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Cabin Fever? Get Outside!
The winter blues…. it happens to the best of us. We are stuck inside, it’s dreary and cold. The days are short, and sometimes our tempers are even shorter. It’s hard to find indoor...
The Beginning of My Journey to Bariatric Surgery
I have battled with my weight for as long as I can remember. I was an average-sized kid in elementary school, but I struggled in middle school and high school. After I graduated high...
Where is the Love?
Recently I started following a fellow mother and YouTube personality on social media. She is a boy mom with her youngest being just three months old. On Christmas Day her baby was napping and...
My Ongoing Struggle With Anxiety and OCD
For as long as I can remember I have been a worrier, as a child, a teenager, and as an adult. My first memories of anxiety and worry come around the age of eight...
I Threw Away My Stroller
In our neighborhood heavy trash comes the first week of the month. As my husband and I were taking out the trash and bringing things to the curb for heavy trash pick-up, I saw...
The Silver Lining
Life has changed, and it’s been hard. We have found ourselves in the middle of a pandemic and stuck at home with our children and maybe even our spouses. This has been no easy...
My Second Child, My Last Child, My Most Difficult Child
I always knew that I wanted more than one child. When people asked me how many children I wanted to have, I would respond with, “No less than three, no more than six.” My...
The Poop Phase
I have learned a lot since becoming a mother, and I continue to learn new things daily. This is a job that will never quit teaching you. I have learned that my two children...
Sorry Honey, but I’m Touched Out
In October 2008, I walked down the aisle and exchanged vows with my best friend. For the next 4 years, my husband and I were stuck together like peanut butter and jelly. He enjoys...