Well hello! Yes, I'm going to just drop right on in here like I haven't been totally MIA since December. It's 8:35 PM, and I returned from a walk just a bit ago in an attempt to escape the house. And now I'm hiding in the office that's soon to be a nursery because the...
Real Life
More of the story: trust the process.
I originally wrote this post at the end of July 2020. It all felt just too fresh and raw and real to share at the time. There were still so many unknowns surrounding our next steps. And if I've learned anything from Brené Brown, it's that I don't share anything until...
Life update: I have some explaining to do…
We can do anything if we put our minds to it. Take your whole life then you put a line through it. Friends. Hi. I've ached to return to this space. It's on my mind often, and I miss it terribly. But would you believe me if I told you that literally the day I posted...
Out of charge: when you’re depleted
"Everything is out of charge," I said to my mom as I walked my airpods over to the charging cable. "Man, if that's not a metaphor for life right now." I promised myself a quiet weekend. I bought a craft at Hobby Lobby on Wednesday evening to prepare for my 4-day...
Weekly Roundup 6/19
Is it just me or did this week fly right by? Some of you might not know this, but I now work part time for the college where my husband coaches. It started out as something to get me out of the house and into the community where we were building our lives. But it...
Weekly roundup 6/12
Happy Friday, friends! Even though I had Monday off (it was my Birthday!), it's felt like an incredibly long week. Things were busy, the weather was crazy and I've had an annoying, lingering sinus headache for literally three days now. So to say that I'm already...