If you’re reading this, how are you doing today? How are you feeling? How are your emotions? How is your mental health? If you’re like me, living in the Western Hemisphere, chances are you’re feeling the full spectrum of emotions as we begin to navigate […]
There are always some beautiful things to look forward to with Back-To-School time: free childcare, stimulated children, and kids who (usually) sleep well at night. But, alongside the positive, there are always some things about going back to school that can cripple a household. Notwithstanding […]
I wrote this piece a little over 5 years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter. At the time, it was called “10 Things I Want My Daughter To Learn.” I figured this list might change after she arrived, but it did not. I […]
I have so many things I want to write about parenting. About the daily struggles, milestones, trying to manage a career and being a mom, the high highs, the low lows, and everything in between. I have so much in my brain that I want to write […]
I’ve been a little slow to blog lately on the progress of my inner ear virus, mainly because I wanted to spend the remainder of my maternity leave just focusing on my daughter! My New Year’s Resolutions were to: 1. Take the focus off my symptoms, no […]
So…I think I’ve lost count on exactly how long it’s been since this inner ear virus took over my life. It’s been almost 4 months….but I’m not exactly sure how many weeks that is. I’m giving up on counting. Here is where I’m at right now. I had […]
Just a little over 12 weeks have gone by since an “ear infection” hit me and took over my life. Who would have thought that a simple (presumably) virus (labyrinthitis) could turn my world upside down so much? As I seek further answers and hope for recovery, I’m […]
9 weeks post inner-ear virus (for now, until we rule out anything more serious, this is what the ENT has diagnosed me with–Labyrinthitis), and I’m still waiting for that miracle day that my ear might “release” and all of a sudden, I will get my hearing back in […]
Recently (almost eight weeks ago to be exact), I started to feel a sensation of “fullness” in my left ear. My daughter was only six weeks old, and I was barely recovering from my c-section, so I thought I would let my body try to heal whatever was […]
For the last few days, a lot of blog post ideas have been popping up in my head, but most of them have revolved around my own opinions on unpleasant subjects such as the Boston Bombings. Perhaps some will appreciate these opinions, but I’ve taken a vacation day […]
