You guys, leave it to me to decide to start my own freelance business and then immediately take on a project outside of my intended scope and even outside of my original field. But that is exactly what I did and I am so freaking glad. This project taught me so much about freelancing, writing, web design, etc. but what it really did was teach me about myself[...]
A few months ago I was really struggling and stressing about what I was going to do once my youngest started school: how was I going to find my dream job?! I have been a stay at home mom for ten years, and my family has made it work with one income during that time. I was coming up on a crossroads except instead of 2 roads to choose from it felt like there[...]
Pretty much if you can name an emotion, I’m feeling it right now as we approach the first day of Kindergarten. I’m so excited to see Molly go to kindergarten. I know in my gut it is going to be so good for her. I trust that she is going to fall in love with school just like her brother. I can’t wait to watch her make friends and try new things. I g[...]
Today’s post may be a little controversial in that I think it is a trap most of us have fallen into at one point or another, but I hope it at least offers a perspective that’ll make us pause the next time we mindlessly utter the phrase “kids are so resilient.” One of my biggest pet peeves that has developed over the last two years is adults calli[...]
Hey friends! I hope you’re doing well. I’m coming off of two really great “mom days.” You know the ones where you feel like you have your shit together, your kids are listening fairly well, there’s more smiles than tears all around, and you just enjoy each other and your time together? Usually I would just be kind of hanging back and watching myse[...]
Hey friends! Today’s post is a little delayed because I received some really deflating news about my hip yesterday and I needed to be able to process it with Dan last night instead of preparing a post to go live. But I am hoping to get back to regular scheduled posts moving forward. Thanks for your patience over the last few weeks as I navigated Molly’s[...]
I wrote this almost two years ago, but I still find myself thinking about it. A lot. I've been having versions of this conversation repeatedly as we near the finish line of active therapy, but also just with friends who have young kids growing into their own personalities. This week I have found myself thinking a lot about what parenting will look like a[...]
Friends, I’m starting to think I’m incapable of light and airy posts. Everytime I have one planned something comes up and I just can’t bring myself to post it because I have something else weighing on me. It’s the same reason why I hate small talk I suppose. So, sorry if you’re looking for easy breezy…you might not find that here. A few days[...]
Dear Self, You’re doing fine. Read it again. You are doing just fine. And don’t get stuck on “fine.” Nobody needs you to be great all the time. Nobody even needs you to be good. You are doing fine. And that is enough. At some point over the course of the last 33 years you learned you had to be great. You began performing and exhausting yo[...]
Hi friends! I have so many things I want to share with you and I keep trying to plan them out but then something else comes up that feels more “in the moment” or more pressing to share and my schedule keeps getting thrown off. Eventually I’ll get into a groove of sharing a wide spread of content, maybe, but for now I’m going to keep letting myself s[...]