I’ve been seeing this idiotic meme floating around Facebook, since Kanye cancelled his tour and was admitted to the hospital this week. It goes like this: It makes me uncomfortable to resort to defending Kanye West, because I think the dude is a self-important asshole. His line of clothing and shoes is as far from what […]
Sometimes Darkness Brings the Light (or Why I Started This Blog)
I’ve always loved to laugh, especially at the expense of others. I guess this doesn’t put me at the head of the list for the Nobel Peace Prize, but at least I’m honest about it. I was always a bigger fan of America’s Funniest Home Videos than I was of Gray’s Anatomy. Sometime during adulthood, […]
To the Men in My Life: You Are Worthy
My heart hurts, right now. You see, I just realized something incredibly important, something that I have perhaps neglected in my own life too much. I am always talking about my self-worth, and the self-worth of new moms, focusing on telling women that they are enough. And they are, and that is so important to convey. […]
Follow Your Bliss
Last weekend, I did something I never could have imagined doing, when I started this blog 10 months ago: I went to a blogging conference. I wasn’t really sure what to expect, and I only had a vague idea of what I wanted to get out of the experience, but I knew I had to […]
A Letter to the Woman I Was, One Year Ago
To the woman I was one year ago, Oh sweet, sad Mama. You are in the thick of it right now, and I know you can’t see a way out. It’s hard enough being the mom of a spirited two year old, but add on an unplanned pregnancy and having to put your own big […]