When my daughter was born, my world was turned completely upside down. It's a cliche, but like most cliches, it's a cliche because it's true. My priorities shifted, my interests changed, my attention was singularly focused on her. Everything...
Growing Your Family: When Your Head and Your Heart Disagree
I have two children - a two year old boy and a three month old girl. I always imagined that I would have three children. Since I come from a...
Is This The Best Time of Our Lives?
When I have been out and about with our infants, I have received generous comments, everything from admiring their long hair to their irresistible dimples. And quite often I hear, "This is...
Is she breathing?
Many, many times a day since my last child (fourth and final) was born, I ask myself and those around me if my daughter is breathing. I ask if she has anything in front of her face....
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If you’re like most young moms, you have an OB/GYN who you would follow to the moon and back. He or she delivered your baby and has seen you at your...
I fell in love with you
... when I saw you in the student union. Long hair, tall and you didn't speak to me.
... when we went out to the local bar (the Caterie) to see our favorite local band...
Help! I can't get anything done!
I need help. Let me lay it out here: I don't know what happens to my days, but I just can't seem to get organized. I feel overwhelmed most of the time. What am I...
The other day I was grabbing a quick iced coffee at a local coffee shop when I happened to - unintentionally, I might add - overhear a judgmental conversation. There was one table against the wall that admittedly was...
Sleep Deprivation :: A Reality of Motherhood
Sleep deprivation has turned me into an awful mother. My youngest child has not slept a full night since birth. Yes, we tried sleep training but our trials have resulted in the baby...
5 Ways to Make the Most Out Of Your Library Card
With the start of the new year, many of us like to start everything with a blank slate: lose weight, get healthy … SAVE MONEY.
What if I told you...
Social media, the news, the Huffington Post, and society all tell us what being a "good mom" means. It usually involves cooking healthy meals without high fructose corn syrup, brushing teeth twice a day, giving baths, helping out with homework,...
Once I read an article where Kourtney Kardashian said as a child, during their family dinner they would
each tell the "Pit and Peak" of their day. This means they had to explain what was the highest part and what...
On Wishing Away Time and Living in the Now
My freshman year of college I fell hopelessly in love. The kind of love where you surrender your virginity recklessly and without looking back and can only spend your days day...