Reminders from a 5-year-old (AKA The stuff kids say)

I don’t often write about my son. As open as I am about my infertility struggle and subsequent adoption, I still feel protective of others going through what I did.  So, I keep it general and don’t get too detailed about being on the “other...

This one awesome thing helped ring in the new year

Sometimes it’s super difficult for me to believe how ridiculously quick time floats by.  This morning I popped in a CD my sister had made me years ago called “The 80s” and had a grand ol’ time rocking out to the tunes in my car....

3 Ways to Handle the Holidays During IF

Ah yes.  Those fabulous holidays.  When you are trying to conceive, the holidays can feel like one giant, booming reminder of how you haven’t completed your family yet and how another year has passed without your dream coming true. In short, it’s torture....

Choosing Adoption (Part 3) – AKA The Beginning

IN HONOR OF NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH, I AM TELLING MY ADOPTION STORY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PUBLIC (THE RAW, UNEDITED, NON-ANONYMOUS VERSION…EEP!). FOR PART 1, GO HERE.  For Part 2, GO HERE. If you caught the cliffhanger in Part 2 of this story, I’m...

Choosing Adoption Story (Part 2)

In honor of National Adoption Month, I am telling my adoption story for the first time in public (the raw, unedited, non-anonymous version…eep!).  For part 1, go HERE. Despite my newfound Zen, I was nervous. Like, really nervous. Weirdly, all of the emotions...