"I am calling this post #honestmotherhood, brought to you by this thing I try to do called honest motherhood. It is when I share things about my life -- motherhood in particular -- that are honest and raw and occasionally unflattering and sometimes comical. To get off on the right (honest) foot, I have to admit that I ...
This morning was a morning like most others. We watched an episode of My Little Pony, found the "Tuesday" underwear from my daughter's drawer, hurried her off to school, as my son and I stayed in our pajamas. My son and I snuggled up in bed for a good two hours and napped together, as I fell ...
Three things you should know about me: I love feathers (yes, you already know that, but I am just further emphasizing my love for all things bird.) I love my family. (which, I mean, duh.) I love photos. More accurately, I am obsessed with photos. I love taking pictures. I love looking at pictures. I love reminiscing over pictures. So yes, feathers, ...
that in the 267 days since my little button first graced us with her presence, tonight is the very first time that I am not ready to let her go to sleep. Someone started teaching again, today. Any guesses as to whom I'm referring? And on a related note, that thing about absence making the heart grow fonder? So true. So so ...
This quote is one I heard more times than I count, while studying under my English Professor/mentor/Hemingway scholar in my last two years of Undergrad. It came into my head tonight, as I was mulling over some of the current goings on in my life. You see, as I write to you, on here, daily, I ...
Lovely one, With a nest of copper entangled On your head, a nest The color of dark honey Where my heart burns and rests, Lovely one. -Pablo Neruda, from Lovely One Tonight, I was reading the words of my favorite poet, whose collection entitled Cien Sonetos de Amor has, in my time, served as my dearest friend, and tear catcher and ...
Do you remember a couple of months back when I declared that my baby would be spending her first night in her own crib? Well, all did not exactly go as planned. She did not, in fact, spend that night in her own nursery, nor has she spent any other nights within those four walls. It just hasn't happened. Do ...
The iced tea incident. The iced tea incident is still a joke in my family. The iced tea incident caused quite the stir (pun intended) at the OBGYN’s office. And not just because members of the office staff bombarded my OB when he came back into work, post-incident, on Monday morning, to make sure I hadn’t ...
Featured image via Michelle Sweeney, Little Nest Portraits Good morning, from the land of mom. I write to you with old-school Adidas massage sandals on my feet, warmth in my heart and tears in my eyes. In all honesty, I had two different blog posts on the schedule for this morning. I have so many exciting things to share, both ...
On October 24, my son--my precious, strong boy--turned three. I am so proud of the little person he has become. My son knows what he wants in this world and he fights for it (even if that is the entire box of MOREOS! NOW!) He is incredibly kind and he loves his family deeply... but no one compares to his big ...
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