Here’s a confession: I got lazy in the last few days of packing up our house. My brain was numb from sorting and wrapping and nestling ALL THE THINGS that I stopped being specific with the labels. Instead, I just scribbled the word “FRAGILE” on every box. Books? Fragile. Pillows? Sure, why not. (Sidenote: every […]
My boy. My bean. I want you to know something that, up until recently, has been really hard for me to say: I was afraid of you. When you were in my belly, I wasn’t sure how I could have enough love for both you and your sister. People told me I would, but really, […]
Christmastime can potentially be a Type A perfectionist’s nightmare. I’m outing myself, so get ready. For example (and these are clearly hypothetical)- the mantle needs to look just like that pin you recently added. The Christmas tree has clumps of ornaments in various spots because little hands just. can’t. stop. touching. the. ornaments. PLEASE. (You […]
On good days, motherhood can make me feel like a rockstar. I always know what Milo is trying to tell me about the truck driving down the street, and I can affirm him, even when no one else understands him. I know how to make Ella’s “itchies” stop burning when I have to put cream […]
I’m awake now. I think I was asleep, I think maybe even a little bit numb, but I felt everything today. Not nearly as much as those precious families in Connecticut, and yet I still felt a hurt that I ordinarily wouldn’t allow myself to feel. It reminds me of how I felt […]
I’ve often joked that God has a sense of humor. But it’s always so much easier to say that when you’re not currently being the butt of the joke. So when Ella crawled into bed with us last Thursday morning- four hours short of when we were supposed to board a plane to NYC for […]
Being a mommy has lots of implications. I was prepared for the obvious ones- head chef, taxi, 24-hour on-call service, boo-boo kisser, tear-wiper, snuggle buddy, disciplinarian, etc. But almost exactly two years into this journey, I realized that if I were going to survive (and more importantly, if my children were going to), I was […]
“Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already […]
Life has been a bit hectic, to say the least. Here it is, in a nutshell: 1. We finally moved back into the city. Do you hear that? That’s me breathing a deep sigh of contentment. Conveniently right behind us is a cute wine shop, an eclectic little coffee shop, several restaurants, and an antique […]
>There are certain conversations you just never picture having with your kids until the moment that you actually have them. Luckily, we aren’t having the “where do babies come from” talk for a good long while, but Jake and I are already arguing about who has (I mean “gets”) to have that convo. These days, […]
The Bug, the Bean {&the Bump} 