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 […]
It’s been almost five years since my daughter made her way into this world, and almost three years since my son arrived. If you add ten months of my first pregnancy, that’s almost six full years of not being able to identify with my former, pre-kid self. […]
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 […]
Of all the lessons that I am bound to learn from my kids, perhaps the biggest lesson is one that will take me the rest of my life to figure out: being a Type A personality, and being a parent. I’ve chosen purposefully to separate the […]
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 […]
Have you ever watched another mother with her kids, and felt like she was Superwoman? Or have you ever idolized another mom because they were such a Marvel of Maternal Instincts, who made the Hardest/Most Rewarding Job In The World look easy? I’ll be honest with you–I have. […]
Recently, I read an article titled “7 Appeals To Moms From Women Without Children,” which really resonated with me. The post came from the perspective of women without children, with a list of things for those of us who do have children to consider (mostly, a list of “don’t” behaviours, that encourage thought […]
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 […]
It might be possible, that impending motherhood is giving me a reason to finally say all of these things that have been floating around in my brain for far too many years. Or, it might be because this world is just so crazy, that all I seem to […]
