Something heartbreaking happened to me a few weeks ago. It still weighs on me every day, throughout the day, like armor that doesn’t really protect me. My heart feels heavy; my womb feels empty. I was pregnant, and then, I wasn’t. I miscarried and it was awful. How can this horrible puzzle piece be part of my grand life plan? ... View Post
Archives for April 2014
That Time I Threw My One-Year-Old a Wedding—I Mean, Birthday Party!
Disclaimer: This is NOT a boast post in which I brag about my daughter’s ridiculously cute under-the-sea birthday party that I spent MONTHS planning and for which I finally joined scary, scary Pinterest. Okay, maybe it is a little bit. JK, JK. It’s supposed to be a retelling of my first-hand experience partaking in the untamable cultural PHENOMENON that is one-year-old birthday celebrations. ... View Post
On Making Mom Friends, i.e., Dating
When I was 8, I had crushes on boys. At 28, I get crushes on moms. After leaving corporate America, I basically had to reinvent my entire life—meet new people, find new rhythms, decide how we’d spend our days. Foremost, I had to find some mom friends. Those connections, I suspected correctly, would be my oxygen. And so, I started MOM DATING! ... View Post
Welcome to MOMentary Insanity!
Friends, WELCOME to MOMentary Insanity! I have long debated starting a blog, brainstormed and hesitated and planned and choked. Publishing your guts on the internet is just that: gutsy. Like, super gutsy. Even if no one ever reads this, I feel quite vulnerable. But I’m so excited, so passionate, to start sharing my thoughts, my dreams, my stories, my truths. My musings on being a mom and much more. I’ve done a lot of ... View Post