Vampires really do exist. At least emotional vampires do! Emotional vampires tend to drain your energy, test your emotional fortitude, seek a lot of...
Did you know that your love language can CHANGE due to time, personal growth, and circumstance?
I first took the Love Language test early in...
A couple year's ago, I made a New Year's resolution to be more reliable. I had been finding myself in the awkward position of having...
I love a clean house, but I hate cleaning. I love an empty dishwasher, but I hate unloading it. I love folded laundry, but...
Love at first sight
Life is funny. At 22 years old, I began my first teaching job. I was a bit pouty because this job was...
Ten years ago, my husband and I were engaged and trying to figure out what kind of wedding we wanted to have. Initially, we...
As an avid podcast subscriber and intermittent listener, I was thrilled when I accidentally stumbled upon The Mom Hour podcast. As a clinical social...
I consider myself a hugger, but I am not always surrounded by fellow huggers. I love hugs! Olaf and I are kindred spirits that way....
When I was pregnant last year, I showed several early warning signs that I would be an unlucky mother with postpartum depression and anxiety:...
As a person who genuinely enjoys staying busy and has difficulty saying no, I’m used to walking through life with a never-ending to-do list....
I do not have a rule book or playbook on being alone. All I can say is that for the majority of the last...
My daughter is heading off to college this month. This is, of course, affecting me in both an emotional and practical way. She and...
Okay, I know, I'm pretty sure the last three posts I've written have been about either things that annoy me, things I refuse to...
If being in quarantine has taught me anything, it is this: husband, I like you. Like, really. I really like you.
Since the middle of...

























