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Warning Signs
This pregnancy has been completely different from my first. Easier. Less stressful. More joyful. Don’t get me wrong, it’s been an uphill battle, and I’ve had some of my very lowest points during...
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Inked
I have a reputation for being a “good girl.” And honestly, it’s been earned. I’m polite in mixed company, friendly, well-spoken, shy in groups, and petite. I’m not the friend you call when you want...
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Tweet, tweet. Boom.
Todays’ HAWMC prompt is to write about the best conversation you had during the week. I’m going to apologize in advance for subjecting you to this. Hubs (looking out front window): Boy, the robins...
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Anything
I used to have to do everything perfectly. So I learned how to do everything well enough. Then I learned how to do just some things. These days, I’d take anything. I’m really struggling with how little...
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PPD, the Second Time Around
“Every pregnancy is different,” you hear over and over while waiting for your second baby to arrive. And mine were like night and day. My first pregnancy was punctuated by moments of overwhelming...
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Wordless Wednesday
Today I felt beautiful. Ever have days like that?And just look at those girls.Today was good.I don’t get to say that often but today I can.Maybe it’s the wine talking, but I might just be looking...
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Not For Weak Stomachs
It’s been a hard month or so here. Six weeks ago I tripped over the preschooler and tweaked my back while keeping myself from falling or dropping the baby. The following day, I walked into my bedroom...
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Why 2012 Can Suck It… and My One Word for 2013
I was ready to write about how this year was full of highs and lows. How it almost broke me but gave me back my life. And then my husband reminded me that No2 was born in 2011, that we went to Vegas...
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I Am Not Okay (But I Will Be)
Hi. It’s me. I’ve been quiet online and in my real life, too. It’s not you. It’s me. It started as irritability. I found myself cursing at tiny grains of rice as I tried to scoop them off the floor...
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Bumps in the Road
Going back through all my posts about mental health in the last two weeks was like digging up a time capsule. Did you ever do one of those in school? I assembled one my freshman year and when it was...
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