I dreaded my six week postpartum appointment. I was barely sleeping, my body looked like a deflated Halloween costume, and I cried at the...
I have 3 kids, two of which were born pretty close together. I called their infancies and toddlerdom my “baby years.” My baby years...
If I was asked what my biggest weakness is, I’d have to say I try to do too much. Like many moms, I always...
April is the Month of the Military Child! The Department of Defense brings attention to the sacrifice of military service on our children, celebrating their...
Springtime is historically a time of rebirth and growth. No place is this more true than Japan.
Spring brings Sakura, the beautiful cherry blossoms season....
When I was a little girl, stickers were my jam. I mean, I would work extra hard on my math facts just for the...
Are you sick of excess toys? Do you have clothes from high school still sitting in the back of your closet? What about those...
When I walked into my new room I could tell right away. It felt smaller, so I tried it out. I ran to tell...
One afternoon a few weekends ago, we had nothing on the calendar. No activities. No birthday parties. No basketball games. So I asked my...
If mothering had high school yearbook-style superlatives, I can say with total certainty that I would not be awarded “Most Artistic.” That being said,...
If you’re anything like me, self-care is something that often gets pushed into the ‘nice to do’ pile rather than ‘must do. This is...
You always remember your firsts…
The good ones.
The bad ones.
And especially the ugly ones.
Personally, I will never forget our first deployment....
Military Lifestyle
When PCS Life Disconnects You from Yourself
There’s this feeling I always get right after, sometimes even during, a PCS where it feels like life disconnects me from myself. Like I’m...
