It’s been 2 years. 2 years since I told myself that I would never again allow someone to treat me that way. 2 years since I asked to be left alone. 2 years since the decision I made to keep myself safe and healthy caused the past 2 years from hell. Everything that has transpired… Continue reading Happy Anniversary

Not particularily fond of this current season we are navigating but yet here we are. In so many ways we are lucky – we know what’s coming and we can prepare and we can try to make our peace with what’s to come but man oh man does the waiting just really take its toll.… Continue reading to every thing, there is a season

LOL I had an entire blog post ready to go around Thanksgiving time but never got around to uploading pictures and publishing it so WOOPSIE. Here’s a quick recap of the past couple months: We ate quite a lot. Like a deep fried a turkey. Santa came. The end. Kidding but it was strange to… Continue reading oh what fun

Real talk time. I’ve spent the past month or so doing some big time soul searching. I can’t be the first one who works in healthcare to experience a “caring fatigue” of sorts where sometimes just giving so much of your time and energy to a stranger begins to wear on you to the point… Continue reading so long, sweet summer

WordPress alerted me that this is my 50th blog post! To celebrate the big 5-0 I am going to donate $50 to The Loveland Foundation. This foundation is focused on helping black women and girls access mental health care. I started my blog as a way to express myself and also to share some of… Continue reading nifty fifty

What an absolute batty time in our world right now. I’m oscillating between such insane emotions as I’m sure is true for many of you – grateful one second just to be alive and healthy and the next second absolutely panicked and angry and fearful and ready to smack someone. Gates and I are both… Continue reading safer at home

Is it spring yet? I love the winter time because it means being fat and snuggly but I didn’t factor in that my slugworms might not have been walking this season and let me tell you it is not the easiest thing in the world to get out and about with 2 gigantic 15 month… Continue reading Ice, ice, baby

An entire year. A YEAR! A year with the twins, and a year with three under three, and a year without sleep, and a year with chaos and crying and laughing and tickling and breastmilk and diapers and appointments and sticky hands and long nights and beautiful moments and full arms and fuller hearts. The… Continue reading one year in

Summer… annnnd, scene! It was a good one. It flew. It was very sweaty. It didn’t help that the air conditioning in the car went out literally the day we finalized the paperwork to buy out our lease. Why is the timing of that stuff always so bad? Anyway, besides all the fun we’ve had… Continue reading Cooler breezes & thanks and pleases

WHAT UP FRIENDS! Been so busy, no time to yammer. Also I’ve been beyond lazy lately when I’ve gotten a moment to spare – we finished both Stranger Things and Big Little Lies within a matter of minutes. Also got sucked into Leaving Neverland… and then Mommy Dead and Dearest… and then had to lighten… Continue reading Summa summa time