If you're been here a while, you know I'm pretty open about my struggles with postpartum depression. I was diagnosed soon after my son was born and thank God every day for my great doctors and the support system I had during that time. Postpartum depression was one of the worst experiences of my READ MORE
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Three Things I Do When I Feel Unmotivated
April showers bring May flowers. ...and Mayflowers bring pilgrims. That joke cracks me up. I know that joke is not some grand example of high comedy, but the innocence of it really just makes me laugh. All jokes aside, though, April showers really do bring May flowers. However, the flowers READ MORE
A (Much Needed) Slow Saturday
I cannot express how thankful I am for slow weekends. Most of my time is spent hurrying around, working, making appointments, completing tasks and errands, etc. But today was different, and for that I am grateful. Today our son woke up at his normal 6:30ish time, but we cuddled together while READ MORE
Who Else is Lacking Inspiration & Creativity These Days?
Hello, Darkness, my old friend... Or: hello, blog, my old friend... In my last blog post (which was published weeks ago), I lamented the fact that it was about a month since I posted. And here I am, yet again, posting another month later. I have been feeling very uninspired these past few READ MORE
The Grass is Greener… 3000 Miles Away?
Happy Farmer's Market season! It's been so nice to see the sun shine again and get outside to the fresh air. I have been thinking about something a lot lately, and I figured this was a good place to write about it. So, here we go: I think it's always tempting to compare ourselves to others. I READ MORE