I had every intention of blogging more consistently this year. The last time I blogged was February 2020. SMH. I remember my husband and I standing in our kitchen in late February and he asked me, “What if things shut down due to Covid?” I had told him there was “No way that would happen.”… Read More All is Not Calm, but All is BRIGHT
My family? With a 3 year-old and 1 year-old, eating the same thing? Not a chance. Pleasant conversations with no one crying? Yeah right. This morning all four of us ate something different. I considered it a win that we were all around the table for a meal. … Read More #boymom
I had every intention in my last blog post to start posting more frequently. That was back in October. Here we are on Dec. 31, 2019 and clearly that goal went out the window. I can’t even blame my two small humans for not achieving that goal. … Read More Hindsight is 20/20
I remember the pre-baby days when my Type-A, lists for days, planner self would hear “chaos” and think “I don’t do chaos.” Then I got pregnant…… Read More Embrace the Chaos
We watched the young woman scoop up a goldfish from the large tank. As she tried to put him in the bag, she dropped him on the table. I looked at my husband and said, “Perfect. This thing is going to die.” My husband responded, “It’s ok if it dies. It will be a good life lesson for our son.” I rolled my eyes and said, “Yeah…okay.” … Read More Nemo 2.0
As mamas, we juggle sooo much. We cook, clean, do laundry/dishes, hit the gym (or try to), meal prep, grocery shop, manage calendars, work in/outside the home…etc. Our to-do lists are never ending. Then you combine it with the many hats we wear as a mother, wife/partner, sister, daughter, cousin, aunt, friend, co-worker, employee…exhausted yet? I am exhausted and I know I am not alone. I love my tiny humans to pieces. Yet they are exhausting.… Read More Tough As A Mother
It has been a few weeks since I last blogged. You may have thought I fell off the face of the earth, which would be a valid assumption. Where have I been? I have been treading water aka in Survival Mode the last few weeks. … Read More Survival Mode
The biggest surprise in our new chapter/routine? I have lowered my standards…a lot. Which says a lot for someone who is the definition of a type-a personality. … Read More Our New Chapter
And now it is Sunday evening. I have had anxiety all day as I will be back in the office and our baby will start daycare. I have mixed emotions. I am sad that another chapter [maternity leave #2] has come to an end, yet happy because a new chapter is beginning. … Read More Goodbye Maternity Leave
Like a lot of the country last week we experienced snow, cold weather, more snow and more cold weather. The cold weather wasn’t just your regular cold weather though. It was negative 40+ degrees outside. Yes, forty degrees BELOW zero! The entire city shut down, which meant our toddler stayed home for 3 out of the 5 days.… Read More Snow Daze