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Two little kids, two play cafes, one cold coffee
🐼 Founder of @littlepandasplaycafe & @thepandascoffeeco
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1. moved out at 18 in a brown community where that alone made me the black sheep.

2. married the love of my life against everyone's will. some people never came back from that. I'd do it again tomorrow.

3. battled postpartum anxiety and convinced myself I was the problem.

4. poured everything into a tech career. got let go. sat in my car and cried with a family to feed and no plan B.

5. applied everywhere. couldn't land a single job. started a photography business out of pure desperation.

6. still couldn't land a job so my husband and I bought a drink cart. our first real bet on us.

7. opened a cafe, started a brand, and got pregnant again all in the same year. I genuinely thought I was going to break šŸ˜…

8. and now? I'm building a coffee empire for families. on my own terms. always.

every single one of these felt like the end of something. turns out they were all the beginning.

if you're in your restart era right now, just know it's working. even when it doesn't feel like it šŸ’•

yours? šŸ‘‡ taken in Everett, Washington by @azkaay
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2 months ago
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Round TWO? Let’s GO PANDAS ā˜•ļøšŸ¼šŸ©·šŸ’Ø 

Get ready for another amazing ride! As always, you’re here for the WHOLE journey so follow us for all the updates āš”ļø

We are brewing @thepandascoffeeco 

Shoreline, see you this Fall 🩷 by @azkaay
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5 months ago
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I stopped trying to be everything, everywhere, all at once.
And instead, I started building systems that support the life I actually want.
I say no. A lot.

Because I don’t have family help.
There’s no built-in village for me.

So we created one…
through childcare, paid support, structure, and intention.

I protect my time like it matters… because it does.
I know what an hour of my energy is worth,
and I make decisions from that place.

And the biggest shift?
When I’m off work… I’m actually off.
I get to be fully present with my babies… without guilt, without the mental load pulling me in a million directions.

At home, I’ve let go of perfection.
At work, I’ve built a team I trust.
In life, I’ve learned that taking care of myself isn’t optional… it’s necessary.

And I’ll be honest…
nothing about this is perfect.
I’m building as I go, adjusting constantly, figuring it out in real time.

But that’s the beauty of it.

Because what I’ve built doesn’t just ā€œworkā€ā€¦
it gives me something I never had before…

peace of mind.

And if you’re out here building without a village…
you’re not behind.

You just need systems that work for you 🩷 by @azkaay
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6 months ago
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Having my babies didn't make me want less. It made me want more, for me and for them šŸ’›

You can be a really good mom and still go after big things. Send this to a mom who needs the reminder!

#momlife #mompreneur #workingmom #momboss #smallbusinessowner taken in Seattle, Washington by @azkaay
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Some days there's no one else coming, so you just put your head down and do it šŸ’Ŗ taken in Everett, Washington by @azkaay
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What if you could add a few extra extensions to your brain? That's what @sintra.ai feels like 🧠

The ideas, vision, and decisions are still mine. I'm still doing the work, but this tool just helps me organize, build, and execute faster.

More brain space as a mom and business owner? I'll take it šŸ™Œ

#ad #SintraAI #momboss #smallbusinessowner #workingmom taken in Little Pandas Play Cafe by @azkaay
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2 days ago
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some days i genuinely wonder what i was thinking.

two kids under five and i decided to build a cafe on top of it

but the hard parts of both are the same. you show up when you're tired, you figure it out as you go, and you keep going anyway
being a mom is what taught me i could do this

if you're building something while raising little ones, i see you

#momlife #mompreneur #playcafe #motherhood taken in Little Pandas Play Cafe by @azkaay
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3 days ago
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The mom friend who's seen you at your worst and still thinks you're the shit 😭🫶

Send this to yours. taken in Everett, Washington by @azkaay
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4 days ago
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everyone warns you that you lose yourself when you become a mom

nobody tells you that you might actually like the person you find
she's tired and different and softer in some ways, tougher in others.

but she's mine, and i'm glad i met her šŸ¤

#momlife #motherhood #realtalk #mompreneur taken in Seattle, Washington by @azkaay
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6 days ago
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not gonna lie, the high achiever in me is way too loud for the trophy wife life šŸ˜…

\#mompreneur #playcafe #funny #fyp taken in Everett, Washington by @azkaay
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7 days ago
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turns out clocking in didn't need to be a group chat šŸ˜…

free trial, no credit card needed!

@connecteamapp taken in Everett, Washington by @azkaay
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9 days ago
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manifesting the day people just search the name and it's all there ✨ taken in Little Pandas Play Cafe by @azkaay
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10 days ago
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