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This One Goes Out to All the Moms, Anytime, Ever

Once you become a mom you become a manager. You suddenly oversee everything for someone else (and maybe even multiple someone’s), and let’s face it, if you’re in a relationship, you’re probably overseeing 20% of their shit, too. Once you become a mom you have transcended from singular to earthly. You’re intuition peaks around your […]

Parental Angst and Quarantine

It’s day 3,000 of quarantine and I just finished trying to explain to my partner how I’m already having mixed emotions about life returning to normal in a few short-long weeks. Realistically, I’ve been working from home since March 16th. It’s been a weird few weeks. It’s like your starring in your own version of […]

Quarantined AF

Crazy times is an understatement. The world’s been flipped-turned-upside down, and instead of getting sent to your rich aunt and uncle’s mansion in Bel Air the world is slowly closing down. If you do venture out it’s a surreal experience. It’s hard not to feel a strange sense of quiet panic among the empty grocery […]

Why the Weinstein Verdict Is Such A Win

The sentencing came out yesterday in the Harvey Weinstein case. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison. [Insert confetti and clapping hands emoji] As a survivor myself of sexual assault who also went through a (almost two-year long) court case I tend to follow higher profile rape & sexual assault cases a bit more […]

Easy Antipasto Recipe

Looking for a hearty “salad” to chomp down this winter? This antipasto recipe is chocked full of olives, cheeses, cured meats, breadsticks, and a hint of lettuce to keep it in the salad category but not necessarily the healthy category. Prep Time: 10 minutes (includes openings of jars) Ingredients: Bag Italian salad mix Bundle of […]

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Fear & Loathing Through Parenthood: Look Who’s Talking, Too

It’s happened! I’m once again pregnant and once again all over the place with emotions and morning sickness, food aversions and cravings, all the fun stuff, but now we have a two year old in the mix! What’s been happening? Also, warning! this is going to be a longer post since I haven’t posted anything […]

Shot.

I have eleven drafts going on my blog. I’ve opened them, wrote, edited, deleted. I officially have, not just writer’s block, but brain block. Spoiler: this post is not sharp-toothed or insightfully written, it’s an open forum to share your point of view with me,if you so desire (which I hope you do!). I told […]

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Fear & Loathing Through Parenthood, Part 3: Separation, Time, and Watching your Baby Grow

This one gets a little philosophical, but a nice refresher to never doubt yourself as a mom. Ever. As a parent, or soon-to-be, you’ll receive lots of advice and opinions you didn’t ask for. Sometimes all you can do is just smile and nod. On Being a Working Mom, Stay at Home, Part-Time, Full-Time – […]

Ride or Die Moscow Mule Recipe

Impress your friends, wow your clients, and make your mom proud with this flawless moscow mule recipe that can be carried throughout each season with the right accoutrement. Ingredients: Vodka (top or bottom shelf, with the right ingredients the vodka isn’t the focus) Ginger Beer (my go-to is Goslings) Lime Juice (my go-to is Rose’s […]

Fear & Loathing Through Parenthood, Part 2: the Body Issue

Welcome to Your Mom Bod – from imbalanced hormones, to having your body evicting its tiny squatter, then, slowly realizing things aren’t going quite back to how they were before it was two. Becoming a Glass Case of Emotions Before I crossed over into parenthood I had always prided myself on my stoic disposition. When […]