Disclosure: I bought Old Navy White Jeans as a member of the Old Navy Style Council on Crowdtap. I received a pair of white jeans for myself, and a pair for my friend, Arelis. All opinions are my own. This summer, I am challenging myself to be a fashion-risk taker. My first risk? I’m going to…
Break Every Chain
Earlier this week I had a terrible argument with someone that I love tremendously. A simple action dredged up old memories of not feeling (being?) wanted, and of being displaced, and the emotional floodgates were opened up. Gosh, whenever I feel like I might be totally done with those hurts from the past, something happens…
My Blog Is 3
Whoa. My blog is 3 years old today. I can hardly believe it. A simple little site that I started to talk about all things mommy has turned into such a defining piece of my life, such a defining piece of me. Life was extraordinarily hectic this past year, so while I wrote a lot…
No Masks #ThisIsMe
WE wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties. Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us,…
Getting Back To Mom
Last year around Mother’s Day, things were very different. Life was so stressful for me, and my mother, the one person that I wanted to be able to depend on, just wasn’t able to be there for me. After years of being sober, she has started to struggle with alcohol addiction again, and the mom…