When Blogging Goes Astray.

This blog used to be my safe haven. It was my therapy at the end of a long day or during a long nap time. It was a place I could go and vent or share good news. A place where other mamas could relate to me, and I could feel not so alone while [...]

Ending the year with Kindness

We joined the “26 Acts of Kindness” movement soon after the Sandy Hook shooting. It’s been slow going the last week or so. With family here to celebrate the holidays, we didn’t leave the house much. And then when the flu attacked me and made me incapable of moving, I found being kind a bit [...]

When hearts are broken….finding some light.

I haven’t watched the news. I realize that watching the news will do nothing to help the victim’s families. It’s selfish, but I can’t bare to see their pain anymore. My heart breaks over and over again, a million times a day, when I see a picture of a face that belongs to a young [...]

The Wake of Tragedy.

I woke this morning knowing that I had to write something. My words feel small and weak. My heart heavy for the pain twenty-six families are enduring. As I rolled out of bed, rubbing my swollen eyes and hearing small feet hit the floor and run down my hall, I realized that despite that fact [...]

Burning both ends.

Ever get to that point when you realize you’re going too hard, too non-stop, and too much? No? Yeah, me either. Because I rarely am able to recognize that line that needs to be drawn from being busy to being over-worked. Instead, I continue to say “yes.” Continue to make appointments. Continue to fly like [...]

Excuse me while I fall into my blog.

You know those days when everything just seems to last all. day. long? Like, you get up, and you get babies up (after getting up four times the night before because of having a sick baby), and you change diapers, feed breakfast, wipe noses, do dishes, do laundry, sweep, wipe up food messes, drink two [...]

Christmas Croup.

Christmas has always been a wonderful, magical time of year for us. We go to mass on Christmas Eve, we eat a dinner of hot dogs, homemade mac ‘n cheese, and beans (I know it sounds tacky…it’s awesomeness). We open a present on Christmas Eve, read Christmas books, watch “A Christmas Story” on loop, and [...]

The Birth of Arlo Jameson [Part One]

Let me begin by saying this is not the birth story I had planned. But that’s okay. Our little boy is here safe. I am safe. And I am 100% with the way our birth story unfolded itself. When I would visualize the process of bringing our second child into this world, I pictured something [...]

Contractions for the Fourth.

I kind of wish I had all sorts of gorgeous pictures of Sullivan and Taylor waving flags, peering out over the marsh, and fireworks exploding in the background to show you. I wish I could tell you of our Fourth of July adventures, of cookouts and friends, and of a tired toddler falling into bed [...]

Cloth Diaper Cut Throat

I’m always looking for new diapers to try out and businesses to support. I adore cloth diapering much more than I ever realized I would. It’s fun. They’re adorable. It makes me feel better to be more environmentally friendly. And most of all, I love the satisfaction of knowing Sully doesn’t have any extra chemicals [...]

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