Transformation. Hope. Change.
Toddlerdom is hard. Our youngest is two and is currently charging head on into independence, humor, and chaos all at the same time. I don't think my patience has ever been tested so much in my entire life. With that being said, two is really fun. Emily is starting to really emerge as her own... Continue Reading →
I normally dread winter. DREAD IT. After Christmas and my birthday I am done with winter and I am ready to hop back into a T-shirt and celebrate spring. I am telling you right now, the only thing more than being cooped up in a house for winter is being cooped up in a house... Continue Reading →
New Year's Eve morning at the sunshiney hour that is 5 am, our oldest flew into our our room screaming, "EMILY'S THROWING UP!!!" Two hours later my husband with bronchitis passed a kidney stone to really start the New Year out right. 🎉🥴 When one of the kids gets sick I automatically turn into some... Continue Reading →
I recently watched "Falling Inn Love" on Netflix. Super cute, super cheesey , my favorite. Way back when, people would hide love letters or meaningful items into the walls of their home for good luck in a practice called immurement. New owners end up finding these cute mementos years later giving a glimpse into the... Continue Reading →
Today marks one year since my grandmother passed away. Over the course of this year I have believed a lie. When my grandmother passed away I believed a part of me passed away with her. Last Christmas I felt like I had just woken up out of a bad dream that I would never wake... Continue Reading →
I went straight from being graduating high school to being a stay at home mom in a matter of months and a part of me felt lost in the process. Being a stay at home mom is thankless, the hours are long, and it really can be daunting at times. My whole life I was... Continue Reading →
When you get pregnant in high school people do not congratulate you right off the bat. There are no fun announcements and it feels much more like a secret than a celebration. You talk about options before you do nursery colors. Doctor's treat you differently, peers treat you differently, and you wear your shame right out... Continue Reading →
The past year has been a very dark for me. I lost my grandmother whom raised me and somewhere along the way I lost my ability to see light. I was so weighed down my grief and loneliness any glimmer of hope was shortly snuffed out by the clutches of sorrow. As we enter the... Continue Reading →
Back in high school my psychiatrist shared a little nugget of wisdom with me. A big component of inpatient success stems from the idea that there is routine. When our lives are in already feeling out of control routines add an extra barrier of security around a sea of not knowing. Establishing a routine was... Continue Reading →
