On of my biggest fears as a parent, is that I will totally screw up my child and sentence him to a life filled with self-doubt, insecurity and struggles with feeling like he is “enough.” You know, insecurity and self-deprecation are hereditary mentalities. While I don’t think they are passed along through any kind of […]

I’ve been debating on whether or not to post this. Pondered whether or not to allow myself to mull it over, dive into how I feel, and allow myself to talk about it. I haven’t really told anyone. Except my husband. And my closest friends. We didn’t even tell our families. I’m not sure why, […]

Growing up my mom was a stay-at-home parent. She did the school parties, the extracurricular activities, the housework, the laundry, the cooking…you know. Typical “mom” stuff. She rarely complained (though I chalk that up to the fact that when we got old enough, she made my sister and I start cleaning and doing laundry). I […]

It’s really hard for me to write this post. For me to open up, admit to my struggle and finally take the steps to do something about it. It’s been a long time coming, something that I’ve worked on occasionally, only in passing, and then given up and pretended that it didn’t bother me. I’ve […]

Blue, blue, and more blue. No pink here, at least not yet (But that’s another story, for another day). When I saw that sonogram three years ago that showed me that I was going to be a boy mom, I had no idea what to do. I grew up with a sister, I had girl […]

I still remember the very first day I met “the boy wizard.” I was 10 years old, and in the 5th grade. I always read on an Advanced Level, because (let’s face it) I was just as much of a nerd back then as I was in high school. I remember my small-town Elementary School […]

How was your weekend? Ours was lazy, and rainy, and pretty all around relaxed. We stayed up late Friday and Saturday night, and slept late in the mornings. It was fabulous. Minus the fact that the little man didn’t go to sleep until 2:00 am on Friday night/Saturday morning. But it was fun, nonetheless. After […]

I was never one of those people that enjoyed High School. Think 13 Going on 30. I was that girl. I was a total Jenna Rink meets Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink. I wasn’t a total loser, or a geek, or really even an odd man out. I just wasn’t “in.” I didn’t get […]

The older I get, the more I realize that life has less to do with the “things” we own, the money we make, the cars we drive and the people we usually don’t like but worry about anyway try to impress. I realize that life is less about those kinds of things, and more about […]

Yep. That’s right. Today, I’m turning 24. Hard to believe that it’s been 24 years since my mom gave birth to all 7 pounds, 7 ounces and 21 inches of me. 24 years has changed me. And I like to think that I continue to change. Continue to grow. I’ve made mistakes, I’ve learned from […]