Thief of Joy

New year, new blog post and I’m back with a vengeance!! October had us busy flying off to London and Ireland and then the holidays hit and now it seems every ounce of free time is consumed by chasing a crawling Rory. But I’m baaaack and ready to share some things I’ve been processing lately….

September Stitch Fix Review

It’s here!! My beautiful, fabulous, fall fix has arrived. In all of my anxious anticipation and impatience I failed to take a picture of the box perched on my doorstep or the ever so neatly packaged contents inside. I just ripped right in – on my lunch break! Fashion show, fashion show, fashion show at lunch….

Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Six Hundred Minutes

Timehop reminded me that we were moving into our house on this very day one year ago. I had to do  a double take. It didn’t seem real that only a year had passed, but also that it had passed so quickly. We spent last night loading Leah’s car and saying our final goodbyes as…

Growing a Tiny Human

I bought a journal when I found out I was pregnant. I thought I would be one of those moms who wrote down everything she was experiencing, you know, for posterity. Maybe even put pen to paper in a letter to my son letting him know how excited (and terrified and nervous) I was about…

Stitch Fix Review

Well friends, it has come to this. I am now blogging about fashion. I can feel the universe laughing at me considering just months ago I was still rocking mostly maternity pants and tops that could fit at least two of my pre-pregnancy self. Since I’m a “real adult” now I thought it was time to upgrade my…

Flabby Imperfections

I used to have skinny arms. They weren’t super muscular or ripped, but they were nice. The kind of arms that easily go unnoticed. Now my arms, along with various other parts of my body, are carrying a lot of extra fluff. And my former-skinny self has been doing a lot of beating up on…

What Have You Learned About People Today?

The spring of 2012 was a very tumultuous time in my office. Despite our efforts to do good in the community, we seemed to be under attack from all sides. I would come home from work every night with little desire to do anything but sleep. It’s like the wind had been taken out of my…

Half a Decade

Good things come in fives: fingers, toes, guys with burgers and fries, and years of marriage. That’s right – yesterday Brad and I celebrated 5 years of marriage! It feels like such a long time, but I guess not when you consider a lifetime of love. The good news is, we’ve made it past our…

Crazy Beautiful Life

We all stumble through this life. Those who seem to have it all together are lying. And often times the ones who are the most put together on the outside are hiding the scariest skeletons in the closets within. Some days I wake up and everything is fine. I continue to live my story without…

Welcome, Child of Love

Earlier this month among the trees, in the presence of God and man, we dedicated our son. Surrounded by family and friends, we promised to cherish and nurture Rory throughout his life, to guide him and to respect and support the choices he makes, to do our best to raise him to take his place…