Writing used to be my therapy. I only use the past tense because I haven't written anything for such a long time. I'm not sure if it was the pandemic, writer's block, burnout, or a combination of all three. Either way, I've missed writing, and I've definitely missed the therapy. How It Started I started this blog when the twins were in the NICU. It actually didn't start … [Read more...]
COVID: The (Not) Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Guilt
My boys got COVID, and I got a massive case of guilt. As parents, we're supposed to protect our children. Seeing them sick, hurt, or in any kind of pain is heart-wrenching. Of course, you know you can't keep them in a protective bubble, but it still feels like failure when you can't keep them safe. That's exactly what COVID felt like to me. I debated on telling our … [Read more...]
Healthy Lifestyle: Making Baby Steps Back
My healthy lifestyle went out the window with the Pandemic. Before we were quarantined at home, before the kids were having school at home, and before the World basically shutdown, I had been doing great. I was eating good food, going to the gym almost everyday, and felt great. I didn't think anything could change my healthy lifestyle. Heck, I even wrote a blog post about … [Read more...]
2020 Year In Review: The Highlights
2020 has been quite the year. From the global pandemic to the Presidential election and racial injustice, 2020 will not be a year that is easily forgotten. Social media has been more prevalent than ever, yet people have been divided in a way that is hard to comprehend. Emotions and tensions have been at an all time high. Even through all of this turmoil and uncertainty, … [Read more...]
Premature Birth Awareness: Helpful Vs. Hurtful
November is Premature Birth Awareness month. I will always be passionate about premature birth awareness. It's also strangely fitting it's this month, since it was a November nine years ago that I found out I was pregnant with my twins. I actually didn't know it was twins at the time, or know what a scary, intense time was about to be our pregnancy journey. Looking back, I … [Read more...]