Motherhood

Motherhood changes you. And I'm not just talking about your boobs and pelvic floor. Motherhood has changed my mind and my heart; my body and my health. It has changed me for better and for worse. For starters, motherhood has...

Here we are in this pandemic - one year later. Your child's school is closed or only open part-time. Dad's deployed or working some crazy over-time hours. There's three kids under the age of 10 running around your house, begging...

When a friend’s birthday is coming up, I usually know what I want to buy her months in advance. When Christmas rolls around and you need gift ideas, I’m your woman. Surprisingly, my love language is not that of...

Slang has always been a part of language and culture. Most of us use slang on a daily basis without giving it a second thought. In fact, new slang words are added to the Oxford Dictionary each year because...

Let me start off by saying, any spouse who supports his or her service member in any branch of service - I salute you (Wait, can I do that?)! If you are one of the lovely women or men who...

Can you learn anything about being a good mom from a woman who can't remember her daughter's middle name? Can you learn anything about being a friend from a woman who has lost all her old friends? I say yes....

As I listen to a parenting podcast, the ever present inspirational quote, “Thrive in the chaos, momma” plays in my headphones. As those words enter my mind, the perfectly timed scratchy, wetness of a toilet brush grazes against my...

"Hey Girl! (I use this phrase when I don't really know someone but am attempting to be simultaneously breezy and familiar.) Remember me?" Nope. As I sat on my kitchen floor shamefully attempting to hide behind an open cabinet so I...

“It could be nothing ... or it could be ... something.” With those words so casually mentioned by my doctor after a recent regularly scheduled prenatal ultrasound, I was tossed headfirst into a place of uncertainty and anxiety.  This one phrase...

Carrie Underwood came under criticism in 2018 for remarks she made during an interview with Redbook. When asked if she wanted a large family, Carrie responded: "I'm 35, so we may have missed our chance to have a big...

Maternal Mental Health According to the World Health Organization, "Worldwide about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have just given birth experience a mental disorder, primarily depression. In developing countries this is even higher, i.e. 15.6% during...

I have decided that this summer I'm saying NO.  I have three kids, a houseful of things that need to be done (don't we all?), plenty of supplies from all the hobbies I've meant to learn, and crafts I was...