Managing Expectations: Third Time Is (Not) A Charm, Part III

My last post in this series, I promise 😉 This one is about the '4th Trimester' and touches on a sensitive matter so, as a possible trigger warning, I'm going to talk about anxiety and depression and there will be mention of thoughts that accompany those. I reflect not only to help myself work through … Continue reading Managing Expectations: Third Time Is (Not) A Charm, Part III

Managing Expectations: Third Time is (not) a Charm

I've never understood the phenomenon of people losing their filters around pregnant women. For some unknown reason, total strangers find it completely appropriate to comment on your looks, share horror stories (for the love, why can't we share something that's not entirely terror inducing?!), or ask questions that require answers that should seemingly be kept … Continue reading Managing Expectations: Third Time is (not) a Charm

Throwback Thursday: Remembering Where I Started and Celebrating the Non-Scale Victories

I miss writing. I miss making it a priority and I feel like I say that each time I sit down to actually write. I start writing things 20 times a day in my head but never make the time for myself to sit down and put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard?) to … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Remembering Where I Started and Celebrating the Non-Scale Victories