Editor’s Note: So much has happened this month. I started work, my baby nephew was born, my own baby turned one, and we decided to start the process of buying our first home. Needless to say, my blog has taken a bit of a back seat. I hope to find more time soon, but at the…
Archives for April 2013
Book Review: The Light Between Oceans
(Warning: This blog post and the book it mentions discusses themes around miscarriage and loss of children. It could be a trigger to some.) Sometimes, I think readers are like drug addicts. We learn to read, fall in love with a book, and spend the rest of our reading lives searching for another perfect book…
Tasting Italy
Close your eyes. Imagine you are somewhere else – anywhere else – but where you are. What does it look like? What does it sound like? What does it feel like? What does it smell like? What does it taste like? Honestly, if I could go anywhere right now (sans-kids) it would be to an all-inclusive resort…
Ode To A Zit
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Dear Persistent Pimple, We’ve been through a lot together, you and I. Don’t misunderstand me. We aren’t friends. In fact, I downright despise you, but we have shared some momentous occasions. When we first met years ago, you were non-remarkable, but no less annoying. You came, with all your little friends, to cover my…
Leaving the Nest
I started work on Monday after 1 year, 1 month, and 2 weeks of finding vocational purpose and fulfillment inside the home. No matter how much you love work (which I do), or appreciate the merits of daycare (which I do), or desire to get out of the house (which I often do), returning to…