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Pondering thoughts, personal life experiences, mental health, marriage life, motherhood, recent reads, and everything in between!

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Mentally Exhausted, Emotionally Drained, & Depressed

Lifestyle

Oookay. Let’s talk about what’s been going on in this life of mine. In the past 4 months: We potty-trained the twins shortly after they turned 2 years old. I was in NY for a wedding. My parents and in-laws visited. My husband graduated from grad school in Chicago. My brother graduated from medical school […]

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One of My Lowest Points in Motherhood

Motherhood

The past 3 nights have been INTENSE. They’ve been filled with frustration, crying, screaming, annoyance, anger, guilt, shame, and regret. We’ve been traveling internationally for the past couple of weeks, first visiting Europe and then hopping over to Asia. I must say the twins have been amazing travelers, especially on the plane. What we’ve been […]

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When I say I hate being a Mom, this is what I mean.

Motherhood

In light of this past Mother’s Day and while there is much to celebrate in terms of all types of mothers, I feel there is one category of Moms that always gets left out – the Moms who don’t love being Moms. Not all moms enjoy being Moms. Not all Moms are obsessed with their […]

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April is Cesarean Awareness Month.

Motherhood

We only have a few more hours left of April, but I don’t want it to go by without mentioning something close to my heart. I’ve always noticed that there’s a divide between “C-section moms” and “natural-birth moms” when it really should just be one big category of Moms. Birthing experiences vary so much from […]

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Failure, Forgiveness, & Perseverance

Lifestyle

IT IS ALMOST THE MIDDLE OF APRIL. ONE QUARTER OF THE YEAR IS ALREADY GONE. Back in January, I set 6 goals for the first quarter/year. This is a blogpost about the current status of those goals: FAIL. In my Goal Planner by Christy Wright, every month ends with a reflective piece and the following month […]

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I had surgery. Again.

Lifestyle

3/04/19  ER Visit 3/13/19  Meeting w/ Surgeon 3/18/19  Surgery Thoughts: “Another operation AGAIN? It hasn’t even been 2 years since my C-section!” “No lifting anything over 10lbs? So I can’t move the twins in/out of their cribs/high-chairs/stroller/carseats/bathtub…” “No working out for several weeks?! I’m going to lose everything I worked so hard to gain.”

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Rehab, Physical Therapy, & Strength Training

Lifestyle

This past February marked my one-year anniversary of rehab and strength training after carrying twins tore my core apart, resulting in a 4-cm diastasis. To read the whole backstory, click here. In February of 2018, almost a year after the twins were born, I began physical and tissue therapy, first with my rehab specialist and then […]

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Tips & Reminders for Our Marriage

Lifestyle

In response to my previous blogpost, I received quite a few encouraging and helpful tips that my husband and I would like to remember and practice as we continue to make our marriage a priority this year. 1) Go to bed at the same time as much as possible. Someone shared with me that going […]

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I now understand why some marriages fall apart.

Lifestyle

Personal Reminders: First priority? Marriage. Second priority? Kids. A few years ago, my husband and I were at a wedding, sitting across from another couple who were attending the wedding sans kids. I was a few months pregnant then. It was during our conversation with them that night where we received one of the most […]

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Pondering thoughts, personal life experiences, things I love, mental health, marriage life, and everything in between.

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Motherhood

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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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Books + Podcasts

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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

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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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