if ever there was a time to love yourself, now would be it. I am choosing to love every part, maybe for the first time ever. it's hard and vulnerable and exhausting but life changing. love yourself so you can love others even more.
If you've ever heard someone share publicly on social media about their miscarriage, they usually will include a line like "women don't talk about this enough." I agree - the pain of a miscarriage and the experience of it can be so incredibly shocking and private and sensitive, that a woman would much rather experience [...]
✨FLASHBACK✨ I woke up as early as I could, you know, because that first trip to the bathroom is perfect for testing. I sat there, blurry eyed and excited, setting my timer for the exact time. I put the test face down on the side of the tub; I didn’t wanna cheat a look, you [...]
i know what you're thinking. i'm a mom now. everything i do revolves around my kid. oh, and before that, i was a newlywed. everything i did revolved around my husband. OH, and before that, I was the quintessential single girl. everything i did revolved around my journey to wait for said husband. i could [...]
I know too many people. Literally, I know thousands of people. And not deep and personally either. Just by name, with maybe a few facts on their personal lives. This happened over time. I've lived in the same town my whole life. Only moved away for four years for college. And of course, I joined [...]
"Soak it up. These days won't last. Enjoy every second. Soak it up." I've heard these phrases multiple times in my life. The first time I can remember was probably in high school. I didn't know what they meant - that "these days won't last." That these people may not be your friends in ten [...]
Yesterday, November 28, would be the start of my second trimester. Instead, we are reluctantly navigating the sorrow of a miscarriage. I remember the day I found out I was pregnant. We had been trying to grow our family for a few months. The first month you try, you have so much hope. The second month, [...]
