Being a mom is a full-time job. There are no sick days, rare to no days off or vacation time, and you need to be wise about late nights because the next morning your kids will be up before the crack of dawn. Every day is planned out in accordance to what your kids, partner…
Lifestyle
Lifestyle, beauty, wellness
Sink or swim
To tell you the truth, I never imagined I'd make it this far. Through my childhood and adolescence, I had one particular desire; to simply fade away. There were no dream careers, jobs, houses, vacations or cars. I had no dream husband and I had zero desire of having children. When I was younger I wished of…
The Reeling
Knocking likes he's done a thousand times before, the only difference now is that he's the very last person I expected to see on the other side of the door. The emotions I felt each time looking at his face since we met hit me all at once and left me completely stunned. Too many…
Total Recall
Alice awoke at the end of my favorite childhood movie and it appeared that Wonderland only existed in her dream. Journeying through Wonderland, wishing constantly to be back with her family while meeting intriguing characters along the way; the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat and Caterpillar, just to name a few. Mischievous, anxious, deceiving,…
Quick Pic with Encore
A quick glance at my Insta-feed and I think "Damn, that's a lot of selfies." Immediately I feel extremely vain and almost embarrassed for myself to the point that I'm ready to delete a couple posts. I start to wonder what someone new checking out my feed might think or even the people who follow…
I can feel it in the air
Early in the morning. Makes you feel at home. Criticizes respectfully and truthfully. A phone call away when devastation hits. When your significant other just lied to your face for the umpteenth time. Celebrates your victories. Pouring rain and you're lonely. Understands what "I'm fine" really means. Down to your last $5. Cheers you up…
Peace with Solitude
As a child, I was the student in the class who didn't attended birthday parties or play outside on the weekends. I didn't go for play dates or sleepovers or on fun adventures with the kids in my class. There were multiplayer games that I'd play by myself many a time because I'd have no…
Good Days
Good days for me don’t just include my son not melting down over a pair of pants he wants to wear 3 days in a row or my daughter losing her shit because she can't find Rapunzel's dress that's lost in a pile of dirty clothes. Or my husband making it home in time for…
Substance Between the Posts
substance noun sub·stance \ ˈsəb-stən(t)s \ practical importance I want to put forth myself into the world and provide something of value rather than incomplete posts on my feed. A picture is worth a thousand words but to read a point of view that hasn't yet been expressed is priceless. What makes this so unusual for me is me.…