Day: March 23, 2017

Lately, I've been listening to podcasts while driving around, which is a good thing to do to stimulate my brain and prevent me from going nuts. Sometimes it feels like an intelligent conversation with a grown-up, albeit a bit one-sided one (with me being the silent one, which is rare). So Cheryl Strayed and Steve… Continue reading Podcasts, Dear Sugar, & Postpartum

I've been wanting to write about Postpartum Mood Disorders (PPMD), because it is something I have lived through, and I think it would be helpful to talk about. Postapartum affects up to 20% of women who give birth, and it is unknown how many men; research is showing that more women are affected than previously… Continue reading postpartum mood disorders

Once a year, we get to decide what we spend out tax return on. The Hubs and I get a certain amount of "fuck-off money," which we take out first. Then we decide where the majority of the money is going. I've been fantasizing about paying off debt. Getting a plan to pay off debt.… Continue reading tax return & buying a house

Since my most popular post of all time is a brief statement of faith, I thought I would design a post that would be helpful to people who need to write a faith statement. (The most important part, of course, is figuring out what you believe, but I can't really help you with that.) Follow… Continue reading How to Write a Statement of Faith

Hello blog land. I'm a mom with a blog. I should be folding laundry, and I will probably get to that here in a minute, but I wanted to share that while things have been good, I have struggled a bit in the last few months. It's not as bad as it was over the… Continue reading long time, been a while