This Thursday is the due date of my miscarried baby. When you’re pregnant, your growing belly is an obvious indicator for the people in your life to check up on you. How are you feeling? Getting any sleep? Are you ready? But when you lose your baby, there’s no easy way for those closest to you to remember an […]
My miscarriage story: I’ll always remember you Read More »
Have you been on Pinterest lately? It’s brimming with the sweetest Valentine’s Day crafts for you and your cuties to do together. Even my Facebook news feed has been full of links to videos and blogs with heart-inspired DIY. Last year, I spent a full episode of The Bachelor cutting out little tags I’d printed
I bought my kids’ Valentines for school, and that’s okay Read More »
Last week was a long, runny-nose-filled sick one. In fact, I can’t recall a day when someone in my family wasn’t feeling a little {or a lot} under the weather since Thanksgiving. Remember when the school called me last Monday about Henry’s fever? Well, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday came and went, and poor Henry still
3 things to remember when your little ones get sick Read More »
Ever since my husband and I welcomed our daughter into the world, I’ve been talking about my role as the “default parent.” I actually coined the phrase at home before realizing it was an actual thing. Early on I’d have to plan ahead for an evening out {I was still nursing/pumping} and we’d joke that
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Today I took my kids to Story Time at the library. This was a first for us in my new part-time stay at home mom role. In my attempt to keep my kids involved in predictable, school-like activities on their days at home, we’ve assigned Tuesdays as library day. Lucky for me, Tuesdays also happen
Why you should care what other people think Read More »
When I had finally made up my mind that I was going to quit my job and start my own business, I knew I wanted to somehow document it. Whether I was to become a huge success or fail miserably, I knew I’d want to look back at my experiences {mostly to prove that my
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