I feel like it’s raining babies in my personal life, and that’s not just because I’m a doula and I’m surrounded by pregnant women all the time. So many of my friends are expecting and it’s fun to go through this season of life with people I care about. One thing that always strikes me with every expectant mom is… Read More
Grief is a Really Weird Thing
Grief is a really weird thing. I can tell you that, even though I’m new to this. One minute I’m buying produce at Trader Joe’s and the next I’m crying in the checkout line because I can’t get my ID out of my wallet. In the worst times, grief has left me foggy and empty. Sometimes, I absolutely cannot contain the… Read More
No – Marriage is Not Hard
If I had a dime for every time I heard, “marriage is so hard” I would welcome the bad advice (because I would be rich). Before my husband and I met, I’d hear this well-meaning piece of advice and it made me worry. I had been in hard relationships before. Really hard relationships. Marriage was supposed to be even harder?… Read More
When Fate Has Other Plans
This past weekend was our first weekend at home all month. The last 3 weekends were spent with family, and the one before that I was in Austin visiting friends (solo). Needless to say, I’ve been missing my home. John and I were so excited to finally have a quiet weekend at home to relax and get caught up with… Read More
The Thing About In-Laws
In-laws. For some, that may be a really dirty word. It’s not always easy to mesh with your extended family. It’s kind of a strange set up, isn’t it? You marry someone, and in the blink of an eye you have two sets of family. It can be hard to figure out where you role is, how you should interact, and how… Read More