This past Sunday we celebrated my second official Mother’s Day (even though we enjoyed a lovely brunch and non-alcoholic Bloody Mary when I was pregnant, I figure that one didn’t really count). Me and the fur-child, Iggy, on Mother’s Day 2014—around 17 weeks pregnant! We kept things pretty low-key, but it was a special day—and…
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Mother’s Day Reflections + Thinking Out Loud
It’s been a back-and-forth, up-and-down week. I had a different post scheduled for today, but then I read through a few of my older “mom posts” yesterday and figured today was a good time for some musings on motherhood since Sunday is Mother’s Day. Yep, this week has been one for the books. Bazooka was…
An Ode to My “Mom Bod”
This past weekend my husband and I cleaned out our closets. I pulled out nearly every piece of clothing I owned and tried them on, tossing pieces into “keep,” “donate,” “trash,” and “consign” piles. It felt fantastic to de-clutter—especially when I took Marie Kondo’s advice to heart and asked myself “do I really love this?”…
Thoughts On Being a Working Mom
Can I tell you guys a secret (promise you won’t judge)? Going back to work after the birth of my son wasn’t as scary and heart-breaking as I’d imagined it would be. I must be a monster. 😉 Of course I have emotional days and have dealt with my fair share of challenges, but when…
Mom Lies I Tell Myself: Volume 2
Motherhood continues to be an adventure—especially since I have a rambunctious toddler on my hands now. A few months back, I shared some of the “mom lies” I tell myself, and today I thought it would be fun to revisit that idea. Nope—there’s no way my child is saying “ass” We’re going to have to…
The breastfeeding and weaning post I was afraid to publish
We don’t hear about weaning depression and anxiety too often, but they affect more women than you know. I’m sharing my own postpartum and post-weaning struggles. I’ve mentioned it before, but breastfeeding was initially a struggle. I was close to giving up until I realized that it didn’t matter how my baby was fed as…
10 Things That Come Out of My "Mom Mouth" On Any Given Day
A couple months back I shared some of the “mom lies” I tell myself. In a word, motherhood is interesting. It changes you, and you often find yourself saying and thinking and fearing the darnedest things because babies are sometimes a mess! Today I thought I’d share 10 things that come out of my “mom…
5 Ways I Practice Self Care as a New(ish) Mom
This is probably a given, but I’ll say it anyway: motherhood is hard. There are, of course, the physical demands: gaining 25+ pounds, healing from childbirth, watching our breasts transform before our eyes (even if you don’t breastfeed, I presume you experience a brief period of engorgement), and a rush of hormones so severe that…
Mom Lies I Tell Myself
Today I’m taking a leaf out of Colleen’s book. If you’re a mother, you’ve probably grappled with expectations vs. reality quite often. You’ve probably been way too hard on yourself, and you’ve made some mistakes. You’ve beat yourself up (stop it! right now.) and you’ve wondered “how will I make it until dinner time?” And…
Motherhood Unfiltered (+ Revisiting "Mom Guilt")
Let’s chat (or perhaps I’ll chat). I’ve touched on “mom guilt” before, but an article on Scary Mommy caught my eye this past week and got me thinking more about the concept. Yep, even beautiful, famous, seemingly put-together women have their messy moments. All of us moms have been there. Yoga pants worn 24+ hours…
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