I’ve officially been back teaching 7th grade for two weeks now while simultaneously being a new(ish) mom, and surprisingly (?) things are going really quite smoothly. Well, for the most part. (There have been a few days during 1st hour that I’m a bit of a zombie from how many times I woke up the …
(Alternative titles for this post: – Favorite Raven Pics from the Last Month – Way Too Many Pics of My Baby (For Everyone Else, Anyway) – I May or May Not Have the Cutest Baby in the World. Just Saying.) I mentioned once a long time ago (okay, like four months ago) that Matt and …
Let’s talk dating as a new parent–I mean, how does anyone do it? Okay, I know how people actually do it (after all, we’ve somehow managed to get out on three (?) dates since having Raven), but the thought of being able to go out regularly on dates again just seems an idea too impossible …
Seeing as how I seem to have melted my brain somewhere in the 30-minute drive between my work and our apartment (or maybe it was already melted from my 85-degree, un-air-conditioned classroom), you won’t be hearing much from me tonight. Just this— About two weeks ago, we started Raven on solids, a positively delightful experience …
I always forget how much my feet hurt after the first day back at the school after a whole summer off–it doesn’t matter which shoes I wear, I always walk out of the building feeling like I’ve just done a half-marathon or something. Oh, and I always end up with a sore throat because of …
When Raven was first born, pretty much everyone told us she looked like a perfect blend of us both. However, lately, it seems like absolutely everyone has been saying she looks like Matt (although I don’t see it as much). So let’s settle this once and for all: Does Raven look more like Matt… Or …
Image via I’ve always believed you can tell a lot about a person by what they read (or what they don’t)–perhaps this is why, when I come into someone’s house or apartment for the first time, I will often poke around their bookshelves a bit if given the opportunity because it makes me feel like …
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Mom Guilt is a real thing. Even when you have done pretty much everything within your power to be the best mom you could be, to protect and nurture and teach and care for your kid(s), The Guilt seems to remain–The Guilt over what you could have done …
