Over the last few weeks, I’ve been hearing a lot of remarks along the lines of “Wow, your pregnancy went by fast!” While it may feel that way to everyone else, each day of this pregnancy has felt like an eternity. My day-to-day life lacks variety: I wake up, feel sick, say goodbye to Logan,Read more
They say that you won’t sleep once the baby arrives and to try to conserve energy and rest during the pregnancy. Every woman that has ever been pregnant knows this is the furthest from the truth as you can get, because face it, sleeping in the third trimester is on the same level of difficultyRead more
30 weeks. Where have the last 30 weeks gone? I wish I could say that they’ve flown by, but in reality, the days and hours have passed as quickly as paint dries and grass grows. Over the last 30 weeks, I have spent hours staring at the walls of my living room, the ceiling ofRead more
We’re just now getting the remnants of our Christmas decorations put away, and now Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! I’m still not sure exactly how we’ll be celebrating – it all depends on whether baby-on-the-way is going to allow me to eat or not! Whether we go out to a fancy dinner orRead more
“You look tired.” She looks tired because she is tired. Her body is already working harder to create and support a new life, and then the majority of her days are spent hunched over the toilet or running to and from any available bathroom. Her body is literally draining itself of nutrients 24/7, soRead more
Let’s face it: weeknight dinners can be tricky. There usually isn’t enough time to prep the ingredients, no one wants to run out to the grocery store for last minute additions, and chances are (in my household, at least), there’s a cranky, hungry child following you around asking for another snack every 5 minutes becauseRead more
Perhaps the most timeless author in literary history, William Shakespeare and his writings have remained popular and fascinating for the last 400 years. Although I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to Shakespearean plays, from time to time I enjoy creative retellings of his work. I’ve even seen a version of the playRead more
I had written about 50% of a post about my birthday, but after proofreading it, I decided it was too boring and downright depressing to publish. Instead, I’m going to share about the best year of my life, Year 27, and what I hope for in this upcoming Year 28. I love having my birthdayRead more
With 99% of the family dealing with various illnesses this New Year’s Eve, no one was in the mood to spend hours in the kitchen making fancy party food, despite how enticing the fun recipes looked on Pinterest. Luckily, our only plans were sleeping all day, and then meeting up with the extended family atRead more
It’s a little cringe-worthy to have to admit, but I am a huge John Green fan, far outside of his popularity due to the movie adaptation of The Fault In Our Stars. I first experienced Green’s writing when I was assigned to read his 2005 novel Looking For Alaska as part of a college courseRead more