I have a confession to make: I take absolutely terrible care of my skin. Or, at least, I have been taking terrible care of my skin. I’m trying really hard to better myself, but there are some habits that are just so hard to break. With summer now far behind me (according to the temperatures, anyway), the… Continue reading Breaking Bad (Habits)

You only accept the love you think you deserve. I read this line over and over and realized how true those words have been in my own life, and in the lives of some of those closest to me. It’s been a journey of learning and understanding for me to be able to recognize that… Continue reading The Best

It’s been almost two weeks since I’ve written. Thirteen days, to be exact, since I last felt my fingers glide across the keyboard to write for me. A full week passed without a single log in, a single glance at my blog. That never happens. In the year since beginning this blog, I can count on… Continue reading Thirteen Days

A few months ago, I began moderating the comments on my blog for a number of reasons. The first, was some of the comments were spam, but the greatest reason was I feel no need to have trolls leaving hateful messages on my blog – though the number of times this has happened has been… Continue reading Dear Anonymous Comment-Leaver

I love F.At the end of the day, with all the screaming and the whining and the pleading and the spitting and the potty mouth and all of the other less-than-glamorous stuff, there’s nothing I love more than wrapping him up in my arms and snuggling. In a lot of ways, he really is the best… Continue reading The Truth About Toddlers (hint: they suck)