...finding perfection in imperfection daily.
You’ll never catch me talking much about God or politics, both are highly personal subjects. I will however go on record and encourage every single person on this great earth to do right by their soul. For me and my family, doing so is a matter a faith. Take a look at our journey toward […]
Money’s tight. I get it. But if you’ve ever felt called to give in spite of your financial situation, take a look at these 6 ways to give without spending a dime. We all have the power to make a positive difference.
By the time you read this, I will have just gotten my brand new IUD, a birth control method that’s good for five years. The decision to replace my “expired” IUD wasn’t an easy one. I decided yes babies and then no babies. I engaged in ridiculous baby fever behavior, daydreamed about having a girl, […]
“I have healthy boobies. I have healthy boobies. I have healthy boobies.” This was a mantra I silently screamed to myself last Friday during a routine mammogram. I started getting mammograms at 33 years old at the insistence of my doctor because I have fibrocystic breasts. Or as I like to describe them, “boobs that […]
I may be a mom but that doesn’t mean I stopped needing mine. I’ll never forget the moment my mom told me she’d be moving out of state. It was 9 years ago at dinner at our local Macaroni Grill. I burst into cinematic tears and stormed out of the restaurant, sobbing on the bench […]
This is me at 9 years old. By 1985 standards I was right on schedule for awkward, but still. The night before picture day I slept in pink sponge rollers in a deliberate attempt to do this to my hair. Also, my mom spent 20 solid minutes perfecting my feathered bangs per explicit instruction. Friends, […]
As I lie awake obsessing over BooBoo’s kindergarten readiness, my husband inhales deep, peaceful breaths that make me more anxious than ever. He’s not worried about BooBoo’s readiness at all, or wrestling with the guilt of serving our kids cereal for dinner. He’s sleeping peacefully under the mistaken impression that I was a good mom […]
Nobody ever tells you when you’re holding that precious baby that one day he’ll stop giving you those hair-pulling hugs, sticky hand holds, and slobbery kisses. The closest thing you’ll ever hear is something obscure like, “It goes by so fast”. When you’re in it, it doesn’t go by so fast. The days are long, […]
Here I am at 20. Wow, who was that girl? As I sit behind my computer staring at this image of my former self, I feel as though I’m writing about a girl I used to know, a former best friend perhaps that I somehow drifted away from. The girl in the picture was a […]
Click here to read my story of fear, guilt, progress, and understanding with Boy Wonder. If you have an introverted child, I’ve included the most wonderful video that may forever change the way you view introversion.
The Untitled GenX Podcast
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