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Lana Been ✨

@lanajobeen

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Mom of two ✨
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Seasonal serotonin 🍂 ✨ by @lanajobeen

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Loml actually ✨ by @lanajobeen

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Dont call my phone about no city ish, I’m out of town. ✨ by @lanajobeen

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Snippets 📸 ✨ by @lanajobeen

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25 days ago

Tiger Cheer Camp with the cutest cheerleaders on the planet. ✨🐯

We’ve been missing Nene so much it hurts, and there are still moments I wish more than anything she could be here for. But seeing Riv with both of her Papas there, cheering her on and making sure she knows just how loved she is, makes my heart so happy. 🤍

Grief has a way of reminding you just how precious it is to have people who show up. Nene may be missing from the stands, but the love she poured into these babies is still everywhere. ✨ by @lanajobeen

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Turning 35 is a big dill. ✨ by @lanajobeen

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✨Chapter 35 ✨ by @lanajobeen

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There are seasons when you just know you need something different, even when you have absolutely no idea what “different” is supposed to look like. The beginning of this year hit hard, I’m going to label it a serendipitous face plant, but it made me face my life head on. I knew I needed to pivot. I knew I needed to take a chance on myself, but I definitely didn’t have some big plan for what came next.

Somewhere in the middle of all of that, Teal took a chance on me too. 🤍

She didn’t just give me a job. She invested in me. She trusted me with something she built and loves, gave me room to find my place in it, and made me feel like I belonged there.

And somewhere along the way, Soda Jerk stopped feeling like somewhere I go to work. It became part of my life. I love our girls. I love the chaos, the group texts, the busy days, the little wins, the ridiculous moments and how much we all genuinely care about what we’re building together. I’ve found friendships, purpose, confidence and a version of myself there that I really needed to find again.

Teal is one of the most selfless people I know, and getting to work alongside someone who pours so much into her people makes me want to pour just as much into what she’s created.

It’s crazy to think that something I stepped into during a time when I was simply trying to figure out what came next would become something I can’t imagine my life without.

I needed a change. I didn’t know exactly what I was looking for… I just know I’m really grateful it looked a whole lot like Soda Jerk. ✨ by @lanajobeen

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Happy Birthday to the best big sister in the entire world. I love you to the moon. ✨🌙

I’m so proud of you and so thankful I got lucky enough to have a built-in best friend for life. We’ve been through a whole lot of life together, and there’s nobody else I’d rather laugh with, cry with, vent to, or call when life gets too loud.

Love you forever, sister. So thankful you’re mine. 🤎✨ by @lanajobeen

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2 months ago

Last week of wrapping up childcare for my kids, and River especially has been the community child this summer. 😂

Working full time while still being a full-time parent has taught me to give myself grace. Grace to understand that there really is no balance. Sometimes I’m going to fall short somewhere, and that’s okay.

Maybe balance was never the goal. Maybe it was learning to be at peace with the life we have and letting it work the way it works.

Jeanie was like a second mom to my kids, so learning how to do life without her, especially in this part of it, has been hard. She was one of those people I never had to think twice about. I just knew she was there. I have a giant lump in my throat even typing that, because we sure lost something special when we lost her.

Riv marches into Soda Jerk like she belongs there, and we’ve basically made her a tiny summer employee. 😂 She’s spent her summer surrounded by some of the coolest girls and has the best college “it girls” to look up to. Caysen loves coming to “help” too… although I’m pretty sure his reasons are different. 😂

I know it’s easy to want to look for the upcoming part where I’m complaining, shifting blame, or slipping in a jab about their dad working out of state. But there isn’t one. That’s always been our life.

Stephen and I coparent better than we ever parented together. He helps where he can, and he does it with his whole heart. I’m not interested in keeping score. Everybody carries what they can, everybody shows up differently, and everybody loves our kids.

That’s enough for me.

I’m grateful for a life that allows me to shift without falling. For people who grab a piece when my hands are full. For a job where my kids aren’t treated like an inconvenience. And for a village that loves them enough that they never have to feel the weight of how many moving pieces it sometimes takes to make our life work.

Life doesn’t have to look traditional to be worthwhile. Being a good mom doesn’t mean doing everything yourself.

There’s no perfect balance here. Just grace, a village, and a whole lot of love.

Perspective really is everything. And life is pretty damn beautiful. ✨ by @lanajobeen

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July was quiet on the creek. 🤫 by @lanajobeen

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my summertime junk drawer ✨ 🐆 ⚡️ 🎱 by @lanajobeen

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