I’ve been anticipating this day recently, but not enough to actually investigate when it would be here. Thankfully for the multitude of apps that had my back, I woke up to the notifications that today is the one year anniversary of starting my blog! Prior to today, I was expecting to think something along of […]
Basic Blogging
She Needs a Hat
You’re at the store/restaurant/park/cousin’s wedding. Your child melts down over (insert any reason here). You look up and see the faces of what feels like a hundred people judging every parenting decision you’ve made up to this point. You hear someone say, “uh oh” and it solidifies your suspicion. The meltdown you can handle, it’s […]
Terribly Terrific Twos
My daughter will have her second birthday this month. Every single day is something new and wonderful, and her dad and I are beyond excited for these next few years. Yes, we’ve heard of “terrible twos” and “threenagers,” but I’m not buying it. No, I don’t have the one child who keeps her cool constantly […]
No Year’s Resolution
New Year’s resolutions and I don’t mix. Maybe it’s the Show Me State still coursing through me, but I’m of the stubborn mindset that if something is important to you, you’ll just do it and quit yapping about how you’re going to do it in the future. I also get irritated when people make a […]
Purposely Walking on Thin Ice
Anyone else ever feel like they’ve been hit by a train after therapy? Or a big self-revelation? Like you need bed rest, IV fluids, and maybe some Jello? Today I got hit with some train-sized hard truths. I’ve done a ton of work around self-love and yet I’m still clinging to perfectionism. It has to […]
Gearing Up to Go “Back Home”: A Mental and Physical Checklist
My husband Tyler and I are getting ready to take our 17-month-old daughter to my hometown. We’ll see lots of family and go to some of my favorite places. This is my daughter’s third trip, my husband’s 10th-15th, and probably my billionth/25th-ish. Somehow, each time it seems to get harder to prepare my mind and […]
My Daughter’s Dad’s Father’s Day
Since today is Friday and Father’s Day is Sunday, today was really my day to figure out what to do for my husband. Of course my mind automatically does what most minds do and thought, “What would I want? Do that!” Then hopefully most of the time we say no, silly brain, that’s not how […]
The Meaning of a Bike Ride
Summer is here, well spring, but in Minnesota we just seem to say summer because really it’s either winter or it’s not in which case it’s summer. Anyway, it’s here and in typical form it’s a mad dash to pack in as much fun as possible while sitting back and soaking it all in. Dash, […]