TL;DR? Meeting milestones: Celebrating 3 years of No Contact freedom from my parents. Happy July, everyone! Of course I’m excited to celebrate the 4th of July and our American freedom. I’m trying to find cute,… Read More »Celebrating 3 Years of Freedom
Nathan and I just celebrated our 4th Anniversary June 8th. With as much as we’ve packed into those 4 short years, it feels like it should be much longer…in a good way! In 4 years,… Read More »My Husband Never Buys Me Anniversary Gifts…
Picture this. The line of people, starting at the entrance, is wrapped around the corner of Magnolia Pancake Haus before 7AM. It’s one of the most popular establishments around, but is it really worth the… Read More »The Mamasaur Reviews: Magnolia Pancake Haus
Happy Mother’s Day… As much as I try to suppress them, Mother’s Day brings up soooo many feelings for me, as I’m sure it does for a lot of people. In different seasons of my… Read More »Happy Mother’s Day?
To Pee or Not to Pee Orson is a little over 2-years-old now (28 months old, if you want to split hairs), and a couple of months ago, we decided to reattempt potty-training. I say… Read More »Potty Training Limbo: Ready Or Not?
Parenting Truth: Growing So Our Kids Can The truth about parenting no one tells you is the amount of necessary self-expansion that you have to undergo to raise little humans well. I really used to… Read More »The Truth About Parenting: From Fear to Fun
The story of how Supernatural VR transformed my weight loss journey! Cigarettes and Red Bull I really never, in a million years, thought that I’d be able to use these words to describe myself: I… Read More »How I Lost 75 Pounds Playing Video Games
That’s what my 16-year-old asked me yesterday. “Is it worth it?” during a brief interaction in which we talked about his baby siblings. I was playing with Orson and Nova on the floor, having a… Read More »Is It Worth It To Have Kids?
TL;DR? I ruined toasted sugar. But, stick around. The story is pretty sweet. So, I am such a good wife. And I’m absolutely nuts about baking. Every year, I make a double batch of every-component-painstakingly-made-from-scratch… Read More »How to Ruin 8 Hours of Work (And Carry On)
You’re never really off the clock, ever, when you’re a parent. Even when they’re sleeping, you have worries. Or you’re processing the day’s events. Figuring out where to go from here. Wondering what to do… Read More »When Your Kids Hit You Harder Than Your Coffee