What’s one thing you’re obsessed with right now that has nothing to do with motherhood?
Renovating my house. I just put an addition on our house, and it’s stunning. I love decorating it, and everything that’s going in this new space is so well-thought-out. Everything in my house is black-and-white. I have black rugs, black-and-white art. All my vases—I have one in every room, sometimes two or three in every room—and they’re the most beautiful vases I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s my creative side; I love anything to do with home decor.
What’s the most relatable movie, book, podcast, or TV show about motherhood?
I went to the premiere of the movie Oh. What. Fun. It’s a Christmas movie with Michelle Pfeiffer. They forgot about her, and it was devastating. I left the movie and was like, “That is me. Motherhood is the most undervalued job ever.” No one wants you to feel undervalued. We just are. John Barlow would not forget me, but every other aspect of the movie—you kill yourself to make everything perfect, and then it’s like.…
What’s something you wasted time feeling guilty about that you don’t anymore?
Oh my gosh, that’s a daily thing. I feel guilty for yelling at my kids, and then they’re fine. I’ll write them the longest text message saying, “I was in the wrong. I shouldn’t have yelled at you for that. I love you so much.” I’ll list a million ways they’re perfect. They skim-read it, and they’re like, “Mom, it’s fine.” Everything I do is to help them, and I constantly remind them of that. I tell them every day, “You know everything I do is because I love you and to help you.”
What was the last thing you hid from your children?
