Yesterday Nick and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary. I’m using the word celebrated very loosely, here because I had classes from 10 am until 8 pm. He made us an amazing dinner, though, which was nice. Sometimes, it is hard for me to even believe that so much time has passed. There are moments where…
As moms in this ever-changing, always connected world we have an experience unique from our parents and grandparents. We live in a society that, while not yet perfect, has far more gender equality than generations before us. This means that women are doing more than ever. We are balancing careers, furthering education, volunteering, pursuing hobbies,…
Two years ago, I made an executive decision that Nick and I needed a fun date night. We were new parents in the middle of an insane adjustment period and coming off of a difficult pregnancy. Like most new parents we found ourselves overtired and super stressed out. Both of these things had started taking a…
This post originally appeared on my new page, Cappuccinos & Chaos. Head there to read more. Today just happens to be my birthday, and not just any birthday at that. The big 3-0 is finally here, and I am not sure how I feel about it. As much as I swore I wouldn’t have an existential crisis…
Hurricane Harvey is wreaking unprecedented havoc throughout the Gulf of Texas in what must feel like a never ending onslaught of rains and flooding. Like most of you, my heart breaks at the photos and news reports coming in from the most affected areas. These things appeal to the deepest parts of our human nature…
There are few things I love more than reading books and writing letters. So, I suppose it makes perfect sense that I adore a good epistolary novel. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, epistolary novels tell their story through a series of letters, diary entries, or documents. For me, this format evokes a…
This post originally appeared on my new site Cappuccinos & Chaos. If you like this, go check out more here! How many of us are trying to live up to the Superwoman trope and feel like we’re failing? If you are anything like me, you are trying to do everything, be everything, and failing under the…
I find that being a parent is, by far, the most challenging job I have ever had. There are many days when I am acutely aware of my shortcomings both as a mother and as a human. I am often short-tempered, frequently too busy, too controlling, and far too anxious. I worry that my child, whom…
I have been quite silent as of late, in case you haven’t noticed. I’m a bit mad with myself over it, as I was reaching a good stride with regular posting. I have been going through a small crisis, you see, that has pulled me away from almost everything. Shortly before I posted my plea…
When it comes to food, two of my very favorite things are brunch and Mexican food. Mexican cuisine is literally perfect and tacos are my one true soulmate. Brunch sometimes gets a bad rep for being over the top, fancy, and the most first world thing ever. I don’t care though, because I can never…
The laundromat near where I work sells cacti. They just hang out in the front window near a wall of dryers and a detergent display under an old sign that says “Cactus Sale”. Every single day I pass this sign and wonder what would posses the owner of a laundromat to sell these tiny resilient…
Today I’m letting you guys in on some of the weirdest marriage advice I’ve ever received. Most of this horrible advice was said directly to me and geared toward me as a woman. Some of it is sexist and outdated, while some is just comical, cliched, and strange. I get it, NOBODY is an expert on…
Every once in a while, something comes along that makes me cry tears of joy. Recently it was these delicious naan flatbreads, because I LOVE naan, but sometimes it can be a hassle to make. The Stonefire ones are amazing, soft, tasty and all of the wonderful things Naan should be, with the added bonus…
Why is there no font to adequately convey sarcasm? Think about it. We have ALL CAPS for yelling, HaLf CaPs for idiocy, italic and BOLD for emphasis, hell, we even have emoji keyboards to convey any range of random shit. Still, though, no goddamn font or indicator for my frequent use of sarcasm. Isn’t that just wonderful…
I’d like a medium coffee, cream and sugar, and one blueberry muffin please. What flavor coffee? No flavor, just coffee. Yes, coffee, but what flavor for the coffee. I don’t want flavored coffee. Just regular coffee. Oh, regular coffee with milk and sugar. No milk, cream please. Just a medium sized hot coffee, no flavor,…
Life, uncensored. 