“People are telling me I’m selfish because Rori is going to be my only child.”This was the beginning of a conversation between my friend and I last night. Not only does she have the best name ever (three guesses what it is), she’s an outstanding person and a wonderful new mom. The road to getting… Continue reading Defensive Parenting

I have a terrible potty mouth.Anyone who knows me at all can attest to this. I do my best to keep it under wraps as well as I can, but every now and again I let a handful of four-letter words fly. In my house, there are a number of other “four-letter words” – the… Continue reading Four Letter Words

I haven’t been doing well keeping up with my weekly series the last couple of weeks, which I will shamelessly attribute to being under more stress than I can even explain. Thankfully, my stress level is dropping and I’ll be sharing the news behind that soon.  Back in July, I was wandering around Shoppers Drug… Continue reading Bathina by Benefit Review

I have a confession to make:I complain about my child.There. I said it. It’s out. I’ll just wait here while you reread that, shake your head and call me a bad parent. Done? OK, good. When I decided to go back to school, I had to make a lot of tough decisions. I had to… Continue reading Confession: I’m a complainer

I spent some 18 years of my life feeling like I had done something wrong.As if I, as an infant, had been so awful that I’d been unwanted. In spite of growing up in a home filled with love and support I struggled with the whys and hows and the questions I hadn’t dared ask… Continue reading Unwanted