Adult Friendship Is Hard

Adult friendship is hard. I don't think we talk about that enough. In my adult life, I've had a pretty limited circle of friends. Sometimes I wonder if that's because I'm probably somewhere on the spectrum. I'm undiagnosed, so I don't actually know that, but let's just say…

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I Don't Want a Day Off From My Family. I Want a Day Off From Being Needed.

I don't want a vacation from my husband. I don't want to send my kid away. I don't want to escape my life. I just want, for a little while, to not be responsible for everyone else's needs.  I want to sit somewhere without someone asking me what we're doing next.  I want to eat a meal…

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Maybe Time Didn’t Speed Up, Maybe Life Just Got Fuller

I feel like having a child completely changes your relationship with time. I don't know if that's true for every parent, or if some of it is specific to those of us who had babies and toddlers during COVID, when the normal markers of time seemed to disappear. But sometimes I look at the year…

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Here's to the Flyaways: Finding Hope in the Little Signs of Progress

I'm going to be a little vulnerable about something I've become surprisingly insecure about lately: my hair. It's funny how something you may have taken for granted for most of your life can suddenly become something you think about far more than you'd like to admit. For me, it starte…

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How I’m Using Apps to Earn a Little Extra for Our Disney Trip

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How to Stay Connected in Your Marriage When You Have Kids

I feel like so much of the conversation around marriage and relationships, especially among parents, centers around getting time away from the kids. Date nights. Weekend getaways. Vacations without the children. Couples' trips where you finally get to be “just us” again. And I understand the appe…

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I Didn’t Know I Was Living the Good Old Days

Sometimes I look at pictures from my childhood and feel a kind of grief I didn't expect to feel as an adult. Not because I want to go back and be a kid. I don't want to trade my life now for my childhood. I like being a mom. I like having my own home, making my own decisions, and building a …

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I Didn't Realize I Had Anxiety Until I Became a Mom

When I became a mom, I expected to learn a lot about my daughter. I didn't expect to learn so much about myself. Like many parents, I find myself watching my daughter navigate the world and thinking, Oh. You got that from me. Sometimes, it's the fun stuff. Her sense of humor. Her creativity. H…

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Motherhood Changed My Relationship With Work. I Wish I'd Known Sooner That It Didn't Have to Be This Hard.

I think the transition into motherhood is one of the biggest identity shifts we experience, and nobody really prepares you for how disorienting it can be. You spend so much time preparing for a baby. You think about the nursery, the appointments, the birth, the things you'll need to bring home f…

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I’m pretty sure the common cold hits adults harder than it hits children.

I have no scientific evidence to back this up. I have no peer-reviewed studies. I have nothing except my own personal experience and the fact that I currently feel like I have been hit by a bus. I have a cold. My child, who I am almost positive is the person who lovingly gifted me this cold, seems to…

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A Little Life Update + My Favorite Lazy Mom Meal

I'm sorry I've been a little quiet around here. Last weekend was a whirlwind between celebrating my birthday and throwing my daughter's birthday party. It was such a fun weekend, but if you're a parent, you know the feeling of needing a vacation after all the celebrating. Also lately,…

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