We haven't seen Rebecca since the last week of May. This week things that have been spiraling out of control with her and have hit an all time low. I fear they will go lower though. There is so much going on that I can't write about it, I don't know how to explain it [...]
Category: adulthood
What Did I Do Before Baby?
Before I had Cora, I would constantly hear parents, of little ones, say I don't even remember what life was like before I had my baby! What did I do with all my free time? First of all, I want to punch people who say that. Secondly, you remember. Thirdly, quit saying that. I remember [...]
If only I would listen to my baby
If you would like to go back in time you can read about my anxiety and issues with my current daycare situation. Basically, I just haven't been in love with it. In July, my current provider had a scheduled week off and I had to find other care for my child. Let me back this up [...]
Mom Friends
It wasn't until I had Cora that I finally understood why moms wanted to join play groups for kiddos. The opportunity to sit around with other moms and chat started sounding really appealing. Sure, I have mom friends that I can talk to, have wine with, but unfortunately most of my friends have older kiddos. They [...]
Adulting through the bad days
There are so many times I want to sit down and write. I stare at that damn blinking line and blank screen. I want to say how shit my day was or how exhausted I am or how frustrated I am that day because no ones life is all rainbows and butterflies, including mine. But [...]
Summer 2016 Goals
It seems every summer we have had some sort of large project going. Preparing for our wedding, building a home, finishing the basement, being pregnant...the list goes on and on. This is the first summer we don't have anything huge going on and I'm looking forward to it. My Husband and I came up with [...]
Parenting Styles Today
My Husband and I grew up in a world where I'm sure most of you did. A world called the 80's where bike helmets didn't exist, we ran the streets without a parent, road our bikes to the end of the earth and back and drank from the hose. I actually grew up with a [...]
6 weeks postpartum
Six weeks postpartum and it blows my mind how quickly my body is going back to normal. If I knew while I was pregnant that this was how it would be I could have saved myself a lot of headaches and worrying. According to my doctor today, my vag is back to what it should [...]