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Somethings Gotta Give
Something has to give. I have not been sleeping well for months now. In part because of Baby MPB waking up, in part because of Mr. MPB’s snoring and sometimes even in part due to the Dog needing out...
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Gym Culture & Body Shaming
I’m mostly happy with my body and after everything I went through with 5 miscarriages and medically required limitations on exercise, the fact that I can even say I’m mostly happy is huge progress for...
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Much Needed Perspective
Today started out rather rough. Little MPB didn’t sleep well last night as his 2 year molars have started their freakishly early and painfully slow arrival. Which meant Mr. MPB and I didn’t sleep...
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A No-Good, Horribly Rotten Day
You know the kind of day where you wish you could just crawl back into bed, forget everything that’s happened and hide until tomorrow? Yesterday was one of those days. It all started late the night...
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Empty House
Thank you everyone for your kind words of love, we are beyond thankful for all the compassion and understanding we’ve received over the last few days. As everyone knows, we said goodbye to our amazing...
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Stick In The Mud
I’m grouchy. I have been for a few days now. Why you ask? I dunno. Work isn’t overly stressful at the moment. Little MPB is doing great with the exception of teething misery. Mr. MPB seems to be...
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Strawberry Wine
I was determined to pull myself out of the grouchy funk I have been in for a few days. I took everyone’s comments yesterday to heart and started trying to sort through the cause of my grouchiness. I...
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911
Our morning started out just like any other morning. We had breakfast. We were playing. Little MPB climbed up some furniture, as he is known to (in fact daycare has two nicknames for him – Mr....
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Top to Tail
Do you know what it not going to make this week any better? I have my colonoscopy and gastroscopy tomorrow – top to tail as they like to call it. As of last night when I went to bed, I am done with...
View ArticleCraptastic
I am pretty sure I should write a New Year post – something along the lines of so long 2017 and hello 2018. I’ll get there, eventually, but not today. Today I am simply not in a reflective or...
View ArticleLiving My Dream
Every now and again something happens which makes me realize just how fortunate I am to be a Little MPB’s mother. Sometimes its something as simple as a song. Or a seeing someone else walking down the...
View ArticleThe Week That Has Totally Gotten Away From Me
I’m told it’s Thursday already. How the heck is it Thursday already?!? I feel like I somehow skipped Tuesday and Wednesday, is that even possible? You see this week was supposed to be busy, but...
View Article2:44am
It is 2:44am. I am wide awake and have been since 11:03pm. Guess what woke me up at 11:03? Yes that’s right multiple rapid fire texts coming through my phone from a bank scam (the quantity of texts...
View ArticleGrateful
I’ve had an unbelievably hard week. The kind of week that has made me question a lot of things in my life and has probably aged me by at least a few years. But, it’s also the kind of week that brings...
View ArticleReturning To Life As Normal
This last week has been one of the hardest and also most insanely bizarre weeks of my life thus far. In some ways it’s like I’m living in a 1990s (horrible) made for tv drama. I am not going into...
View ArticleMaking Today Better
I’m pretty sure everyone I interacted with yesterday knew I was having a bad day. In fact, one women simply said to me you don’t seem like yourself today. To which I responded, I cannot lie, I am in...
View ArticleThe Day My Toddler Scared A Bunch of Teenages
Little MPB and I had a fun time at a local playground the other day. I loaded him up in his wagon, grabbed some snacks and some water and we walked over to the playground next to a local elementary...
View ArticleIs It Saturday Yet?
Last weekend was busy as Little MPB and I went to visit family together while Mr. MPB stayed home to work. Of course, Little MPB had fun, but I also solo parented for a few days which is always a bit...
View ArticleWeekend Do-Over
After desperately needing the weekend, I now desperately wish I had a time machine so I could have a weekend do-over. You see, the Devil Dog had a rough weekend, which means we had a rough weekend....
View ArticleLow Expectations
I’m on the road with work 3 days this week, including 1 over night. That means, this week was always going to be a tad bit more stressful then normal. But with my relative staying with us and she...
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