Preparing for Childbirth and life after

“Nothing prepares you.” then insert “personal story.” This is the most common advice I’ve heard to date. While it’s absolutely true that I cannot prepare for any and all things, I’m over 35. At 18, I would not have been a good...

Saint Patrick’s Day tomorrow

Growing up March 17th was one of the best holidays of childhood. Green everything, a day off of school, I could go to a parade though it wasn’t directly in front of my door. As an Irish Catholic we understood that it was a religious holiday, but that we let...

Friday so the work day is almost done

I know next week at the day job it’s going to be busy. It’s what happens. Yet none of that takes away from that magical feelings that Friday brings. As children, we watched the clock extra carefully for that school bell to release us. In our twenties, we...

Adult Women Road Trip

As an adult woman, one of the best things we can still do is treat ourselves to short trips with just the girls. This means we leave the loved ones at home for a few hours and just go be ourselves. This weekend I’m so looking forward to going to a writer’s...

Dancing around the house

I 100% admit that my husband is a better dancer than me. I took dance classes for years, but I’m awkward. The dear husband can shake and move around. He’s not bound by American white boy shyness and stereotypes about dancing that I grew up around. So one...