it can be a lot for anyone to manage. Whether you are really lucky like myself and have a really wonderful, close…
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The leaves are falling, the sweaters are coming out (just for the early morning hours if you live in Texas!), and the fall-themed treats and decorations are hitting the stores. Fall is FINALLY here!!! As the days grow shorter (and colder…
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I wrote a blog post earlier this summer called “Ways I’m Romanticizing our Lives This Summer ” and y’all LOVED it. So I figured it was time to bring out it’s sequel especially considering my obvious, enduring, perpetual and borderline…
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We LOVE Halloween–and the fact that Callie’s birthday is actually on October 31st makes this season extra magical for our family. Her favorite part of Halloween? Besides the candy? Dressing up!!! We plan our costumes months in advance so I…
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I love Pinterest. Full transparency, it’s probably my favorite social media app. I love how I can search for healthy sheet pan recipes, motherhood inspiration, Christmas decorating ideas, beauty hacks and outfit ideas all at the same time. It’s also…
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This year we did a little something different for Callie’s birthday. Most years, she gets a fairly big present but this year we wanted to give her an experience and an amazing memory–especially since she was turning 13. We decided…
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Sharing all the details on Callie’s THIRTEENTH birthday!!!! We aligned on the theme of “Hey Boo!” and she really wanted to make sure that we stuck to the white, black and pink theme–so we did! We loved the Meri Meri…
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We did our annual Valentine’s Day pictures and I am in LOVE. They turned out so well so I wanted to dedicate a quick post to them! I just love seeing Callie’s confidence shine in these! Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Hi, I’m Jaime — writer, mother, storyteller, and the heart behind The Wildflower Edit. For nearly a decade, I wrote online as The Princess and the Prosthetic, sharing my daughter’s journey with disability and the lessons our family learned along the way. It was a beautiful season — full of advocacy, connection, and community — but as my daughter grew older, I felt a shift. She deserved more autonomy. More privacy. More room to decide how she shows up in the world. And I realized something else: My own story was expanding too. Motherhood was still here. Disability was still here. But so were grief, healing, womanhood, nervous system care, feminine energy, homemaking, identity, softness… the fuller, deeper pieces of life that were ready to be spoken aloud. Whether you come for the cozy routines, the motherhood reflections, the disability advocacy, or the soft life inspiration — thank you for choosing to share this space with me. Pour a warm drink. Settle in. Let’s grow a life that feels like you again.
Jaime
