Insurance company woes forced me to part ways with the doctors that delivered my girls, and in a cruel twist of fate, my last appointment with them coincided with my youngest's birthday. These two monumental to me events joined forces and knocked the wind right outta me, and in all honesty, I'm ... » Learn More about My Baby is Two!
Family Stuff
Parenting, marriage, faith, and funny (with a few rants thrown in for good measure).
This Is Why I Write
Like many of you, I spent a lot of time with family at Easter. Over drinks and completely out of nowhere, my aunt posed the question: why do you share so much of your personal life with perfect strangers? Up until that point, I had never really looked at it that ... » Learn More about This Is Why I Write
Mother’s Day Giveaway!
Fact: free stuff makes Moms happy. And any lady who has willingly wiped another person's butt deserves to be happy, right? As a mother myself, I know how important it is to take a break from parenting and pay attention to my needs. Pampering myself either with a good book or an evening out with my ... » Learn More about Mother’s Day Giveaway!
Me, Too
You feel not good enough Like all of your kids' bad traits come from your side And you're nowhere near as patient as you should be, showing more restraint with strangers than with your own family. Me, too. When your harsh tone is repeated back to you, and you feel like the biggest failure to ... » Learn More about Me, Too
My Afternoon with the First Lady
As a member of the POPSUGAR Select network, and by the grace of baby Jesus, I was one of about 150 writers invited to the White House to participate in First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move event. Upon receiving the invitation, my Type A flared up and I initially declined. Too much to do, too many ... » Learn More about My Afternoon with the First Lady