No, this post isn’t what you think. I wouldn’t dare tell you how to squeeze your toothpaste. To each her own. Personally, I’m more of a go-right-for-the-middle girl. Now, my husband? A die hard squeeze-toothpaste-from-the-bottom kind of guy. Yes, toothpaste extraction has been a topic of discussion in our home. While I consent you may…
I really get into my music. Give me a heartfelt Adele tune or an angsty Mumford & Sons number and I’ll be tapping my toes, swaying my hips, and moving my hands to the beat. At least, as much to the beat as I’m able to follow. You see, while I was given a deep musical…
I’ve been troubled lately. When I’m troubled, I usually write. I have to tell you, this post has been difficult to write. My husband and I made the announcement that I am expecting our first child about 6 weeks into my pregnancy. The overwhelming response I’ve gotten is something along the lines of, “It’s a…
Y’all already know I love what Kelli is doing on her blog, She Learns As She Goes. This month, I decided to join her Monthly Resolutions link up, it’s a pretty fun series! To see all of Kelli’s monthly resolutions and report cards, hop on over to She Learns As She Goes. Here are my June Resolutions:…
This month’s ‘5 Things That Fired Me Up‘ has been fondly renamed ‘5 Things You Should Never Say To A Pregnant Lady’. (DISCLAIMER: If you have ever said any of these things to me, or to any other pregnant lady, this is a no-judging zone. I promise. I do love you!) — 1) I thought you…
The here & now and I have a tumultuous relationship. I rarely want to be here, now. Struggling to be in the present, you can imagine how well I handle change. Not very. (Unless, of course, it’s change that I planned. You other Type A’ers know exactly what I’m talking about.) It isn’t just me that struggles,…
Occasionally I flash my nerd badge. One of my first action items after I found out I was expecting was to research everything I could about pregnancy and childbirth. To the library stacks! After grabbing books with such titles as Pea in the Pod: Your Complete Guide to Pregnancy, What To Expect When You’re Expecting, and In The…
Being pregnant is like keeping a fragile secret. You don’t want to whisper it too loudly, for fear of it shattering by the sheer weight of the thing. From that Tuesday night when those tell-all double pink lines appeared, I’ve felt a massive amount of responsibility to protect our little buddy. We prefer to reference…
It occurred to me that I’m pretty awful at just ‘being’. You know those moments when you grab a chair, a cup of something cozy, head to your favorite spot and just ‘be’? I’m really bad at that. Or maybe you don’t know what those moments are like. You could be bad at ‘being’ just like me.…
I blame Virginia Woolf. Ever since I read A Room of One’s Own in Women’s Literature I’ve been convinced that every successful writer needs “money and a room of her own”. A separate space to let my creative juices gush. A safe place to let my guard down, to ease into my own skin. Stomping ground that isn’t shared with twenty…