They said that motherhood would change me. That it would make me boring. That it would put me in a different stage than my friends.  “Not me” I thought. I mean, sure, I knew some things would change. But me? As a person? Nah. I recently downloaded the timehop app. It’s innocent enough in theory – it scans your social media and shows you pictures & posts from the same day last year, 2 years ago, etc. Throwback Thursday for dummies,… Read more »

My entire life, I’ve been told what a terrible baby I was. I didn’t sleep, I screamed 20 hours a day, etc.  I was also told that one day, I would be paid back for my non-sleeping antics. So imagine my delight when I had a baby that DID sleep. Starting around 10 weeks, G was  sleeping through the night like a pro. I was SO happy. I started back to work when she was 12 weeks old and thought, “I… Read more »

Today is Ash Wednesday. The beginning of Lent – 40 days leading up to what I believe is the most important holiday to Christians, Easter. I grew up in the Episcopal church, or as I like to call it, “Catholic Light”.  And as long as I can remember I’ve been giving things up for Lent – chocolate, soda, candy, etc. My friend Jen still teases me because our freshman year of college I ate a grilled cheese sandwich from The Main nearly… Read more »