I sit in the room, waiting for my new doctor to come in. I know what’s coming and I’m ready: the initial questions, the purposeful discussion about my medical history. Then the doctor probes further, “Tell me more about...
The start of your workout, your "get fit journey," can be one that makes you feel defeated, excited, hopeful, grateful, frustrated, uncertain, worried, impatient, lost, happy, and/or driven. Such a wide range of feelings and emotions that can either...
Seven years ago, I attended my first Pink Out volleyball game in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month. I hadn’t been to anything like it before. Pink banners and posters lined the gym walls. The volleyball team wore special...
Last year, about the time I turned 30, I decided I wanted to focus a little more on myself. I’ve always been pretty low maintenance when it comes to fashion, makeup, hair, etc. But with a new decade and...
Let me paint a picture for you of where we were about six years ago today. Our baby girl, Kate, is six weeks old with what appears to be the beginnings of colic. She refuses to be put down...
“I want to be a Mom.”
That was my answer every time someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I have waited my whole life to be a mom. I love kids and have worked...
Sometimes it is what I love most about myself, but oftentimes, I think it is my biggest personality flaw. You see, I simply did not come wired with the ability to say “no”. Not to anyone, not for anything....
To the Mother of the Drug-Addicted Child,
If you're reading this today, it's probably not you. Your kids are young, full of spirit and passion. You may know someone who has dealt with their child turning to drugs, you may...