2 Incredible Years, Surgery, Recovery, Etc

caylin turned 2 saturday. two. TWO. T – W – O. sweet jesus, WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE. this has been… the wildest, most unexpected 2 years of my life. i’ve said this probably hundreds of times at this point, but being a mom is nothing like i ever imagined or…

The C Word, and 23 Months

of all the things i thought i’d ever write about, this is not one of them. maybe 40-50 years from now, when it would kind of make more sense. but at 28? no. for the last 3-4 weeks, brett has been having weird heart palpitations. they started really the…

Commence Braindump

i have been trying to write this entry for a week. A WEEK DUDE. every time, i sit down, and just stare at a white screen. i don’t know. i can’t get my thoughts together. i’m all over the place. i’m trying to work on eleventy…

Anxiety, Self-Image, Personal Growth

i have always struggled with anxiety, self-image, self-consciousness, self-esteem… the whole nine yards. i’m pretty sure most women do to some extent, in at least one of those areas. it can be crippling and frustrating. and it is absolutely a waste of time. i don’t say this because…

11 Months, And Exhausted

i hate that i’ve only been posting once a month lately. i have allowed myself almost no down time in the last few weeks. i have stayed up past 3 AM more times in the last month than i have in the last like 2 years combined, at least.…