I used to love babies. If someone I know had a baby, I’d be one of the first people around wanting to hold, talk to, cuddle and love on the little one. I can remember my cousin coming over soon after having my god-daughter and me trying to take her out of the car seat… Continue reading I Don’t Hate Your Baby… I Just Really Miss Mine
Sometimes you run across these images, gifs or quotes that just hit you right in the feels. I’ve come across so many in my life but since June, I’ve encountered some that have really reduced me to tears almost immediately. I know what they bring up for me but I’m curious about your thoughts and… Continue reading My Top 7 Powerful Images
What’s your happy place? The place you go where you feel at your best, your joy level is at it’s highest and you try to go as often as possible just to meet that need? For me, that place is Central Florida. I know Disney is typically deemed the “happiest place on earth” and though… Continue reading Happiest, Saddest Place…
Provocative titles get more lookie-loos so, Welcome! So… can we have an honest discussion? Can we have an honest discussion about the ways we cope with grief & loss and specifically, how we use things to get us through tough times? Sure, there’s therapy, there’s avoidance, there’s journaling and rituals, there’s even hospitalization if… Continue reading Poppin’ Pills & Bottles!
Have you ever carved a pumpkin? I haven't. Today (10/22/17) was the first time that I can remember doing it. Maybe I did when I was a kid a long time ago but I was a little black Girl in Bklyn so pumpkin carving was probably the last thing on my mind. Anyway, today I… Continue reading How My Pumpkin Became My Baby
I'm a different kinda mother The kind who most people overlook The kind who will never get to see her babies looking back at her The kind who never got to feel her growing body house her precious gifts til ready for the world. I'm a different kinda mother. The kind who had to… Continue reading A Different Kind of Mother
All over the news and social media, there’s talk about making sexual assault and sexual harassment more visible. The hope is that by more people being aware of what often happens to womyn, the rapey behaviors will decrease. Yeah, I said rapey. I don't think I made it up. I think I actually took one… Continue reading #MeToo
So your girl Gabby is releasing or has released a book talking about her struggles overall. I don’t know if the entire book is about her struggles with infertility but that portion of the content has been all the buzz on the internet. If you know me personally or have read another recent post, you… Continue reading The Ultimate Empathy
On a late night (meaning early evening but for me, it was late to be running the streets) run for snacks & t-shirts, the wife and I ended up at Kohl’s. I personally find this store hit or miss but occasionally I find some gems that I can rock with. There were these cute (looking)… Continue reading The Struggle is Real
When you’re going through something, sometimes the last thing you want to do is go into a full time or part time job. Your brain just isn’t there, your focus is off, you may be emotional, edgy or distant. Either way, the last thing on your mind is the grind of a 9-5 so to… Continue reading The Privilege of Taking Time Off
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