It’s been a pretty good run for me lately as far as business goes. After a bit of a dry spell in May, I have a pretty good amount of work coming in. I’ve just resolved that May is up there with December in terms of trying to get anyone to do anything. Who knew…
Category: Mom-Life
The Pseudo Loneliness of Blooming Motherhood
I have always cherished my alone time. However, it’s a different lonely. And my history with loneliness is deep. When I was living in my hometown, I was incredibly lonely. I bounced from different lunch tables in elementary school and junior high after each gave me some form of rejection until high school, where…
Things I’d Like for My First Mother’s Day (But Probably Won’t Get)
1. Obviously, brunch. At home. Take out, served on fancy plastic plates so that there’s NO dirty dishes and no clean up. And mimosas. Yes, all the mimosas. Make it happen, dads. A champagne glass is the only acceptable dish to dirty on mother’s day. Throw all these on a disposable tablecloth (one that looks…
On Noisy Baby Toys and User Focused Design
Had some ol’ Aggie friends visit from Houston last weekend. I’ve always considered myself fortunate to have them in my life. One of their moms sent this really cute rattle over that blurs the line between old school wooden toys and modern day sleek and minimalist design. It’s in a sort monochromatic color scheme; light…
How Running and Keeping a Newborn Alive are Kind of the Same
Ever trained for a marathon – or a half – or a 5k? Turns out it’s kind of like having and/or breastfeeding a newborn. Here are some observations in the first month I’ve had a newborn around, in comparison to the two half marthons, 10ks, 5ks, and all the running that went with them*. You…
7 Things in the First 14: A Learning Curve
What have I learned in the first 14 days of being a mom? 1.) I really wasn’t going to need as much sleep as I thought, but I still should have made myself nap. My husband refers to it as my non-sleeping super powers driven by hormones, I call it ‘too freaked’. About four days…
Week 1.
It’s 2:45 a.m. The rain is still falling after a brief tornado warning for central Texas earlier in the night. The dog is chewing on some rawhide. The night is still; besides the exception of gently rolling thunder that now poses no threat. There is ambient light from a decorative white LED birch tree that…
Ladies: Our Work Isn’t Done
This weekend, I used my small portal to the world (ie: my phone)(from the couch)(because pregnant) to view hundreds of pictures. These pictures featured thousands of signs and millions of women all over the world uniting in solidarity. They were all participating in the Women’s March. The Women’s March has certainly received mixed reviews, and…
Crabby 36 Week Grumble
Today I am uncomfortably unseated. Without reason. Which bugs me even more. I feel so many things: frustration despite the fact that I have the perfect environment to get things done, overwhelmed even though I have everything I could need. Weird things have been tearing at me: my nesting instincts are making me more concerned with…
Well, I’m pregnant.
Hey internet, I guess I can clue you in as well. I’m pregnant. I’m 32 and carrying the first grandchild on both sides of the family. I finally announced it, officially, yesterday, because I love Halloween. My husband loves Halloween because it’s an excuse to watch horror movies all month. Not going to lie, I’ve…
