Yesterday. August 21, 2017. Millions of people stopped. Millions of people stopped and looked up. Looked up from phones.From phones.From phones.From phones. In 2017, that's profound. Millions of people stopped. Dropped what they were doing. And looked up. For a […]
Two years ago. August 31, 2015. Hilton Downtown Omaha. Me. In a black dress. Holding onto some of my people. I’d had my first mammogram in that dress. At 33 years old. And I’d told some of them about it […]
Dear Jonah, I’m excited for you to go to Kindergarten! I hope you have a fun time there. I wanted to give you some advice that will help you in Kindergarten because it’s different than pre-school. Love, Barrett … Always […]
When I started this blog space 9 years ago, I was writing, primarily about pregnancy and reality TV. I decided I would write to not only share about my thoughts on pregnancy, but also, to keep track of what was […]
I opened up my calendar. With the school calendar in one hand and a pen in the other, I was setup to get all the school dates in for the year. And I got to the last week of August. […]
I have written, over and over and over throughout the past {almost} 9 years about being a small town girl. I've shared about my small town heart. About the way that growing up in a community where everybody knows your […]
It started in Des Moines. It was then, 8 adults, 1 infant. And a fancy seafood restaurant. With a tired infant. The next year, we traveled to Colorado. 8 adults. 3 kids. 3 car seats. 3 pack n plays. Strollers. […]
There are some things I feel I can write about with some authority. Like, growing up in a small town, I feel I can capture that… I mean, I lived it. Or breast cancer, one girl’s story, I think that […]
And then she heard the words from her friend and stylist… “it’s back…” It’s back to where it was before. But she knows she will never be. It took 18 months to get “it” back. But she will NEVER go back […]
I’m so excited! And I just can’t hide it! Okay. So I’m not like leaping up and down over here or anything that requires a whole lot of energy… I mean, I’ve not even had my coffee yet. BUT. I’m […]
