I’m trying to raise a sweet, sensitive boy, and I just really don’t want to screw this up. It’d be helpful to know how best to raise a sweet, sensitive boy. Here’s what I’m learning…… Read More »How to Raise a Sweet, Sensitive Boy
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?
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?
Before Nathan and I committed to having children together (I was on the fence and he was not into the idea of a future with babies when we were dating), he told me, “Kids make… Read More »Higher Highs and Lower Lows
No one teaches you how to be mindful and joyful in your parenting journey. It’s something to learn as you go, through practice and application, but it involves a lot of choice. A lot of… Read More »How to Be More Mindful and Joyful as a Parent (Hint: it involves leaving your kids behind)
Yep, We Did This On Purpose And I need more wine. LOTS more wine. Believe it or not, Nathan and I very intentionally chose to have our babies as close in age as possible. He… Read More »We’re Going to Need a Bigger Wine Glass
This tea isn’t strong enough… Reading upon the side of my Gemini tea cup (full of Sleepytime Extra) these qualities that supposedly make up my being based upon my birthdate: Imaginative. Creative. Clever. Hmph. Not… Read More »From RN to SAHM to OMG