This post is from the “True Story” collection of posts and contains details about the real and true events of my life. *Trigger warning* Child loss/Still birth At 8:30 AM on March 20th, we were given our hospital room. Our nurse was young and so nice. “You’ll be in here until baby is here, and then you’ll move down one floor to the postpartum unit. … Continue reading Long Car Ride, Empty Car Seat (Part 2)
This post is from the “True Story” collection of posts and contains details about the real and true events of my life. *Trigger warning* Child loss/Still birth I should warn you, reader, that this chapter of my life is tragic. I am certain, even now, at the very beginning of my attempt to write it, that it will consume me all over again to try … Continue reading Long Car Ride, Empty Car Seat (Part 1)
This is one of those books that is an acquired taste. It really missed the mark for me, but other women in my book club saw a sort of raw beauty in it. The Most Fun We Ever Had tells the story of Marilyn and David Sorenson and their four adult daughters, each with their own life and accompanying problems. The story alternates between narrators … Continue reading Review: The Most Fun We Ever Had
Admittedly, this is the only “baked” good I make every single year. They don’t require much prep work, and they don’t require the use of an oven. That makes these Oreo Balls the perfect dessert for those with a small kitchen or limited budget. I was taught how to make them by my mom, and they’ve been a huge hit every year since. Here’s my … Continue reading How-To: 3 Ingredient Oreo Balls
I do not usually bake. It involves cleaning the kitchen beforehand, making sure I even have all the ingredients beforehand, and digging out the handheld appliances that I otherwise would never use. However, if there is one fool-proof recipe I always get right, it’s chocolate chip cookies. I began using this recipe several years ago, only needing to change it slightly for my tastes, and … Continue reading How-To: Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
My experience with breastfeeding was not a pleasant one, to say the least. From birth, my daughter had difficulty latching, while I, riddled by social-media-induced mom guilt, felt it absolutely necessary to give her breastmilk at any cost. I’d read that breast is best, but clearly my daughter did not agree. Now that my daughter is a toddler, and my breast pumps are safely collecting … Continue reading The Best of the Breast
I will always recommend Lucy Foley books. Every. Single. Time. Yet again, this one made me gasp, yell, and cheer by the end. The Midnight Feast is similar in tone to Lucy Foley’s other suspenseful books: beautifully creepy with a hint of what I like to call, “wait-a-second” suspense. This particular story is set in the naturally eerie cliffs of lower Great Britain, at the … Continue reading Review: The Midnight Feast
When it comes to Tessa Bailey books, I’ve come to expect a couple things every time: a quick read and all the pulsating and heaving you can imagine. This one fell just short of the mark on both counts for me. The Au Pair Affair tells the story of live-in nanny Tallulah and her burly, tortured, single-dad boss, Burgess, who is a professional hockey player … Continue reading Review: The Au Pair Affair
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