Letter to My 20-Something Self

Cassie Boorn put out the request and Jessica Gottlieb, Maggie, and Sarah responded. Turns out I had a few things to say to 20-something me, too. After all, now that I’ve been 29-for-the-second-time for all of FIVE days, I feel as if I now have the proper authority to lecture younger me. So here goes: […]

Life Lived by the Moments

A beautiful Sunday morning in the park. The sun’s rays barely peaking through the trees. A soft layers of dew on the lawn and two silly monkeys playing peek-a-boo on a blanket. It was such an ordinary thing. The two of them have had an ongoing game of peek-a-boo since Lou let loose her very […]

7 Quick Takes: Forever 29 Edition

— 1 — Best defense against time-out heard to date and perhaps, of all time. After throwing a toy at my head, Scout says to me, “But it was soft… like your hair. (Patting my head) And so pretty.” Neither his father nor I are this charming. We both laughed and then I took him […]

Hole in My Heart Eclipses Hole Left in the Internet

Yesterday morning, the news dropped that… My feelings at the moment can best be summed up as, “Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!” And then I cried. Not because I’m normally like that, but because of the kind of day it had already been. However, this news certainly ranked highest in terms of unexpected and devastating. Later that night, once […]

As If I Need Another Reason to Hate Crocs

I’ve search my local Babies R’Us high and low to find every manner of teething implement for Lou. Yet, I continually find her chewing on these…. Sense the repulse tone? It’s because these are Scout’s SMELLY, DIRTY, DISGUSTING Crocs! (Vomit.) The first time it happened, I screamed out in horror, washed out her mouth, and […]

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