To be frank, I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m honestly just winging it and following my instincts. I’m a performer & singer, a mother & wife, and an admirer of fashion & style. I enjoy connecting with others and sharing my real chaotic wonderful life through social media. I keep it as real as I can with a hint of style, a touch of fun, and a whole lot of love. These past few months have been so busy, I’ve put ModishMel on the back burner and focused on my family, but today, I’m back. So whatever you take away from my page - fashion inspiration, motherhood advice, beauty tips, musical creativity, just stopping by to see a mama like yourself- I appreciate YOU. All your dms, messages and comments make me realize why I started this in the first place so I thank you for following along. 😊🙌🏻❤️🌈🥂 | MODISHMEL.COM http://liketk.it/2GCTQ @liketoknow.it #liketkit

#sundayswiththetidgwells 🤗 I grew up in a beach town. My summers consisted of beach days, beach grill outs, beach cocktails, beach strolls, beach sunrises and sunsets. The hang outs on a boat and sometimes at a pool, but at some point during the summer day, I would almost always end up at the beach. For spring and fall I was at the beach too - of course not swimming, but hanging out on the sandy rocks, benches, or pavilion. For winter, there were always bundled up strolls or horseback riding on the beach. In high school, my friends and I had the secret get togethers, or a best friend vent session, or just the needed quiet time and meditation... all on the beach. I loved living by the ocean and even now the smell of the salty air is still comforting to me. It reminds me of my childhood. I never realized how important it really was to me until I had a family of my own. I feel so blessed that we are raising our kids in a beach town. I now get to share my love for the ocean with my little family and create new memories with them. They ask to go to the beach almost every day... winter spring summer or fall. We go as often as we can and on some level, I think they already know how lucky they are to be growing up in a town that has such a beautiful beach and that is surrounded by the salty air and harbors. So until that warm breeze comes back to our town, we will be in our coats and boots making memories on our beloved beach. 🌊🌈✨💙 #beachlife #greenwich #greenwichct #momofthree #myhonestmotherhood #motherhoodunplugged . . . . . . . . . . . . #motherhood #motherhoodsimplified #dailyparenting #parenthood #motherhoodinspired #mymotherhood #motherhoodthroughinstagram #motherhoodmoments #motherhoodthroughig #thisismotherhood #momof3 #motherhoodinstyle #motherhoodlife #momlife #momentsinmotherhood #igmotherhood #unitedinmotherhood #momlifebelike #momlifestyle #Momstyle #ootdfashion #momtruth #parenting101

Giving them each other may be the best gift I’ll ever give them along with their other siblings. 😜 But witnessing their relationship first hand is one of the best gifts I’ve been given. Yes they fight and argue as sisters do, but when they are kind and take care of each other... I swear I hear angels sing. The bond between sisters is such a powerful beauty. Tightly woven, sometimes loosely held, but never broken. 💗 #sisters #sistergoals #sistersquad #sisterlylove #sisterhood #momof3 #sahm #familyof5

Not the best lighting or angle, but THIS exact spot is where Tom and I met 11 years ago. 😊 I’ve told the story of how/why Tom and I were set up on a blind date, but I never shared THE date. SO after being spotted in grand central and meeting Tom face to face for the first time, he took me to Madame Tussauds and then ESPN Zone in time square. You would think that’s the most corny thing ever, but we had the best time and I remember laughing a lot. We were making fun of being set up and how corny all of this was but also sort of liking it. We were just 2 kids having a blast in NYC. At some point during the date, I somehow ended up lying about my age. 😳 At the time, I was only 19 years old and realized he didn’t know. Since I was having a great time, and he was 23, I didn’t know if he wanted to date someone under 21 let alone still with a “teen” in the age so when he asked how old I was, I just blurted out, 21. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Well at ESPN Zone, when we were ordering our drinks, the waiter asked for our ids. I had a fake id, but was so flustered I accidentally handed her my REAL id. As the waiter took it out of my hand, I realized my mistake and my stomach dropped to the floor. I felt my cheeks burning red and my hands were so clammy. I thought to myself “It’s been fun, fingers crossed we can remain friends.” When she looked up, I was fully prepared to leave the restaurant BUT she just handed it back to me and walked away. 😱 I just sat there in such disbelief while Tom sat there next to me oblivious of the mental torment I was going through. Thinking I’m in the clear, all of a sudden, I see the waiter walking back quickly to our table and now I’m just like $&@t, this is it! We made eye contact and she nonchalantly said “May I see your id one more time? I think I misread it.” Thank God my fake id was a replica of my REAL id cause I just quickly made the switch in my wallet and handed her my FAKE. She barely looked at it and handed it back and goes “So sorry! Just needed to double check.” Then served us our drinks... Needless to say, I felt like a BOSS. 💁🏼‍♀️😂🥂 Anyways, besides the minor faux pas, we had close to a perfect night. #soulmates #lovestory #myman #blinddate

My everything. ❤️🥂😘 #truelove #soulmates #handsomehubby

We met in kindergarten and 25 years later we’re still a thing. You’ve been one of my best friends since I can remember, so thanks for tolerating me for all these years. Thank you for being my constant and an amazing friend. Im so happy you found your soul mate. Love you both! ❤️💍🥂 #wegotthemojo #marriage #truelove #jerseyshore 📸 @afinck

Happy Halloween! Lasted for about 45mins now Viv and Elle are trading candy which brings back memories! 🎃👻🍁💀 #happyhalloween #trickortreat #halloweencostumes

ModishMel is a fashion + lifestyle blog founded by Melissa Tidgwell in 2017. Melissa is a fashion forward "29-ish" wife and Mom of 3 from Greenwich, Connecticut.

Through ModishMel.com and her social media accounts, Melissa shares intimate details of her motherhood journey seamlessly intertwined with her love of fashion, beauty, and being the coolest yet best mom she can be. Here you'll find fashion inspiration, the must-haves and trends, motherhood advice, product reviews, beauty tips, house decor and real life experiences along with tips and tricks, and much more.

You'll fall in love with her elevated realness and how she shares priceless moments, like sitting on the bathroom floor with the door locked eating Nutella with a glass of wine. Melissa is a Mom on a journey to share all that inspires her, while staying real and telling her story authentically and in real-time.

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