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Before my twins were born, I always knew I wanted to raise my future kids to be kind, empathetic, and compassionate human beings, something that I felt was so hard to come by in today’s day and age. Last year, I asked my Instagram community for various things that we can do with our families […]
Ah, 2020, our favorite year, no? When I look back on 2020, I see two distinct parts: For the longest time, I felt like being a twin mom was my one and only identity, and considering how dark and lonely those first postpartum years were, I’d say that was pretty accurate. But I never wanted […]
Today was generally a happy day, which usually is the case when we separate our twins whenever the rare opportunity presents itself. My parents, who will not be in town for that much longer, took my daughter out for the day, and I got to spend one-on-one time with my boy, for the entire day. […]
When I was in I think elementary school, my dad created a binder for me that included checklists of chores, family information (we had a set family time every week), and other documents of important life lessons that he typed up. There was one particular document I will never forget. This document was actually titled […]
Kobe died on my brother’s 30th birthday. His daughter, Gigi, also died that day. And her friends and his colleagues. On Sunday afternoon, I saw that someone had posted a photo of Kobe, captioned, “Rest in Peace Kobe.” I thought it was a joke, and I quickly googled for Kobe news. Sure enough, a couple […]
It has been a rough couple of months, and by rough I mean my 2.5+ year old daughter has been screaming bloody murder multiple times just about every single night since October. Three. Straight. Months. ALMOST as bad as the newborn days that I never in a million years would want to relive. But then […]
A couple of weeks ago, we had an awful day. I was alone with the twins all day and nobody was listening, following directions, nor obeying. Everything I was saying was falling on deaf ears, and it’s interesting, but as a teacher, you differentiate/modify/adjust instruction based on your student response or lack thereof, yet I didn’t […]
I almost had an anxiety attack one morning last week. I felt it coming, and I’m so thankful for my experience in therapy because I knew what was coming and was able to prevent it. Major win. The past few weeks have been pretty stressful. Our new nanny quit, leaving me to figure out what […]
My almost 2.5-year old son was in the ER twice in 1 week. The first time was for an anaphylactic reaction to food, and the second time was for asthma. (He had never been in the ER prior to these 2 times.) In response to his anaphylactic reaction, we (and by we, I mean my […]
Lifestyle
Pondering thoughts, personal life experiences, things I love, mental health, marriage life, and everything in between.
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Motherhood
Everything from my birth story to postpartum anxiety and depression, from c-section recovery to mom guilt and judgment. Prepare for raw and emotional posts!
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Gleanings from books I've read and podcasts I've been impressed with, with the occasional children's book recommendations!
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DIY Projects
DIY project tutorials from six years of projects in my home! Very much a work in progress, migrating tutorials from my Instagram page to my blog!
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