Friendship

I am beyond lucky. I haven’t won the lottery, but I do feel like I hit the jackpot.   The jackpot of friendship that is. Most women have a circle of friends that they can turn to when they need advice,...

Dear Other Mothers, There’s something I want you to know. There have been a lot of these “open letters” to moms lately. Whether the letters are meant to encourage, judge, or inform, it seems everyone has something to say to...

In my last post, I told you all how I applied to two agencies and joined an online surrogate classified site, this helped me decide in the direction of my surrogate plan.  Just like anything else in life, you...

I talk a lot.  In almost all of my school report cards there were comments about how much better I could do academically if I spent less time talking to my peers.  I can drive for hours with no radio and...

How many of you are traveling this Memorial Day holiday weekend? To a neighbor’s house for a (soggy) barbeque?  Maybe to nearby cities to see those friends and family members that you don’t see as often?  Or perhaps you...

Being a parent is probably the most humbling thing I have ever been a part of. I said to my mom the other day, “I wish I could go back in time and punch my pre-mommy self in the...

I let my Costco membership lapse. I don’t know about you, but my children seem to suffer from the Costco problem–they tell me they like something, so I go buy a lot of that item in bulk, and then...

Just like everyone, I have good days and bad days during quarantine. One night in particular, I found myself sitting on our couch crying while my hubby put the kids to bed. It was sadness mixed with anger. This isn’t...

As you can imagine, over the course of the last year I participated in fewer coffee dates and practically zero lunches with dear friends. I didn’t grab brunch with my work bestie. I didn’t have playdates with friends from...

When I was young, I used to envision my life as an adult. Didn’t you? I observed my parents invite their adult friends over to hang out and I’d think about how I would host people at my own...