I received this meme several times as the COVID19 pandemic got worse and the response became more and more restrictive. I knew I wouldn’t be having my people over for a Murder Mystery birthday party like I had planned. My friends and family knew this would be tough for me as an extrovert and a … More My Birthday in Isolation
Here’s my daily struggle. HAPPY KIDS, ENOUGH SLEEP, TIDY HOUSE. Which two do you pick? It seems like having all three is impossible these days. I can have HAPPY KIDS and ENOUGH SLEEP but then my house is a mess. I can have HAPPY KIDS and a TIDY HOUSE but then my sleep takes a … More Daily Struggle to Juggle It All
It’s been over 5 years now since my first miscarriage. We had only been married for a month and a half when we found out I was pregnant. We basically conceived on the honeymoon. It definitely was way sooner than we expected but once we saw those two lines on the pregnancy test we were … More My Miscarriage Stories
I wrote the poem below for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in 2018 about my first experience of pregnancy loss in 2015. I’ll never forget the momentI stepped inside my parents’ houseI had just been released from the hospitalStill feeling contractionsFeeling the pregnancy slip awayOur baby was goneAnd my siblings, all of them,had dropped … More When A Loved One Loses Their Little One
The past month really has been a bit of a blur. Our new school schedule makes the days go by in a flash. I’ve been decluttering as much as I can manage during nap times, still trying to have a bit of a social life in the evenings or blog when I get some down … More How a Whirlwind Weekend Helped Me Refocus
“If you ever need a babysitter let me know.” I’ve received many offers such as this but I always think to myself, “No way. I couldn’t possibly.” It’s not that the person can’t be trusted to watch my kids. I just always assume they’re being polite and I don’t want to impose. I don’t want … More An Angel Did My Dishes
So last week I talked about how motherhood is tough and I need to be honest about my struggles. Not only with myself but others too. Well I’ve really been trying to do that these last seven days and now I’d like to paint a picture for you. Get ready, you’re in for a treat. … More Just One of Those Days
“It’s been six weeks since the birth. So, how are you feeling?” Typically I would answer, “Great!” but that response is so vague and inaccurate. It isn’t fair to the magnitude of the situation; I just had my third baby! There’s just so much to unpack. I tend to downplay any difficulties I encounter in … More 6 Weeks Postpartum
Do you remember how slowly time used to tick by? As a kid, at the beginning of the school year I always thought summer would NEVER come again. These days it seems like time simply won’t slow down! (Are we sure August happened?!) My oldest, Henry, starts junior kindergarten today and I’m feeling ALL THE FEELS! … More Oh, the Places You’ll Go Without Me
I have a confession. It’s kind of embarrassing but, I can’t really swim. I never had lessons when I was a kid and we didn’t have many friends with pools growing up, so it’s a life skill that I struggle with. I can stay afloat. I can doggy paddle. I prefer using flotation devices though. … More The Little Mom Who Could Swim
The Dappled Willow 