Me Time

Wow! What a year. It’s hard to believe how fast it came and went. Here are the highlights of my 2013: Motherhood: Jacquelyn was born last year but 2013 was my first full year as a mother. [...]

When I was pregnant there was no shortage of people telling me what to expect. Reiterating stories about pregnancy, birth and parenting. I recall it all… Morning sickness sucks. Indeed.  [...]

So that “fractured wrist” that wasn’t fractured is still causing a ruckus in my life. Instead of a break, I have a cyst. A ganglion cyst. Never heard of such a thing, but [...]

Let me tell you about my day. It stunk. Really bad. And it sucked for all in my household too. Woe is us. Miss Jacquelyn has been under the weather since Friday, which explains her meltdown. [...]

My hair was getting pretty gross. And I was getting pretty down about it. All the time spent in the pool was drying it out and the ends had become horribly ragged. Also I suffered from MAJOR [...]

Today is our anniversary, not wedding but to me something just as important. On July 1, 2005, Timothy became a solid and constant fixture in my life. In the eight years since we have experienced [...]

Two of my favorite things are available for a few fleeting weeks before the stifling heat moves in — fresh, sweet cherries and vibrant, fluffy peonies. Beautiful reminders that life is good.