One of the hardest things about pregnancy and postpartum with chronic illness was all of the uncertainty about how my body would respond to the whole process. Here are a few things that I did that helped me (and Darrell) feel as prepared as we possibly could be. While the first two items might be illness specific, I think the rest are just good practice for this life transition!
It's official - we are going for it! What is "it", you ask? The 1000HoursOutside challenge and I’m really freakin excited. The goal of the challenge is to spend 1000 hours outside with your kids over the course of the year. While we go for a walk almost every day, the thing I like about… Continue reading 1000 Hours Outside
We got our first big snow in Connecticut the other week and decided to turn it into a whole event: fire pit, s'mores, snow angels, hot chocolate, the whole nine yards! What are your favorite snowy day traditions? I always look forward to getting into fresh snow and following that time up with the richest… Continue reading Snow Day!
Happy New Year! Each year I choose a word. A word to guide me in finding joy, to aid in overcoming anxiety, and to turn to in moments when I just need to find my way back into myself. Last year my word was patience - patience waiting for the vaccine, patience with my body… Continue reading Word of the Year 2022
Over the weekend Olive was scampering in such a clumsy and doofus-y way that Darrell looked at her and called her a "Yeti-doodle". It made me laugh out loud AND reminded me that I hadn't paired her new Wood in the Wild YETI(!!!) tag with her new black Papi and Company collar. And then I… Continue reading My Yeti
This is us these days. 