“I want to be a firefighter and a mom.”
This was the response scrawled under the question of, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” on my preschool 'Who I Am' poster.
Somewhere along the way, the firefighter...
When you give birth, I'm convinced that there is absolutely no way to be prepared for the overwhelming love you feel for that fresh, tiny - or maybe not so tiny...bless you - human. The moment they first handed...
Bloom :: An Event for New and Expectant Moms is coming up in one week! Why do you want to join us at Bloom? We have been so busy behind the scenes making sure this event is perfect to celebrate...
I usually love sorting through the pile of mail that accumulates while I’ve been away from home.
This time was different.
After returning from a Thanksgiving trip, complete with road closures due to icy conditions, I hurriedly flipped through the collected...
“You look tired.”
Duh, I am fully aware I look tired. I was made aware that I am tired by the difficulty I had dragging my big butt out of bed this morning after getting up 12 times last night....
I hear it in your voice, and can see it in your eyes. A "successful" breastfeeding mom asks "Did you breast or bottle feed?" You avoid eye contact, lower your head and whisper "I tried, and it just didn't...
Dear “New Mama” me,
This is your future self (a couple of decades into the future, to be exact). Don’t think too hard on this one; just take these words for what they are.
I want to let you know that...
Sometimes, I'm annoyed by how annoyed I get.
I can get so annoyed by things that I reach a point where I can't easily snap out of it. And in general, my look on life and the world is...
Wear Sunscreen.
As a freshman in high school, wanting to be considered cool by my Senior brother and his friends, I listened repeatedly to a popular "song" they liked called, "Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen". More reading, than song really...
Another month and another negative pregnancy test.
I start my own personal crusade to convince myself that there is a reason. Our timing was off. My hormones were out of whack. It wasn’t meant to be. No matter the reason,...
In + Around CO Springs
The Colorado Springs Guide To Indoor Play Places
When you are planning activities with your kids, the weather seems to play an important role! Let's face it, there are days when as...
