Category: Mama Life
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The story of a tattoo
Last month someone asked me about the meaning behind my tattoo. And when he asked, it threw me off. I realized the only other person who’s ever asked about the heart on my wrist was my mother. It’s funny because when I was choosing exactly what would be permanently inked into my skin, I had…
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The Bigger Announcement
Remember that time I made a big announcement and everyone thought I was pregnant? Well, now I have another one to make. Aaaand…..well, still not preggo. We’re taking care of that for good next month actually. I keep saying big changes are coming for our family this year. Finally it’s official and I can talk…
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2014 Goals: Update #1
We’re a quarter of the way through 2014 and I just celebrated my birthday, which means it’s the time of year when I typically do some extra reflecting and evaluating. This year I didn’t set super specific goals – which is new for me. I simply took some time to evaluate what I wanted more…
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Officially IN my 30’s
So much has changed in this last year. Woah. It was just a few days after I turned 30, that my life really turned around. My 20’s were covered by a rain cloud and I fumbled around in the darkness and fog trying to see glimpses of light. I’d spent so much time trying to…
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Dear Future Self,
Now that you sleep through the night and even sleep late on the weekends, don’t forget what you went through before these easier days arrived. Don’t take for granted the help you get in the kitchen – the prep, cooking and washing of dishes. And don’t let a date night slip past that you aren’t…
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Never say Never – I should know that by now
So remember how I was running? Yeah. I still do that sometimes. I took a whole month off because my hipthigh (sure, technical term) was doing something funky. I’ve only been running 15 minutes lately when I can get the motivation to move my butt. Or my other hipthigh isn’t in pain. That’s maybe once…