Knick-knacks, art, stamps. Souvenirs from worldly travels, cards with personal messages scrawled on the insides. The theory behind collecting tangible mementos to serve as a personal cache, storing the happy and bittersweet, is well and good. Reminiscing is proverbial soul food, comforting and ... » Learn More about Loving the Mom in Me
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Motherhood & Reinvention
When I was a freshman in high school, my parents went away on a week-long cruise. They left my grandma in charge of my brother and me, and sailed on their merry way. Gram wasn't about to climb the steps to my second story bedroom, so I knew that any, uh, frowned upon activities could take place up ... » Learn More about Motherhood & Reinvention
#NakedMoms: Growing Into Motherhood
When I received the #NakedMom's prompt for this month, Motherhood & Growing, I immediately interpreted it in the most literal sense: the bulging bowling ball that is currently rolling around in my belly is a present reminder of exactly how much I have grown in ... » Learn More about #NakedMoms: Growing Into Motherhood
Motherhood: I Give Up
So many moms say it was the transition from zero to one kid that threw them for the biggest loop. Not I. In July of 2009, my first, my boy, was born, and--dare I say--he was easy! As a baby, he slept well, ate well, and smiled constantly. Everyone wanted a piece of that kid. It didn't hurt that he ... » Learn More about Motherhood: I Give Up