Reflections
Wow. Tim’s post yesterday was amazing. If you haven’t read it yet, please do. He told a side of our story that I didn’t ever know. I read that moments before it was published. He wanted to make sure I...
View ArticleLeaving my Boy
I headed down to Iowa this weekend to attend the i_blog conference. I didn’t plan on staying the entire weekend since I needed Sunday to start getting ready for Aric’s birthday party. While there, I...
View ArticleA year ago today
Exactly a year ago today, I was spending a quiet day at home. The last day without a baby. I was getting last minute chores accomplished. Washing the last loads of baby clothes. Packing the last things...
View ArticleFinding the words
She stared at the screen. The cursor blinked with anticipation of the words that were about to flow from her fingertips. Inspiration forgot about his invitation to this party. It was nowhere to be...
View ArticleWeek 2 of the new me
Last week I woke up at 5:45 every day. Ok, that’s a lie. I slept in on Friday. Sue me. BUT! I showered every. single. day. That? Was huge. Like, massively huge. I had NO idea what I’d been missing out...
View ArticleThings that are easy for me
You know what’s easy for me? Depression. Bad days. It’s so easy for me to get sucked into the mind-numbing blackness of it. It’s so easy to say “Eff this. I’m going to bed.” It’s so easy to tell Tim I...
View ArticleI have hobbies
That seems like such an innocuous statement: I have hobbies. But lately it feels like so much more. A year ago I felt like I was just barely keeping my head above water. I didn’t do much. I woke up,...
View ArticleWhen the Helper Becomes the Helped
The winner of the headband from Twenty Five Design is Suz B! Email me at changingtheuniverse at gmail dot com! Congrats!! Good morning! I’m over at Not Super … Just Mom today, joining Miranda in her...
View ArticleMoving up and on
I had a post scheduled for today regarding the feelings I got when holding a teeny tiny newborn yesterday. I focused only on the sad feelings I got because it kind of brought up some memories of my...
View ArticleOn C-Sections
Saturday afternoon’s mail was nothing special. Mostly junk mail. There weren’t even any bills. But there was one letter with the return address of my OB clinic. My address was hand-written, so I knew...
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