Real Women, Swimming Upstream
If you are looking for the easiest, most blissful camping experience that includes bringing your little littles book the Cabins at El Capitan Canyon right now. Don’t think, don’t blink, don’t breathe, Do It Now. If camping with crib-aged kiddos sounds like the 10th circle of hell to you, be advised that I use the [...]
Why did it take two years to take my first night away for R&R with just me, myself and I? I’ve done getaways with my husband and girl’s weekends, a bachelorette party… but just me? I think this was the first time I knew I not only needed it and deserved it, but that I [...]
Sandy nose, toes, souls. Naked bums, tums, smiling gums. La dolce vita. Source
In the Mom World there is a long standing polarity between Working Moms (WM) and Stay at Home Moms (SAHM). While on the playground, sprinting from child to child to cover whichever twin is at the greatest risk of serious injury I occasionally have the opportunity to squeeze a side conversation in here or there [...]
Tattoo seen. Mama? Mermaid here. Swim seas at night. Grandma rests there, Love.
Source "I hope no one is watching me right now." I worry to myself as I gyrate and wriggle outside my SUV. I have just enjoyed the activity-laden MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation with the twins and now I struggle to load them from the stroller into their car seats. Who am [...]
"Are those flamingo cocktail floaties as bath toys?" My sister-in-law asked as she ducked her head in during bath time. "Why yes, yes they are. " We do bath time every day and I had completely forgotten how these little bath-critters came to be in the first place. LOL This is what I call a [...]
There’s a concept associated with being a newer mother that we “lose ourselves.” Not physically, unless we are locked in a closet by choice as a survival mechanism. By the way, if you do not know of Kristina Kuzmic then you absolutely need to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKo2meWXXc0 I am referring to our sense of identity as [...]
Thanks for joining me! Why am I here? I am a friend, professional, wife, world traveler, twin-mom, wild child, country-girl-at-heart and many other things. No single label defines me and none of my worlds exist without the gravity of the others. As women we swim from one realm to another, balancing more responsibilities and with [...]
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