Meet Aarika!

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Hello FCMB readers! I’m Aarika…a CPA, a health and fitness coach, an amateur chef and baker, a wife to an amazing, supportive husband, and, most importantly, a mom to my 18-month old little lady Emmy and a Shiba Inu furbaby. I am so excited to join this amazing team of moms.

My family of 3.
My family of 3.

So, who am I?

I am a full-time working mom. We are a working family and a daycare family {thank you to the amazing team of teachers that help Emmy grow everyday, I will forever be indebted to you}. I am a younger mom. I am a new homeowner since my husband and I moved to Trumbull in May after living in Stamford for a few years. I am a UConn alumna, which is how I got transplanted to Fairfield County. Go Huskies! I am originally from NY state, not to be confused with NYC.

I am a fit mom, but I wasn’t always. My husband and I made a promise to each other last year that we would eat healthy as often as we can {sometimes you just need a cupcake though, right?}. My favorite room in our house is the kitchen, except when it’s time to clean up my mess, just kidding…maybe.

But above all of those things, I am a loving mom. I am a silly mom. I am a do-whatever-I-can-to-make-Emmy-laugh mom. I am not a perfect mom, but I am trying to do my best on this adventure {thank you to my husband for being there every step of the way}.

I am a silly mom.
I am a silly mom.

I was going to tell you that I’m a new mom, but that wouldn’t be true, since Emmy is now considered by all standards to be a toddler rather than an infant. However, I feel like no matter how old your kids are, we are all “new moms” at heart. At each stage and new experience, we all have no idea what we’re doing and we’re just trying to do our best.

That is why I am so excited to join the team at FCMB. It really does take a village to raise a child and you need other moms there to help you out; even if it’s just reading a blog post from another mom who is going through the exact same thing as you. Sometimes we just all need reassurance that we aren’t alone in this!

I look forward to sharing my experiences with all of you, including everything from toddlerhood to recipes to fitness.

 

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Aarika lives in Trumbull with her husband, two daughters (2013 and 2015), and son (2020). Originally from Ulster County, NY, she fell in love with her husband at a UConn football game when she told him he had nice biceps and the rest is history. Outside of work and motherhood, she enjoys eating good food, sharing a drink with friends, summer days spent at Pinewood Lake or on vacation in Cape Cod, and mindlessly streaming too many shows with her husband. Her favorite time of day is early morning before her kids wake up with a hot cup of coffee and a good book.

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