Remembering the Alamo on a quick pre-dinner run…

Hello, San Antonio.

A loaf of bread, a gallon of milk, a stick of butter, a box of wine and some peace

Abigail has been in the throes of a nasty virus. There have been catheters, late nights, no eating, blood work and lots and lots of screaming and crying. From everyone. Just kidding. There is nothing so simultaneously nerve-fraying and heart-breaking as a sick child. There’s nothing they can do, little you can do, and to…

Fever-y, sick toddlers mean Mom and Dad are zoning out tonight on Louie and wine.

On the run

My Sweet Girl

For myriad reasons, I’ve shied away from talking about Abigail here in any great detail. Admittedly it was a somewhat conscious decision. Writing about a baby still feels rather benign; with exceptions, babies are babies and they do baby things that are generally universal in nature. Tracking what amounted to her baby milestones never felt…

They're falling apart, they need repair but God help me I love these ol' boots so I just don't care.

Ultimate Reset: Done!

This was probably the best thing I’ve done for myself in a long, long time. I had a conversation with someone recently who mentioned that she thought I’d look back at this time in my life as a “paradigm shift.” I’ve been working so hard, on so many facets in my life both personally and…

Ultimate Reset: Days 18-21

So we’re on the last day of the reset. And I have a confession to make. Last night my husband and I had a date night. And it was a date night where the baby was at Nana and Papa’s house for the entire night, which meant it was the sort of night where we…

No one sucks at meditation

Admittedly of the habits I’ve been working to break, along with stepping on the scale, daily meditation has been one where I have struggled. Of the 18 days I’ve been at it, I think I’ve done it about 10 times. But I’m committed to not giving up. Of the many mantras I’ve had coursing through…

Ultimate Reset: Days 14-17

Last night the new managing director of my group took the VP team out to a gorgeous dinner. There was wine, bread, steak and probably the most amazing key lime pie I’ve ever seen. My friend, Mary, was sitting next to me and she repeatedly told me how absolutely awful it was with each bite…

Ultimate Reset: Days 12-13

I can’t stop thinking about food. I’m ridiculously hungry for something else. And I’m not emotionally eating, or going off plan, and it’s not that I’m not satiated, but I would like to eat some Barbara’s Shredded Wheat with a dollop of natural peanut butter in some dark chocolate almond milk. I would love to…

Chubby Little Toddler Frog in her natural habitat