Letter from TeriLyn – April 2025

Happy May! April was a literal blur since it was packed from start to finish! Here’s what’s been happening in the Adams household, with my work and with my health. (And thank you to those who told me last month that you enjoy my letters – I enjoy them too so I’ll keep doing them!)

LIFE

The most exciting thing that happened in April was that my parents visited! My parents live in Utah (where I grew up) and with two young boys, it’s hard for me to fly home often and it’s not super easy for them to come here either, so it’s so special when they do! We didn’t do much, but like I shared here, just having them around was the most special part of the trip for me.

I’m hoping to go to my annual family campout in August, but I just found out that Tommy has a golf tripduring that time, so I’m trying to figure out if I can swing it. It’s a long flight and then involves a three-hour drive after flying cross-country. But it’s so fun to have the entire family together and Thomas talked about being with his cousins for months afterwards. I’m hoping my nanny can come but she is starting nursing school this month so her schedule will be changing a lot (so so so sadly).

Before my parents flew in, Tommy was in Augusta for the Masters, and then after their visit, he played in a three-day golf tournament and then was out of town again for golf, so we just haven’t had a lot of normalcy — and I’m craving normalcy. I’d like to think May would bring normalcy but our nanny starts nursing school next week and our childcare will look dramatically different. Soooo we’ll see how things shake out!!

WORK

April was also absolutely bananas with work. I don’t feel like April is historically that busy but wow, this year was. Thankfully, Salem came on full-time in April (yay) to train before Hannah goes out on maternity leave sometime in May (eek!!!). There is so much for Salem to learn, but I can tell she’s learning so quickly, and the fact that she’s been working for me part-time for the last year is definitely helping her get up to speed even faster. And she’s just an absolutely JOY to be around. I kind of hate that she’s so busy with computer work and isn’t at the house as much anymore!

Here’s some of the content that went up last month! It’s always helpful when you click my links and shop with my links since that’s how brands determine if they work with me again. And when y’all DM me to ask for my links, it means more than you know since I know that’s an extra step for you but it’s so incredibly thoughtful and makes a difference for my entire team!

My Favorite Sponsored Content

• Perelel Protein Powder is literally the best-tasting protein powder I’ve ever tried. I love that it’s tested for safety while breastfeeding, too. Use code TERILYN15
• Mejuri – I am OBSESSED with this necklace and these earrings I got for this partnership! (The partnership was for stories but I also updated my Mejuri blog review here.)
• Frank & Eileen – this was a dream to get because I LOVE THEIR CLOTHING so much!!! And I had fun filming the content. This dress and this dress are perfection.
• Tuckernuck – This was just a small partnership but anytime Tuckernuck knows I exist, I feel extremely legit since I’ve loved them for years (as evidenced here, here and here)
• Nordstrom Beauty – this was another fun partnership that made me feel legit, and I didn’t realize how many of my favorite products are actually carried at Nordstrom. I do NOT enjoy shopping at Sephora (online or in person) so to know that Nordstrom has so many beauty brands AND an amazing return policy was great for me to find out too!
• Lagoon Pillows – sponsored or not, I won’t stop talking about these pillows until every single one of you gets one.

My favorite blog content:

• Casual Mom Style – I enjoy the aspect of my job that involves helping moms feel more put together so I hope people found this helpful.
• The Best Shorts to Wear Under Dresses – this is a key aspect of my mom-wardrobe!
• European Summer Outfits – these pics are some of my favorites in a long time!
• Why Non-Toxic Laundry Detergent Matters – It’s been a years-long hunt for finding the BEST one.
• Cute Athleisure outfits – I struggle to feel cute in the warmer months (it’s easier for me in the winter with layers) so this was helpful for me to think through too!
• Best Straw Bags – I’ve been on the hunt for a larger straw tote and I found some good ones. And I found the BEST cross-body one that’s perfection.

My favorite Instagram content:

• What I spend money on vs. Tommy
• Matching Set for Mom Life
• How runners make friends
• Dressing like I live in Europe
• Mother’s Day Gift Ideas under $350K
• My most-worn shoes
• Mom-hack
• Makeup I didn’t expect to love but do

HEALTH

My breast pain continues to improve (yay!), which indicates even more that all the pain has been muscular and not cancerous. But I still have a follow-up with my breast specialist next week to review my latest scan and possibly do a biopsy.

My joints continue to let me run (another yay!) since cutting out gluten and being really diligent about my anti-inflammatory supplement routine (Oliveda internals, turmeric, Balance of Nature fiber & spice, and Green Compass CBD + CBG). And since I’ve been running more, I’ve felt motivated to do more running content on my blog. It’s a throwback to my A Foodie Stays Fit days! And I even revived my running Instagram account that I have just for fun (usually Instagram mostly feels like work!).

I have hundreds of running blog posts so I’m updating and resharing the ones I find the most helpful as I get back into it myself. I’m not sure I’ll ever train for marathons again and I doubt I’ll ever be as fast as I was, but that’s okay. I just want to enjoy it (and “enjoy” will likely be defined differently in my 40s than in my 30s) and feel healthy enough to run.

I’ve been running 2-3x a week and then strength training 2x a week. I’m hoping to get back to pilates (which I didn’t get to do all of April given everything we had going on!). But I went to pilates on Thursday and it felt SO good to be back! I love strength training at the gym too, but pilates is just so, so good. (And it helps I get to wear cute outfits!)

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Okay I need towrap this up and go help Tommy with the boys! Thank you for being here!