In the last three months I’ve lost three people I love. All varying degrees of closeness but the one thing they all sum up to is grief. Heart-wrenching, bottom-belly sobbing, unavoidable grief. And do you know what’s extremely difficult to do when raising toddlers? Grieving. Parenting has a way of monopolizing opportunities to care for your own needs if you…
When we went cold-turkey in paci-town for both boys (all prayer offerings were so needed), in the midst of their tiny tears I realized it was their first real experience with grief. My husband and I had been talking about getting rid of paci’s for months so once we got home from a family trip to Orlando (cuz ain’t nobody…
Seriously. They are magical and have fairy dust sprinkled on them. Too much? They have become a closet staple in my quest in expressing my style and loving my body. It took me a while to jump on board because I somehow believed there weren’t any that would compliment my post-baby shape. So glad I was wrong! Rompers and Jumpers…
“That shirt doesn’t fit you. You need to lose weight.” I was all of 24yo and about 105lbs. “You need to lose weight” as my elder, a woman that I held in high esteem chuckled and pointed out the small roll I had from the top of my pants being a little too snug and the bottom of my black,…
I absolutely love any opportunity to play dress-up and get creative with make-up! So, naturally, when my friends Halloween party theme was “Alien”, I took that as a green light to YouTube all the fabulous alien looks and think through how I could be cute–because clearly that’s important–and compliment whatever make-up look I’d decide on. There’s for sure only one…
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can… make me bitter and angry.” A couple of years after I moved to Texas, I thought I’d developed some really great friendships with two young ladies I thought would become great staples in my life. I was beyond excited since I was so lonely in Austin. For months I would…
There were so many really amazing experiences with growing a little person in my tummy BUT there were also a ton of weirdness that I was so unaware of and unprepared for. I figured I would share some of my weird/embarrassing things with you in hopes that you will be a bit more informed and hopefully bring some laughter to…
The Sweet Ginger Teriyaki Stir Fry is the perfect choice if you need a lot of food because you and all of your friends like to…well…eat! It’s also great for meal-planning.
There’s something about a good salad that makes my heart happy, not just heart healthy. This salad has lots of goodies WITHOUT using cheese! *gasp* You don’t have to take my word for it. TRY IT! And let me know what you think.
I’d had a dream the night before that we would lose him. I prayed he’d stay with me. “Don’t you leave mommy. Stay with mommy, okay baby? I’ll do whatever it takes, just stay with mommy,” I whispered while standing in the mirror, rubbing my small belly. The cramping hadn’t really stopped but it wasn’t as intense. I had no…