Episode 63: Shanisty Ireland; News Anchor to SAHM – Author of Blog “She’s Becoming Domestic”

Shanisty Ireland is a former news reporter and anchor. She is now the mother to 4 and she runs the blog She’s Becoming Domestic. She has had a couple of articles that have gone viral on Scary Mommy. Shanisty talks openly about the messy parts of motherhood as well as the fun parts.

I really enjoyed chatting with Shanisty and I really hope that when you listen to this conversation you feel like you are joining a conversation with two friends!

What we talked about:

2:50- Introduction to Shanisty

3:30- Homeschooling some of her children

9:35- Sports with kids

16:30- Shanisty’s career as a news reporter and anchor

23:30- Motherhood as a working mom and starting her blog

30:35- Transitioning from being a full time working professional to staying home with the kids

34:40- Showing our kids what matters to us and that we work hard

37:55- Mom guilt

50:50- Learning to love cooking for her family

58:50- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

She’s Becoming Domestic Blog

Shanisty on Instagram

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

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